Dry ice blasting

[STEFS]

Has anyone used this method to remove at all ?????? They say it will remove grime ,grease etc without taking of the original paint underneath the grease. Will it take off the under coating ???? I have done some research on this and have been getting conflicting answers.

[napa68]

It's very interesting to me. I too would like to know more. I worry about preserving the surfaces, marks, and small details of the original cars. When I inquired about the equipment, it looked like it was around a 30k investment.

Tim

[Lee Stewart]

Deja-vue. I was watching This Old House on Roku yesterday, and they were rebuilding a home in Dorchester MA that had some fire damage to it. They brought in a company to get rid of the lightly charred wood and soot. The guy points the nozzle at the black wood and presto, it becomes brand new looking wood. The dry ice is 100 below zero and about the size of grains of white rice. It came out of the gun at 1000 MPH.

They had to use a large fan to suck the air out where they were working as it instantly turned into a black fog as soon as the dry ice hit the wood. Of course being dry ice, they evaporate into carbon dioxide so the only"mess" is what you are removing.

[Steve Shauger]

Has anyone used this method to remove at all ?????? They say it will remove grime ,grease etc without taking of the original paint underneath the grease. Will it take off the under coating ???? I have done some research on this and have been getting conflicting answers.


Joe it will take off undercoating. Your Z28 underbody would come out amazing! I will see if I can get some before and after pic of undercoating removed.

[STEFS]

Thanks Steve would like to see it before and after. I have call the company that makes the unit they said yes, but talked to a couple company’s that do commercial work ,they said now. The units are pretty expensive .

[Lee Stewart]

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[Lee Stewart]

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[Lee Stewart]

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[STEFS]

Thanks Lee Yes saw it on eBay and have been talking to the seller. Dry ice is about .50 cents a pound but you have to by pellets. If I could round up 10 or 15 cars that would won’t to do the blasting. I’d pulley the trigger and buy it !!!!!!!!!!!

[Lee Stewart]

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https://www.continentalcarbonic.com/dry-ice-types.html

[Oldss]

Now that is an idea. If it works like it says it does…. Wow

[Lee Stewart]

Thanks Lee Yes saw it on eBay and have been talking to the seller. Dry ice is about .50 cents a pound but you have to by pellets. If I could round up 10 or 15 cars that would won’t to do the blasting. I’d pulley the trigger and buy it !!!!!!!!!!!

Have you tried to contact anyone in your local area that does dry ice blasting? You're doing a single car? Might be a lot cheaper to have them come to your location and blast what you want. Even a couple of grand is a lot cheaper than buying one.

The picture in the eBay ad - thats the same setup they were using on that This Old House episode. The company goes from place to place removing mold, slightly charred wood and soot. The last two - they actually remove the smell through the process.

[Lee Stewart]

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT DRY ICE BLASTING

https://blastitclean.com/blog/2021/3/8/what-you-need-to-know-about-dry-ice-blasting

[STEFS]

Yes Lee. Have called about 5 companies and all of them do heavy commercial work. I have been working on this project for about 3 weeks. And have not given up. Is great that you are showing our members about this new way to tackle this project !!!!!! Hell with the blow torches, scraper, and solvents !!!!,,,

[1967 4K]

You can rent the machine from United Rental. We rent them often to clean industrial machinery. You have to have a really good air compressor and dry air. They rent air dryers also.

Richard

[Lee Stewart]

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https://www.sunbeltrentals.com/equipment/detail/851/0190080/dry-ice-blaster-80/

[Charley Lillard]

Gary Riley at Level One Restoration in Colorado bought one and it is a game changer. Now you want to buy that undercoated car. He even cleans interiors with it like headliners. Supposed to be able to remove the lettering on a M&M without hurting it. Richard Griot of Griot's Garage has one and the bottom side of his wife's car looks new. If I was 20 years younger I would be getting one.

[STEFS]

I have the rep coming to my shop next week to take a look at the z . If he says it’s going to do the job I’ll rent one.