Editing Soda blasting

Soda blasting is the use of sodium bicarbonate for paint stripping and rust removal.

Soda blasting is controversial in hotrodding because substrates that have been soda blasted often display poor adhesion characteristics.

==Soda blasting residue removal==
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.

==Soda blasting procedure==
*[http://www.fordmuscle.com/forums/body-paint-articles/485680-soda-blasting-budget.html Soda blasting on a budget]

==Reasons in favor of using soda blasting==
*Environmental friendliness.

==Reasons against using soda blasting==
*Poor adhesion.

==Published professional opinions on soda blasting==
*[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!"

*[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."

==Related articles==
*[[Rust]]
*[[Media blasting]]

==References==
*http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sodablasting