does anyone know of a good bead blaster in the Chicago area?

are you doing the body? (looks like frame's done). There was a soda blaster advertising in the trading times. Think he was on the west side. Dont know the name.  the ad was in there 2 weeks ago

yeah, just the body, what is the best medium to use on the fiberglass?

 

 You'll have to see what the pro's here say. I heard the soda blasting is easier on the fiberglass

Matt- Go to "search" and type in "bead blasting". It should bring up 3 topics. Open up the first one.    There is some good info there!

Well, I read through those three threads and I think im more confused then when I started.  The car has at least two coats of paint on it, it is currently black and then the original medium blue and im not sure if there are any in between.  The black is pretty rough, it looks like it was put on with a brush in some places.  I am getting a new fiberglass front bumper and am going to fill in the seam, and I have to replace or repair the rear piece by the exhaust. 

I'm looking for some opnions, should i have the car blasted which was my original thought, sand the whole car to get rid of the black and paint over the other layers, or sand all of the way to the gell coat?

Just my 2 cents........First, I would blast ALLthe paint off with that many layers.

 watch a video on soda blast at www.soda-blast.com  Look for the auto link to the vid.

I think that site also has a vid of them stripping (soda blast)an older vet (maybe early 60's). I hope that was the same site.

You can check out : blast away technologies, in bensenville (bead blasting),,,, or www.sodastrip.com  (soda blasting) in lockport

You might try removing the paint with a razor blade. You might be surprised how easy it comes off once you develop the right technique. I've got mixed feelings about any kind of media blasting, think it removes fiberglass too. Big Fish38772.6952662037

well, so far I have gotten qutes of 600 and 850, does this sound reasonable to anyone?  If its going to be this much I think I am going to have to just put the time in myself either sanding or trying the razor blade method