soda blasting

The reason I threw this out for comment is that metal objects blasted in this manner come out slick as a button. Car bodies, for one thing, are ready for priming after being soda blasted. Seems like it could save prep time in refinishing firearms.
 
I remember watching a story on the news that in FT. Worth, TX, they were using baking soda to "sand blast" building to remove graffiti. The baking soda would remove the paint and not destroy the outside surface of the bricks like sand did. I don't have a clue how it would do on metal.
 
I work on fiberglass boats and soda blasting is now used exclusively for it's gentle characteristics. I can not imagine any harm it would do on steel no matter how aggressive the procedure
 
I dont' think it would rough the surface up enough for finishes like duracoat or the bake on finishes but for a very light matt finish or light rust removal it should work.

Thanks
James
 
I used soda to remove the paint off an old Jaguar. It doesn't remove rust, and really doesn't roughen or peen the surface like bead or sand blasting. If you wanted to strip soft paint from a gun it might work, but probably won't be a substitute for any other abrasive in the gun business.
 
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