Extreme Sanding: The Prequel

Over the weekend we didn't get much done that constitutes work. I participated in the LDS General Conference which required a sum total of ten hours over the course of the weekend. What we did do, however, convinced us of the need to invest in some sand-blasting gear. While the paint-stripping wheels work well for getting the plain surfaces of large body panels, it is impossible to get into the narrow bits and make a complete go of it.

The result of our recent interest in sandblasting set us on a quest to make something of a clean environment large enough to contain the Beetle body. We got permission to move my uncle's Chevrolet that you might have seen in my photos and has been sitting under the carport for the longest time. To aide in this endeavor, my uncle also provided an air compressor to air up the tires on the said Chevy. Hopefully this compressor will be available for more use later.

After cleaning up the space and switching the locations of the Volkswagen and the Chevrolet, we installed a wall of tarpaulin to insulate the car from the outside world and to keep the blasting particulate and later paint from escaping into the neighborhood. I managed to do the first half while Steve followed up after I went to work.

By this weekend, we should have all of the gear necessary to start particle blasting the body of the beetle and make the