hi dunno if this is the right place for this topic, but i cant find anywhere else to post. i did not find a construction place to post.

 

now, hahaha, before anyone suggests using beach sand or the sand i can get at a construction shop you need to know this sand simply doesnt work. how do i know? because i tried them all already. this sand just doesnt work. i sifted it, i dried it and i did everything i could to try to get it to work, but it simply doesnt work. i have a beast of a compressor, so air pressure is no issue and i have 3 different sandblasting apparatuses and sand beach and construction sand for concrete dont work either. 

 

i asked the shops like mega home and hardware house if they have such sand and they say 'special order' -- next thing they say 'mai mee'.

 

any ideas anyone? other than the types of sands i mentioned above?

 

cheers... will be giving bonus thanks emojis to any good suggestion... 

What is the size of the project you want to clean?

 

wheel mags... patches of rust on my car... steel i need to use to weld etc...

Silica sand is available on Lazada, have you looked there?

Make sure you suit up.

9 minutes ago, Pouatchee said:

wheel mags... patches of rust on my car... steel i need to use to weld etc...

 

Do you have a pressure washer? You could investigate wet blasting. Very fine sand can be found on construction sites with a lot of heavy truck use. 

Silicon carbide on Lazada

https://www.lazada.co.th/tag/silicon-carbide/?spm=a2o4m.searchlist.search.d_go.534d4fb1dltsAQ&q=silicon carbide&catalog_redirect_tag=true

ilmenite is what you need, but do not know if available here.