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| − | Soda blasting is the use of sodium bicarbonate for paint stripping and rust removal.
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| − | Soda blasting is controversial in hotrodding because substrates that have been soda blasted often display poor adhesion characteristics.
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| − | ==Soda blasting residue removal==
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| − | Removal of residue is crucial to the soda blasting procedure. [http://www.holdtight.com/index.htm Holdtight 102] has been recommended for use in cleaning soda-blasted surfaces prior to application of primer.
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| − | ==Soda blasting procedure==
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| − | *[http://www.fordmuscle.com/forums/body-paint-articles/485680-soda-blasting-budget.html Soda blasting on a budget]
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| − | ==Reasons in favor of using soda blasting==
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| − | *Environmental friendliness.
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| − | ==Reasons against using soda blasting==
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| − | *Poor adhesion.
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| − | ==Published professional opinions on soda blasting==
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| − | *[http://www.southernpolyurethanes.com/tech%20sheets%20new/epOXY%202006.pdf Southern Polyurethanes]: "NEVER use SPI Epoxy over a Soda Blasted vehicle, Acid Etch/Wash Primer, Rust Converter or other Metal Treatments. NEVER!"
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| − | *[http://www.search-autoparts.com/searchautoparts/article/articleDetail.jsp?id=130652 John Hughes, Ford Motor Company refinish technical expert]: "We don't recommend sodium bicarbonate, because you can’t clean it out of the pores of the metal well enough."
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| − | ==Related articles==
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| − | *[[Rust]]
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| − | *[[Media blasting]]
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| − | ==References==
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| − | *http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sodablasting
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