Topic: experience with hydroblasting?

[Elniniomuchachos]

Any body have experience with hydroblasting? I'm looking to get most of my alluminum parts blasted(forks, sidecovers, tripples...) I looked up hydroblasting in phoenix, but all the places only do large areas such as sidewalks, walls, and tanks and stuff like that.

where do you get this done?

[johnrdupree]

Try the terms "aqua blasting" or "vapor blasting" instead.  I have a feeling this is what you're looking for.

Example:

[youtube=425,350]gKHOZYXhIeE[/youtube]

Unfortunately these guys are in the UK, but maybe some of the sandblasting guys in your area know of somebody who does this.

Good Luck
~john

[Kong]

Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but it looks to me like this isn't much more than a typical  powered pressure washer with a small tip. Are the units used to do this anything more than about a 3000 psi washer?

[FunJimmy]

There is a CB400 build forum in the projects section with lots of hydroblasting photos. I'll try to find a link and post it here.

[-CB-Jamie-]

Thats probably RickB's thread your thinking of FJ,

Scroll down about a third of this page for some of his engine after hydroblasting:
http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=51957.100

And his carbs are on this page:
http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=51957.250

[johnrdupree]

Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but it looks to me like this isn't much more than a typical  powered pressure washer with a small tip. Are the units used to do this anything more than about a 3000 psi washer?

From what I've read about the process, it is water mixed with an abrasive media, usually glass beads, and a little bit of detergent.  The water itself isn't under pressure, it is propelled by compressed air.  Here's a post on Jockey Journal from a guy in Minnesota that does it:
http://www.jockeyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=66416
His before and after pics are amazing, and he explains it pretty well.

~john

[FunJimmy]

Thats probably RickB's thread your thinking of FJ,

Scroll down about a third of this page for some of his engine after hydroblasting:
http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=51957.100

And his carbs are on this page:
http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=51957.250

Thanks Jamie

That's the one, and it sure looks like the way to go!

[Kong]

Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but it looks to me like this isn't much more than a typical  powered pressure washer with a small tip. Are the units used to do this anything more than about a 3000 psi washer?

From what I've read about the process....  Here's a post on Jockey Journal from a guy in Minnesota that does it:
http://www.jockeyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=66416
His before and after pics are amazing ...well.

~john

John,

Thank you very much.  I was much mistaken, this is considerably more than just pressure washing.