I Bought A $99 Soda Blaster.. // Ford Ranger Frame-Off Restoration

[@LockieNZ]

I used to work at a can recycling plant. It was sodapressing.

[@tonysansom]

Small Jedi consuming carbonated drink: Soda Yoda.

[@georgemyers6518]

What’s wrong with you ? Lol !!!

[@wrx248]

I love when Sarah says I'm just going to freshen this up. That means all new stuff.

[@JustaPilot1]

Yeah, I said that once with a 1981 Harley Shovelhead I had. Let's not talk about what happened over the next 18 months.

[@petermuller161]

It’s an understandable kind of mania.

[@pavlikj]

I love how when you pulled the tail light you said "oh the connector is brittle, I will have to replace that". we all know this means that you are going to rebuild the entire wiring harness for your gram's Truck. New connectors, new WIRES, new cable looms, yeah, we know how you are Sarah, and that is why we watch you!

[@JustHere2oComment]

I’ve really come to loving your sense of humor. Your content is always entertaining and enjoyable.

[@LeeM74]

Same here. Her humour and, dare I say it, awkwardness is what made me subscribe. Her one liners and double entendre's are hilarious. 👍

[@paullevy561]

Run a cargo strap around the front frame where the legs of the lift contact it. You could also put axle stands under the rear axle to prevent a bad event from occurring.

[@Tdot21]

top tip

[@rhs1856]

I appreciate the trend toward more adventurous musical choices! 🎼🎹🎶

[@johnspisak9729]

Your ability to improvise is amazing. You have many experiences to draw on. Very impressive. Also, you're quite the soda blaster. Thanks for another entertaining video.

[@richardmccaughey5928]

You are a bloody mechanical genius. I think you can look at an assembly and see in your mind a "cutaway" view of its parts. That's a real gift and one of many reasons I enjoy your videos so much. That and your absolutely off the wall sense of humor. Finally, you are very nice to look at!

[@buickboy92]

Loved the mental health focus in this video. Always important, especially this year.

[@andrewh9629]

Love the ladies' great automotive content on youtube, Faye Hadley is another fav of mine. Will check out Madi.

[@SarahnTuned]

Love Faye! Hopefully her and I will hang out again soon.

[@michaelbrown5874]

The bed goes on last! Trust me, retired Toyota MDT here, I'm quite familiar with frame swaps. The bed goes on last.

[@abpsd73]

The rad support bushing has threads in the top washer/sleeve. Hold the top with a pipe wrench and zip the bolt out with an impact.

[@RatelLaw]

Thank you for sharing your expertise

[@andrewhornfeck7421]

Hey there “watch pengi” keeping an eye on the shoppe! Glad Sarah’s decided to keep ‘em in her videos!

[@stevemawer848]

I assumed she's a Linux fan!

[@johndavidwolf4239]

As to "tooth" for paint attearance, an abrasive blasted surface, IMHO it is better than any other method of surface prep. You should also try some of the other "less abrasive" (not sand) media, "Wallnut shells" are one that come to mind, I dont know what is avalable where you live.

[@vasek987]

Or dry ice ;) Basicaly the most delicate for sand blasting used on vintage cars

[@steeldrivercustoms6920]

The whole package, a drop-dead gorgeous automotive enthusiast with extensive knowledge. WOW.

[@roymurray6374]

Happy Monday Sarah!!! So that's what you were up to Saturday evening. Saw the door open and vehicle parked with lights on, up against the shop, while passing on the main road. Would've stopped to BS, but don't want to interrupt your work. HF soda blaster works surprisingly well. Stay excellent!!!😎

[@dmbryant9942]

You’re so sweet calling out EvoMadi & her social stuff BUT no IG stuff. Great job as always Sarah 💕🐸👍🏼

[@SarahnTuned]

It was on the screen in the video

[@ColeSpolaric]

Thank you, thank you, thank you for lowering the volume on the impact! When you put the bed on the donor frame, strap the frame to the lift before lifting it up so it doesn't fall off.

[@brenparker1156]

i love this series. my 93 is the same exact color with the pink/purple pinstripe. i’m actually restoring mine currently so this is awesome to see

[@Primus54]

One of my favorite restaurants serves “butter snails” in a round plate with small concave indentations full of butter and snails with a little baked bread crown on top! Yum! Impressed with your shout out to a fellow car girl KZbinr… and especially her message we all need to remember. Thank you! 👍👍👍

[@EvoMadi]

2022, the year Sarah and Madi collab?! 😏 Love you! Thank you for being you!❤️

[@400brian]

Soda really works great on aluminum. It cleans the oxidation off without leaving abrasive marks.

[@matthewbuirley9434]

I’m loving this truck, GRAM would be so proud. 👍👍❤️❤️

[@ahmadghosheh3104]

Thank you for reviewing the soda blaster. I wondered how effective they can be for small jobs I have, definitely will get one. You're doing great on the truck.

[@poncho6784]

Talented, funny, and easy on the eyes. What more do ya need! Great channel.

[@noshsreqd]

I think anyone will agree that media blasting is one of the messiest, dirtiest jobs about restoration but the results are so effective and satisfying when compared to anything else. Just for reference I have to do the same wiggle to my 100lb sandblaster to get the last 25% of the sand to flow to the pickup. I think I'll get one of those soda blasters now that I see how well it works for stuff that needs less aggressive blasting . Something you might look into for cleaning smaller aluminum parts is a small blast cabinet to use with glass beads, it will make cast aluminum look brand new with a nice satin smooth finish. Love watching you go through your processes of figuring stuff out and discovering new methods to the madness!

[@poplaurentiu4148]

If is the not too expensive yeah soda blasting is ok otherwise DRY-ICE blasting is way much effective because it has different nosses and is so much faster than baking-soda blaster it will not make any mess the only down side is it need electric current for the compressor, the noise is a bit too loud and must wear at least protection mask helmet & gloves.. DRY-ICE blasting is the best specially for cleaning intricate parts gearbox housing, removing rust and make the clean section looking like brand new..

[@Falskdk]

16 minutes and 32 seconds of innuendos and saying what pops up in your head.. i love it!

[@imtired2983]

Love that you explained the difference in driving environments ❤

[@themetalmaiden7462]

Soda blasting is great. I had a mobile media blasting company come and soda blast my last project car so that I wouldn't have to do all the sanding by hand. It was awesome, they did the whole car in about an hour and it saved me so much time by not having to hand sand the intricate surfaces like the door jambs, and the under the hood areas like the firewall. It cost me about $500 but was so worth it in the time savings by not having to sand all of those areas. It doesn't deteriorate the metal like sand blasting does, and the cleanup is really easy.

[@Keith_White]

In the next episode; Sarah soda blasts everything, but has very fresh hair.

[@jody024]

And new nails!

[@whathappensnexttrafficward2887]

Wish you were here Sarah I need help fixing my Stretched lincoln town car limousine if ever u fancy a holiday in England!!

[@jeffmonroe2830]

Sarah you can put the truck bed on your frame if you support the rear axle with jack stands to help distribute the added weight from the lift to the floor.

[@radiotec76]

That rear suspension and drive train you showed from your previous video look practically factory. That is AWESOME work.

[@Twostallgarage]

Just found the channel. I'm glad you're supporting more female automotive content! I love it. Thanks again.

[@michaelhorner2533]

Love all ways on the vids , your one of the few who can actually get me to laugh out loud , nothing brightens my day better than to see a fresh vid of yours,,, rebuilding one of my bikes this winter sooo lots of alaminium parts and covers to clean up, and someone had previously use some wrinkle paint on parts of it might try the soda plaster myself,, an im affraid some of your cleaning habbits have rubbed off, i find some of my latest projects are coming out way better lookin than usual,, thanks🕶

[@Mountain_man71]

Hi Sarah, please look into fluid film for under coating. I live in Maine and I used it on my new used xterra, and it's great!! Take care. Looks great!

[@Howardhandupme]

I had one like this bought new in 93'. Mine was bright calypso green too. Too cool to see this.

[@tedjordan9038]

I bought a really small blaster. It was a “Mini-soda” blaster. It shot cheese curds. It didn’t too Squat.

[@SarahnTuned]

Sounds yummy?

[@mostcom]

An inline water separator is a must especially in humid climate..

[@larrydavidson3402]

Looks like the little soda blaster works quite well. You know all the tricks when it comes to detailing and making a vehicle like new again. You don't miss a thing. Great job as always.

[@davidkahler300]

Please try a sand blaster with glass beads. Not nearly as aggressive as sand but much faster and more aggressive than soda. It will actually remove the rust even in the pitted areas. It's a great tool for removing splotchy and discolored areas and creating an even appearance on many different metals as well. Plus you can use it to actually spray sand if you need that level of abrasiveness. Love watching your channel and your awesome sense of humor.

[@fishflash1]

The blaster was brilliant. I love EvoMadi's message, glad you shared the info.

[@ur_a_buS]

Story of life, spend 3 hours of learning and failure on the 1st attempt, 5min for every subsequent item. Amazing! This is so cool

[@IrishSpyHD60]

I know I'm several years late, but I use wheel and tire cleaner to remove oil and road grime with a stiff brissle brush. Decades of crud and grime will melt off with this stuff. Rinse with water and dry with air gun. Hope this helps in future! 👍

[@captainkirk1745]

I love your channel. I really appreciate you doing your Gram's truck. GREAT tribute!

[@MototechWanderer]

How can someone not fall in love with this motor head 😍 ... Well done video. 👏🏼

[@johnmorgan1629]

Sarah having a blast.

[@canyonero2050]

I love that Ford Ranger and the ground up restoration you are doing to it is just amazing and the emotional connection you have to it makes its extra special.

[@stevemawer848]

I love that you say "aluminium" properly! Brilliant!

[@Miguel-oe6vd]

Lol, I just started following you on Instagram because of this ranger, then looked for a review on the portable soda blaster, and you were one of the first videos to pop up with the ranger included👌

[@davidwright1653]

I've never heard of Soda Blasting, thank you Sarah for the education!

[@flatworm00]

I am really impressed with the soda blaster. For $99 it did a great job.

[@sandiego7625]

I love her shop, tools ,equipment, cars,& her.

[@bradbarbato5144]

I DIG that soda blaster. I WANT TO get one. Thanks for showing me.

[@scottimusgarrett15]

Soda blaster for $100. Damn, there's another tool I need! Cannot wait to see this li'l pup done up!✌❤🙂

[@kevenc]

I took our '98 Ranger XLT bed off a few weeks back. It's probably 200 lbs max. My 16 year old son and I can lift it ourselves (but not really maneuver it well). 3 of us can easily remove it. I'm not sure if yours is a long bed, that one might be heavier. BTW, it's the easiest way to change fuel pumps (taking the bed off). Way easier than draining the fuel and dropping the tank, so you might want to replace the fuel pump before putting the bed on (or you can replace it the same way later when it fails). Kudos for the content Sarah, always a fan!

[@magnus9165]

That truck is going to be all brand new when you are done. That frame looks great.

[@redrocket9428]

Nice job on the Ford ranger it definitely deserves the love you’re giving it. 👍🏻

[@greatdaneacdc]

I looked at Soda blasters Great for certain small applications! Rust on Vehicles Sandblasting with 36# Black sand gets the job done quickly and effective !

[@getlosttoday4045]

Nothing like garage science experiments with Sara!🤘

[@jackzeilsdorff3164]

I bought the pressurized habor freight unit that works great.. it seems the weld that are panted rust. Thats great for soda blasting. Cleans rust stains off chrome really well!

[@magnus9165]

I am so glad to see you spending all of this time on your grandmother's pickup. Big respect to you for honoring her memory in this manner. Plus, I like those old Rangers. They were still fairly small back then. I remember the first foreign Ranger I ever saw was in the very late 70s, I think it was made in Taiwan. It was smaller than the Toyota small pickups. I had a 1980 Chev Luv (Izuzu) in 1985. That thing run forever, it was easy to fix. I wish Toyota would make small pickups again. Tacomas are NOT small. It freaked me out that the parts truck you got from Farmington was the same color!!

[@nghisus]

Seeing this danger Ranger get some love really makes my day. Might I suggest for anyone with long hair to tie it back if they're ever working with powered rotating equipment. Getting your hair snagged in an impactor will ruin your day.

[@edjemx]

The soda blasting is especially suitable for blasting, for example, an engine block where you don't want to have the risk of remaining blasting grains or even stuck in oil canals. The soda just melts into the engine oil, an oil change and you're done. Rebuilding an '86 BMW R80RT boxer into a scrambler.

[@marioriccardijr6483]

Sarah, if you had your own shop I’m sure you would have many many customers for you to fix their rides. You are thorough, clean, and you don’t cut corners.

[@jimberryman185]

I love being able to see this from start to finish🤗

[@MrJommins]

You’re simply amazing

[@ibpositivemostly7437]

Cool video thanks. It looks like it worked pretty well nice 👍🏻.

[@g.c.3339]

Just FYI.... there are media recycling blasters (picture a blasting nozzle poking through the inside of a vacuum's round-dusting brush attachment) where the vacuum collects the media when used - feeds it to a vibrating sifter (to take out rust flakes) . The blaster takes media from the bottom of the vacuum. But i'm cheap, so made one out of an old ShopVac. Saves much $ on media, and less mess. (not a pressure blaster though, but a siphon type.)

[@billstreber5194]

When you go to put that box on take end use some nylon straps so it doesn't scratch up your paint and secure the front of the frame to the lift arms

[@donbavol9672]

In the Navy, we used Ospho on the ship's hull to do rust conversion. It did, by far, the best job.

[@SourKraut619]

Another awesome video Sarah!

[@chriswalsh9989]

Great video, and seeing the mistakes and figuring out what you did wrong is a great service to anyone doing their own auto work. Also props on the t-shirt very sweet!

[@IKnewMickey]

The very fact the someone is willing to frame off restore a family vehicle is worth a 👍

[@shot9702]

I can't wait to see the finished product. I'm already ready for the next Ranger video, or three.

[@Eduardolo1964]

It‘s always a pleasure to see her Videos.

[@tsbeech]

One of the reasons I follow you is exactly what you said. There are not enough of you ladies here on the KZbin that so car stuff! Great video!

[@kevinholbrook7174]

Hey 👋 Sarah I have a tip for you. If you have a pressure washer and you can get an adapter for sandblasting but this time with water and it comes with a bonus. It doesn’t even warp the metal! 😉 I have had auto body repair in high school and college. Keep up the great work and have a blessed day!

[@isaacplaysbass8568]

Great progress. Now I want a soda blaster too, my hair needs the TLC of a soda blaster.

[@joelongstaff7601]

Great video Thanks for posting. Another reason to go with soda blasting is there isn't the environmental issues sand blasting can have. My garage is near a creek so I have to watch what runoff is created. There is also no risk from silica.

[@stephenmoxley3004]

Great video, Sarah. I've never used a soda blaster (I prefer glass bead), but it seems to work perfectly for the job at hand. You're going to have a brand new (old) Ranger when you're done. Keep up the great work.

[@FrayAdjacentTX]

ahhh that 80-90s Ford Power Steering Pump whine!

[@oldblueshhrchannel1847]

Oh, that’s the difference! Sarah, I noticed the rear sway bar mounts are timed differently in your Grams Ranger as opposed to the new chassis’s rear axle, perhaps that’ll correct the short end link problem Nice work, I knew you’d stay later and get some work done !

[@ne0tas]

"I am much better at screwing than talking" surprised you didn't say anything about that XD

[@jeffreywhitlatch1409]

I just wanted to see this $100 soda blaster. I ended up being highly entertained. Now would you look at that freaking shop. OMG

[@thebells516]

Sarah…. love your quirky sense of humor. You are fun to watch. Love to have a couple of the cars your recently completed. The Quatro and the TT. I had a 02 TT roaster, but always wanted a coupe. The one you gave away was a great snag for someone as you have already gone all the way through it. As I don’t have the knowledge, skills, tools or shop that you do, acquiring an older TT coupe is always going to be a roll of the dice. Cheers….

[@JayLepisto]

Snowing in the Arizona desert!? No, just Sarah playing around with her new soda blaster. Looks effective. Enjoying your non sequiturs and escargot!

[@Mike_Costello]

OMG you said Aluminium PROPERLY like Australians and English people. I literally played that part 5 times to see if I heard it right. Go You!! LOL

[@paultaylor9652]

Nice one wee Sarah, never dumb. Just keep making great videos.

[@wanderlustwasted]

That realization countdown and your reaction was the cutest thing I ever saw on KZbin! 🛻💨

[@niklaswejedal463]

Very much enjoying this restoration/frame-swap!

[@brianjansen3513]

That soundtrack was very interesting! Well done Sarah.

[@willhall640]

After setting up a sand blasting/soda blasting station in my driveway to restore a 1974 VW Thing I came to the conclusion that both methods suck willy. I now use Evapo-Rust and 4500 psi pressure washers to remove rust and follow that up with Total Boat rust converter. No metal lost, easy clean up. If you hit the really bad spots with a wire disc before the Evapo-Rust it speeds up the process rather nicely.

[@Penguins247]

Excellent work as always Sarah; always love your sense of humour :D I'm sure you're going to anyway, but please show the basic maintenance tasks on the engine? I would find that very helpful :)

[@curm1778]

You need a soda blasting cabinet. Might even be able to reuse your soda - its water soluble. Wash the blasting cabinet into a bucket. The metal will sink, the oil will float. Skim off the oil & leave it to dehydrate in the Arizona sun. All that will be left is hefty cake of baking soda with a bottom layer of metal bits. Be able to reclaim lots of that baking soda, I bet.

[@SarahnTuned]

I looked into those as well as other options.

[@daymaker5460]

Use S100 to spray on awkward ares with grease mud etc. We have used for decades on motorcycles that is why we always sparkle, not for rust. Regards James

[@dabandel]

The beauty of soda blasting is that it dissolves with warm water. Easy.

[@mishimposble]

You have to see video of the dry ice blasters on youtube.

[@SarahnTuned]

Seen them, reached out to quite a few companies. Needed a solution sooner so I could just get to work!

[@cmdrdarwin3682]

Thanks for showing us the cool soda blaster! That may be a new tool for me in the very near future!👍

[@murphtheirishmanmurphy7268]

Sarah, you are truly a master of mechanic ingenious and interesting and silly jokes! Love all you do. ❤️🙏☘️

[@DachsAutos]

Glad I'm not the only one shaking the tank. I've got the 100lb sandblasting tank, and that took needs shaking, but it's far more of a pain to do while continuing to blast.