Wet Vapour Blasting - Aluminium Engine Parts

Engine parts after being wet vapour blasted:

http://www.fiatforum.com/gallery/data/2050/Vapour_Blasting.jpg
http://www.fiatforum.com/gallery/data/2050/Vapour_Blasting1.jpg

Nice

is it like steam cleaning on steroids?

nice

bit unsure, not sure if I like it or not

very nice job dax , was it exspensive to get done ???

i think it looks great if you wanted to get your engine looking how it would of rolled out the showroom etc.

Better than showroom quality infact

looks class

So clean any details of the process ?

very nice job dax , was it exspensive to get done ???

£60.00 cash, but try this link for further details.

http://www.tsrvapourblasting.co.uk/#/vapourblastingprices/4533047506

So clean any details of the process ?

I think it is a bit like dry media blasting but using water and a very fine aggregate at very high pressure.

Im impressed with the results there. Cracking if you were rebuilding your engine and wanted everything looking factory clean. Thats cleaner than i managed to get my engine bits with thinners...

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b297/puntoturbo/Coop%20Rebuild/day%202/06122007222.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b297/puntoturbo/Coop%20Rebuild/day%202/06122007215.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b297/puntoturbo/Coop%20Rebuild/day%202/06122007218.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b297/puntoturbo/Coop%20Rebuild/day%202/06122007221.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b297/puntoturbo/Coop%20Rebuild/day%202/06122007217.jpg

what wet vapour blasting is..

http://www.tsrvapourblasting.co.uk/#/whatisvapourblasting/4530406978

Thanks, informative link

Mmm still not sure.
I have used autoglym engine and machine cleaner, worked it in with a dishwasher brush and used carb cleaner to get it off on my water rail and it looks just as clean!!

how long do you expect the finish to last ? is there any after care you have to keep doing?

some people might be interested in this, i going to give it a go at some point to see if it works.

http://www.aircooledtech.com/tools-on-the-cheap/soda_blaster/

I don't know how long it stays this clean, but you can use ACF-50, which is an anti-corrosion spray for metals and protects, penetrates and lubricates and is used widely by motorcyclists, to stop aluminium corrosion on engine parts.

just had a quick read up on the acf-50 (as i didnt know what it was) and found that it can attack some rubbers, i dont think it will be a problem on the coop though (would it?)

http://www.xrv.org.uk/forums/bike-tech/14158-acf-50-a.html

nice one dan.

i cant take the credit i borrowed the link off the detailing world site does look like it should work well.

These are a couple of picture of all the parts that had been cleaned, now assembled:

No way, that's just a fresh engine straight from the crate

how long is it going to stay that clean

i want one

Ninja

Sweet child..thats newer than a new engine!

Unfortunately, I am a bit of a perfectionist, and I have invested a lot of time and money in this project, so I will make sure I try and keep it this clean

if you go to all that trouble, take the exhaust pulley off, & clean & paint, it, as the timing ring WILL rust & cause probs with the hall effect sensor

I did a load for Barbz ages ago & had them zinc plated

I was going to buy new ones when they came up on eBay, which there is one at the moment. However, I do now have the facilities to zinc plate, so will chemically strip the light rust off using citric acid and give them ago with the zinc plating.

This is the end result with one of the pulleys, but the other pulley must be a different type of metal as it would not take the zinc plating? I had the same problem with the power steering pulley. Could they be made of iron and not steel? Would this make a difference?

I finally had this done from the recommendation in this post. Very pleased with the result. I've just coated the rocker cover with ACF-50 and repainted the lettering

That's lovely..............!

I am as they say "Pure, dead jealous".

Problem is it makes the crappy bits look even more crappy

Yes that's always a problem isn't it.......once you start being anally retentive it's hard to let go (No pun intended!)