A restoration is only as good as the metal underneath. Soda blasting shows you exactly what you are working with, without adding damage of its own.
Paint strippers are slow and messy, and sanding takes days and rounds off body lines. Sandblasting is fast, but its heat and hard grit can stretch thin panels and leave them pitted.
Soda blasting sits in between: quick enough to strip a whole body, gentle enough for original panels, and clean enough to use around glass, chrome and rubber.
Why restorers choose soda blasting
Original panels on cars from the 1950s to the 1980s are thin and often irreplaceable. Soda strips them without heat distortion, so there is no stretched metal to shrink and no ripples to fill.
Because soda also degreases, an engine bay or chassis comes out clean as well as bare, which saves hours of scrubbing before inspection or welding.
Rust, filler and what soda reveals
Soda removes paint, primer and light surface rust, and it exposes body filler and old repairs so you can see where the real work is. It does not cut out deep or pitted rust.
Where a car has heavy rust in sills, floors or chassis rails, those areas can be finished with dustless blasting while the rest of the body is soda blasted. Craig will talk you through the options after looking at the car.
Mobile soda blasting across Sydney
There is no need to trailer the car to a blasting yard. Soda Tec brings a self-contained rig to your home garage, restoration shop or panel beater anywhere in Sydney and surrounding areas.
The work area is masked and contained, and the car is rinsed down when the job is finished.
Before you book
A little preparation makes the job faster and protects the parts you want to keep.
- → Remove interior trim, seats and carpet, or tell us what is staying in
- → Decide whether glass and chrome stay on and need masking
- → Plan primer: soda leaves no profile, so ask your painter which primer suits bare metal
- → Book the painter or rust treatment soon after, as bare steel will start to rust if left exposed
Classic car soda blasting, answered.
Still unsure? Call Craig on 0407 070 464 and describe the job.
Will soda blasting warp my car panels?
No. Soda generates very little heat and runs at lower pressure than sandblasting, so thin original panels stay straight.
Can you soda blast a car with the glass in?
Often, yes. Glass, chrome and rubber can be masked and left in place, though removing them gives the cleanest result around the edges.
Does soda blasting remove body filler?
Soda removes paint and exposes filler. Thick filler is slow to remove with soda and is usually ground out by the panel beater.
Do you come to my garage?
Yes. Soda Tec is fully mobile across Sydney and NSW and blasts the car where it is parked.