So I've got all my parts together and I'm getting very close to the full tear down and rebuild of my NSR. One of the things I'm planning on doing is getting my engine cases and various alloy bits and pieces cleaned by this fellow at www.wetblasting.net The only issue with this is it actually burnishes the alloy so it won't be suitable for cleaning my frame and swingarm as it will remove the anodising. Can anyone recommend anyone around the Brisbane or SE Queensland area that does Vapour Blasting? Thanks Jim
To the best of my knowledge, vapour blasting is using water and a blast media. In the old days we just called it wet bead blasting. It never caught on 25 years ago. There was a firm at Rocklea that used to build the blast cabinets. Poor guy went under because nobody would use them. Now I think the internet allows the cream to float to the top quite quickly and vice versa, so good ideas or methods can be adopted quickly. There used to be a firm in Redcliffe that had a wet blaster and they used glass bead (as most do). They were the main light engineering firm in that area doing engine reconditioning services, so they should not be too hard to pinpoint. I have used them in the past and they were excellent with good prices. If you can find them then I would suggest sending a piece to be done first to ensure that you are satisfied with price and quality. Or visit them and ask to have a look at some completed work. Even though it is thought to be safe, I used to seal up any oil galleries before having the procedure done. Can't be too careful! In any case hope this helps. Cheers Blair
Thanks Blair, I'm beginning to think the best way to clean up the frame and swing arm will be old fashioned elbow grease and a some soup (diesel/water/bleach mixture). I might try this Vapour Blasting with the parts that aren't anodised on the other hand (engine cases / barrels / swingarm linkages etc). Thanks for the suggestion for the fellow at Redcliffe. The guy I listed above looks like he does great work but I imagine he will charge accordingly. Cheers Jim
