Author Topic: Aqua/vapour blasting mag wheels (final results 23rd) (Read 3742 times)

oldschoolace · « **on:** March 18, 2012, 07:01 PM »

Ok just got what i think is a decent quote for aqua/vapour blasting at 20 quid a wheel.
Anyone else had this done and what did it cost?

Cheers all

griff · « **Reply #1 on:** March 18, 2012, 07:32 PM »

ask sid1972 - he had some very mucky white skyways that came up mint

check this thread out
http://www.radbmx.co.uk/forum/index.php'topic=130061.0

oldschoolace · « **Reply #2 on:** March 18, 2012, 07:42 PM »

Cheers fella will drop him a line

BENDYCAT ELEVENTEEN · « **Reply #3 on:** March 18, 2012, 08:08 PM »

don't tell discostu about that price

Discostu · « **Reply #4 on:** March 18, 2012, 08:16 PM »

I've seen it. That's a bargain. My pair cost me £100. But took the bloke 2 hours to do. They did come out minty mint mind and were original to the bike so had to be done.

punkdSICO · « **Reply #5 on:** March 18, 2012, 08:19 PM »

discostu - they are whiter then the pair of new Skyways I recently bought!! Lovely!!

Paul

Discostu · « **Reply #6 on:** March 18, 2012, 08:26 PM »

Yeah no complaints. I sat there watching the guy do them and chatting to him. It was really interesting to see the transformation. Stuff like this fascinates me. So well worth the money for a good job and good evening learning something.

oldschoolace · « **Reply #7 on:** March 18, 2012, 08:31 PM »

Will keep everyone posted how i get on. Had no idea on costs but thought 20 quid seemed cheap

If all goes to plan i will stick the company details up in this thread

mattfx81 · « **Reply #8 on:** March 18, 2012, 08:44 PM »

Have a look at soda blasting as well, its less destructive than most media blasting methods and similar to vapour blasting where as it doesnt penetrate as hard into the surface.

ED209 · « **Reply #9 on:** March 18, 2012, 08:51 PM »

I gave mine to Han Solo for a good blasting... fookin mistake that was

oldschoolace · « **Reply #10 on:** March 18, 2012, 08:54 PM »

superbikedan · « **Reply #11 on:** March 18, 2012, 09:18 PM »

i've used every stripper you can imagine, even some of the saucy old tarts from my club days

but last week i sent a motor bike wheel off to a engine workshop be stripped and it came back amazing, really

clean and ready to paint, the guy told me he used a head cleaner/ stripper for any crap on the head, price was

£20, tomorrow morning i'm going to call him to find out what he used, it's deffo a liquid and he stripped it in a

small tank

BENDYCAT ELEVENTEEN · « **Reply #12 on:** March 18, 2012, 09:24 PM »

Quote from: discostu on March 18, 2012, 08:26 PM

Yeah no complaints. I sat there watching the guy do them and chatting to him. It was really interesting to see the transformation. Stuff like this fascinates me. So well worth the money for a good job and good evening learning something.

You would find a dog pooing fascinating

would be cool if we could find a cheap way other than razor and sandpaper/wet n' dry

Discostu · « **Reply #13 on:** March 18, 2012, 09:28 PM »

Shut it triggercat!!!

oldschoolace · « **Reply #14 on:** March 19, 2012, 11:33 PM »

Hey Discostu, i'm probably going over to the blasters later this week. Can i ask, did your guy use any abrasive in with the water or just pure water?

Discostu · « **Reply #15 on:** March 19, 2012, 11:38 PM »

Water mixed with a fine powder. So fine it looks like dust.

oldschoolace · « **Reply #16 on:** March 19, 2012, 11:43 PM »

Magic

do you know if it was glass powder. My guy said he will try both with and without but the thought of glass makes me nervous $:-\$

Discostu · « **Reply #17 on:** March 20, 2012, 12:03 AM »

i think it was the finest grade of glass powder.

oldschoolace · « **Reply #18 on:** March 20, 2012, 12:06 AM »

Nice one, just the info i needed. Pint on me if you are at radchester or MK this year

Spen69 · « **Reply #19 on:** March 20, 2012, 08:20 AM »

Did you get a response off Sid? He used Metal Magic in Barnsley just off the M1 if I recall?

oldschoolace · « **Reply #20 on:** March 20, 2012, 10:21 AM »

Quote from: Spen69 on March 20, 2012, 08:20 AM

Did you get a response off Sid? He used Metal Magic in Barnsley just off the M1 if I recall?

No word from him but thanks for posting the company. Found a place even closer to me so am going to try them first before the place at 20 quid a wheel

oldschoolace · « **Reply #21 on:** March 20, 2012, 05:06 PM »

Just back from the local vapour blasters

Great bloke and 15 quid a wheel

Had a good chat with him and he recons he can clean up rubber and plastic as well as the usual metal stuff. Their machine is the bollocks and they have been doing it for 20 years.

Could be ace for tidying up nos grips and tyres with stains and marks

Going back on friday to pick up the mags then will post some pics

brummie · « **Reply #22 on:** March 20, 2012, 05:32 PM »

cool

defo gonna give em a blast
have you a likn to them?

oldschoolace · « **Reply #23 on:** March 20, 2012, 06:14 PM »

Quote from: brummie on March 20, 2012, 05:32 PM

cool
defo gonna give em a blast
have you a likn to them?

Sounds daft but they dont have a website. They are called J Percival metal fabrication and are in stockport

I mentioned to the guy there that other radsters may be interested in the vapour blasting and he was fine with it . I would hold off contacting them until i can report back on the finish though

griff · « **Reply #24 on:** March 21, 2012, 09:20 PM »

15 quid a wheel...

Stu, exactly what did that guy who did your wheels teach you?

Author Topic: Aqua/vapour blasting mag wheels (final results 23rd) (Read 3742 times)

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