soda blasting

I would like to some up my experience with soda blasting. I started just like you. I bought the Eastwood sodablaster and bought soda from Harbor freight. The first problem was airflow. I wouldn't advise anything below a 100PSI diesel tow behind compressor. By the time I got the air/media mix correct, the hose between tank and nozzle ripped 3 times. Eastwood says you only need about 8 bags. I used 12 and only did a third of the car. I bought a good mask but the fine powder just flew up the bottom and made it hard to breath. I spent almost the cost of having a pro do the whole car with the idea of being able to do it more then once. I'm sure there are other FABO members with better experiences but I wanted to let you know about mine. I haven't given up on the blaster but have on soda. My 2 cents