Soda = sodium bicarbonate.Pinto-Pete wrote:why ?ozbilt wrote:Please, no soda, that stuff is bad with a capital B.unilec5544 wrote:Probable a good idea to get the whole car soda blasted, that way you will see more clearly the rust issues.
You are lucky you can get panels for the RHD conversion, I wish they had them for the 65/66
Sodium bicarbonate or sodium hydrogen carbonate is the chemical compound with the formula NaHCO3. Sodium bicarbonate is a white solid that is crystalline but often appears as a fine powder. It has a slightly salty, alkaline taste resembling that of washing soda (sodium carbonate). The natural mineral form is nahcolite. It is a component of the mineral natron and is found dissolved in many mineral springs.
Since it has long been known and is widely used, the salt has many related names such as baking soda, bread soda, cooking soda, and bicarbonate of soda. In colloquial usage, its name is shortened to sodium bicarb, bicarb soda, or simply bicarb.
It also leaches out of encloses panels even after painting. Almost impossible to get rid of. Main issue is that the residue powder attracts moisture, so can accelerate rust in a car.
Anyone in the refinish industry will tell you not to use it.
Other media is OK, other than sand. Sand is dangerous to the operator....
Silicosis
Silicosis is a lung disease cause by toxic crystallized silica. The silica is an invisible dust particle released into the air as a result of damaging certain rocks such as quartz and granite. Doctors often refer to silicosis as sandblaster's disease. It is untreatable and incurable. Once contracted, a patient's lungs begin to fill with a fibrous tissue. Even after the patient ceases his exposure to the silica, his lungs continue to fill with the fibrous tissue. Sandblasting provides the highest rate of exposure to silicosis, especially in circumstances where the patient is working in an area with poor ventilation. If detected early, and removed from exposure prior to the silicosis becoming aggressive, a patient can survive; however, he runs an increased chance of developing further complications from any additional exposure.
Sand also can leave silicon in the metal to the point where a file or sanding disk will not cut into it, making further repairs very difficult.
