Abrasives in New Zealand

17th September 2012
Hi Dave, just a few words of thanks for the outstanding service and work you have done on my HQ Monaro to date. I did a fair bit of researching online and talking to many top level panel & paint shops, also general conversations at car shows about which way I should go for stripping my Monaro back to bare steel as we are doing a proper full-rebuild with a detailed under carriage. The options I found myself to choose from were Sandblast / Acid dip / Sodablast. 8 out of 10 people said don't do Acid dip, so that just didn't give me confidence! Most mentioned sodablast was too expensive! All mentioned sandblasting as the best option, 4 separate panel & paint guys also put your name & company (Dave @ Autoblast) to me as the guy to get it done. Your honest opinion with regards to my concerns (panel damage from blasting) were very reassuring and the end result backs up your statements. I am simply amazed at the zinc/ali spray system that you have as well, the sandblasting through to the 2k etch primer is very satisfactory. The finished result from your work on the body shell is awesome and I will be continuing to get the many other parts that need stripping back done by you. I wouldn't hesitate for 1 second about putting a customer your way. Cheers, Karl Stanbra