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Vapour Blasting

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I did a search on this but nothing came up.

I'm well into my winter project and was wondering if there is a company in the GTA or Southern Ontario that does Vapour Blasting.

I've used Bikesalot in Oregon before and they did a great job but shipping is very expensive.

Thanks in advance.
 
Team Chrysler Mississauga has one. I know a few of the guys that work there.
The service manager also rides and is a member of gtam too.
I'm sure if you ask him and throw one o the techs a couple bucks they will get it done for you.
 
boooya said:
Team Chrysler Mississauga has one. I know a few of the guys that work there.
The service manager also rides and is a member of gtam too.
I'm sure if you ask him and throw one o the techs a couple bucks they will get it done for you.
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Thanks Boooya. This is brilliant.
 
Walnut shells are supposed to be good for blasting aluminum but you have to make sure all the holes in it are plugged up.
 
Is vapour blasting safer for aluminum than soda blasting. I'm prepping my engine for soda blasting but might consider vapour blasting if it is better. Opinions?
 
I think there was a thread on here about this before and one of the guys said he had problems with painting over anything that was soda blasted.
If you are going to leave the aluminum bare then you're probably okay.
 
vapor blasting is really the only way to go for aluminum, especially sand cast. It keeps the texture the same and actually makes the surface easier to clean later
walnuts will change the surface texture and the machined surfaces need to be masked off. Same with soda, its still an abrasive.
 
i do blasting , when you say vapour , you mean dry ice ?
ill use walnut , crushed glass , soda , ect .
if you use soda you need to wash it before painting as it leaves a coating on the parts .
Soda like anything else comes in different abrasive levels .you can essentially blast a pop can clean and smooth .
dry ice is a good method , but the gear is expensive and therefore getting it done it pricey .
 
vapor blast is glass beads shot with cold water with a bit of detergent/soap in it.
 
Basketcase said:
I think there was a thread on here about this before and one of the guys said he had problems with painting over anything that was soda blasted.
If you are going to leave the aluminum bare then you're probably okay.
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My plan is to paint the engine. I will be using Duplicolor engine primer and engine paint (no clear coat), which is an enamel base I believe. The thread to which you referred described problems encountered when the owner tried to powder coat a part that had been soda blasted but not subsequently cleaned properly. The soda residue reacts with the powder. I don't believe the Duplicolor rattlecan paint will have the same reaction; however the soda residue still needs to be cleaned off thoroughly.

I haven't completely decided to soda blast the engine. The goal is to get the engine cleaned to the point that the primer will stick. I thought blasting was the most efficient way to clean the dirt and key the surface but I'm having second thoughts now, especially after reading some of these horror stories.
 
The key with any paint process, powdercoat to as its just another coating, whatever method you need to have clean surfaces free of contaminents, whether its soda, walnut residue or soap.
 
Delboy said:
I like the before and after picture with all the components. Looks like an artificial hip in there. Do they get reused often :)
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I dont think so, I just read yesterday there is a huge class action suit for the metal/metal hip joints going on so I bet they just get sifted out at the crematorium and sold off with the gold teeth as scrap.

I heard the company that developed the vapour blast process thought the stream coming out of the nozzle looked like a vapour trail from a jet and it was a cool name so it was born.
 
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