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Message: <blockquote data-quote="TriHonu" data-source="post: 22976" data-attributes="member: 897">The sand blasting cost could vary widely.  The first question they will likely ask is if it is paint or powder coated.  I repainted the body of my loader and spot painted part of the lift arms.I planned on sand blasting most of it and was surprised to find my pressure pot at 125 psi with a an 1/8" nozzle would barely cut the paint.  I quickly realized it was powder coat.  I had to use a body grinder to remove the majority of the powder coat and then used the blaster to remove the rust in the pits and corners.  I went to bare metal on most of the outer hull and rear door. It took me two days to prep and prime.I needed a snow plow blade and frame blasted and called a number of commercial abrasive blasting companies in my area.  The quotes I got to blast an 8' blade and frame after I removed the hydraulics etc ranged from $200 to $300 dollars.  If it was powder coated they would only quote me job setup cost and so much per hour.My dealer has a shop they use and refer people to.  As of a couple years ago the price was around $1500 to repaint.  I don't know how much of the original powder coat they removed.  I assumed it was just enough to get rid of the rust.</blockquote>