The Tank Rig
$1,304$1,862
Big jobs eat media. The 250 lb tank keeps you blasting.
The blasting guide
Strip a car, a frame or a trailer with the pressure washer you already own. Ten short steps: try each one on the page as you go.
- Plan
- Prep
- Blast
- Treat
- Prime
01 How the kit works
Your pressure washer does the blasting. The kit drops sand into its water.
Four parts
Tap a dot or a name to find it on the rig.
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Your pressure washer hose clicks in here. Its water does the work.
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Holds the sand above the line, so it falls in instead of being sucked up.
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A quarter turn sets how much sand drops in. Once set, it holds.
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Water and sand leave here fast enough to strip paint and rust.
Why it works
- No compressor needed
- Sand falls into the line, so it doesnโt clog
- Water keeps panels cool: no warping, no dust cloud
02 Pick your setup
All three run on your washer. They differ in nozzle, and in how long you go before you reload.
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Pressure Washer Sandblasting Kit
$201
$435A tight, dialed-in stream. You see exactly where the media lands.
- Nozzle
- Ceramic
- Sand from
- A bucket (suction feed)
- Reload
- Refill the bucket
Pick it for
- Parts, wheels, brackets
- Jambs, corners, small panels
- Itโs your first job
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Carbide for coverage, ceramic for control. What stripped the BMW.
- Nozzle
- Carbide 600 + Ceramic
- Sand from
- A gravity bag you hang up
- Reload
- Swap the bag
Pick it for
- Frames, floors, big flat panels
- A whole shell, inside and out
- You can hang it from a ladder, beam or hoist
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Carbide 600 Pro โ Inductor Tank System
$1,304
$1,862The Bag Rig with a tank on a stand instead of the bag.
- Nozzle
- Carbide 600 + Ceramic
- Sand from
- Inductor tank on a stand
- Reload
- Load 250 lb, keep going
Pick it for
- Whole vehicles, trailers, equipment
- You donโt want to stop and reload
- Nothing to hang a bag from
Every setup runs on any washer from 1,800 to 10,000 PSI. No compressor.
Still not sure? Three taps.
Answer three questions about your washer and your job. Your match shows up right here.
The Bag Rig
$652$1,034
Carbide nozzle + gravity bag. No clogs, best value.
Ceramic Series
$201$435
Tight, controlled stream for parts. Runs on any washer.
Ceramic Series
$201$435
Gets the most out of a smaller washer.
Your answers
03 Plan your media
Most people budget half of what they need. Count the inside too.
How much media will it take?
Move the slider. Priced at the BMW jobโs rate: 15 bags, about $350.
- Bags of media
- Media cost
- Nozzle changes
One bag per panel face. Nozzle changes assume 20 grit, about one every 6 bags.
What that looks like
0 bags of media
Nozzle changes 1
Marked: the BMW 2002, inside and out, took 15 bags.
- About one bag per panel face
- Inside surfaces count again
- Sift what you catch and run it again
04 Choose your media
Black Diamond or Crushed Glass. Harder media cuts faster; softer media leaves a smoother finish.
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Sand Black Diamonds 40 LBS
$130
$218Fast and aggressive. The BMW was stripped with it.
- Cut
- Fast
- Finish
- Rougher
- Nozzle wear
- Higher
Choose it when
- Heavy rust or thick paint
- Frames, floors, chassis
- Speed matters more than finish
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Sand Crushed Glass 40 LBS
$131
$218More control and a smoother finish.
- Cut
- Steady
- Finish
- Smoother
- Nozzle wear
- Lower
Choose it when
- Light rust or a single coat of paint
- Thinner, softer panels
- You want a smoother surface
Whichever you pick: keep it dry and sift every load.
05 Prep in ten minutes
Ten minutes here saves an afternoon of clogs. What to do, and why.
Before you turn it on
- Degrease oily parts Grease smears around instead of blasting off.
- Dry and sift the media Wet clumps and chips block the line.
- Pour it loose, donโt pack it Packed media wonโt flow to the valve.
- Open the water all the way A starved washer pulses and sputters.
- Check the nozzle A worn tip sprays wide and weak.
- Cover eyes, hands and face Media bounces back hard.
- Start on a test spot Dial in the feed where it wonโt show.
06 Dial it in
Two settings decide the job: how much sand goes in, and how far away you hold the nozzle.
Try it: set the valve and the distance
Feed
Cut
- Once the valve is set, it holds
- Water flow (GPM) matters as much as PSI
- A worn nozzle sprays wide and weak
07 Blast it
Drag the slider: same Camaro shell, before and after.
A Z28 shell stripped to bare steel on a rotisserie.
Work order
- Rockers first, then roof down
- Overlap each pass a little
- Inside surfaces get their own pass
- Blast time, full BMW shell
- 4โ6 hrs
- Media used
- 15 bags
- Media cost
- ~$350
- Downtime
- 5 min
08 Catch, reuse, clean
Wet blasting means no dust cloud, but wet media on the ground. Catch it and run it again.
Run it again
- CatchTarp or catch net under the work
- DrainLet the water run off
- DrySpread it out
- SiftRocks, chips and rust out
- ReuseBack in the tank
Then clean up
- A catch net lets the water drain through
- Flush sand out of rails and seams with a booster gun or chassis flusher
- Dry everything before you paint
09 Treat, wipe, prime
Bare wet steel flash rusts within hours. Slide the clock and see why you treat it right away.
Watch bare steel turn
0% flash rust
An illustration: how fast it goes depends on humidity.
In this order
- BlastBare metal
- TreatInhibitor + AP1
- WipeNo sand, no water
- PrimeSame day
How to beat it
- Rust inhibitor on the last rinse buys up to a week
- AP1 on bare metal stops flash rust
- Prime the same day with an HVLP gun
10 Straight answers
What people ask before their first job.
Is my pressure washer enough?
Yes, anything from 1,800 to 10,000 PSI. More PSI and GPM just strips faster.
Why wonโt it clog like other blasters?
They make your washer lift sand up a tube. Here it falls into the line, metered by the valve.
Wonโt it warp my panels?
Warping comes from heat. Water cools the steel while it cuts.
How bad is the mess?
No dust, but wet media on the ground. Blast outside, catch it, sift it, reuse it.
Not sure which setup? Call us.
Tell us your pressure washer and your project. We'll tell you exactly which setup and media to get, and what you don't need.