Hey all, I am ready to start blasting my pump and have read on the bag of silica sand about how dangerous this stuff is. Do you all use this or something different and where can I find other stuff? Or is it ok to use outside with a mask? I know nothing about this. I was thinking of using a small plastic swimming pool(to catch the sand) at the back of my barn and hanging up some tarp on the back wall of barn. What do you think? Ok then when I get all that taken care of I guess I need to prime the metal soon after to keep from rusting. What should I use for that? Thanks very much for any info.