Sand blasting media?

I ordered 50lbs of this: http://www.tptools.com/p/357,183_First-Choice-Abrasive.html and it works amazingly but It's too expensive for me to keep ordering, shipping kills me. Where should I go to look for abrasives in town? a body shop maybe? And what do I look for or ask for? I'm using it to de-rust the underbody. Unless someone has a better suggestion. Thanks

 

I have used play sand in a pinch. It's hard on the nozzle and clogs up unless it's very dry.

 

Play sand also has a lot of silica in it - very bad for the person doing the blasting!
Call a local welding supply house and see if they know of a place in town.

 

Goto the beach, with a few pails.

 

sand

Try Tractor Supply store

 

Harbour Freight Tools

 

You can also re-use the media. Scoop it up, sift it, reuse it.

 

I've got a friend up in Montreal that used straight sand to do his sandblasting. Wore gloves and a mask and he's fine. Cheap too.

 

I used play sand but would not reccomend it without a proper eyewear and respirator. Silicosis is bad for you!

 

And anyone else near by. Nasty stuff.

 

Like Craig said, contain the area you're blasting in, collect it back up sift it through a sieve and reuse it a few times until it's no longer doing the job. I've got 4-5 applications out of a bag worth before using this method. Try the tough stuff first and lesser rusted stuff with the reused stuff. You can buy an extra, cheap screen sieve at the grocery store so you don't end up with the vegetables smelling like silica or rusty metal....

 

Here, all the lumber yards handle blasting media. silica sand, black magnum, glass beads, etc.

 

I get mine from...Air Compressor Sales...here in Maconga, U.S.A.

I also...collect, sift and reuse...