The place here in Indy offers onsite (read expensive), drop-off service, and
also rental units. The demonstration I watched and the conversations I had
with them here were very comperable to the price and effect of the plastic
media blasters in the area. As always stated....."your mileage may
vary"....lol
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Brent Porter
Central Indiana AHC
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From: "Charley Braum" <cbaustin@verizon.net>
> The times I have been involved with dry ice blasting - in purely
> industrial situations - the effect is truly remarkable. All sorts of grease,
> scale and dirt are cleaned very nicely. There is no sand or blast-media
> residue, but you do have the removed material to clean up. I'm not sure what
> the effect on painted surfaces might be, but I would guess at least some of
> the paint would be removed with the grime.
>
> However - and admitting that pricing tends to come down as a
> product/service is refined and becomes more accepted (read competition), and
> remember I was in an industrial setting (read much higher prices) - the
> going rate was about $1500.00 to $2000.00 per hour.
>
> Based on the time consumed to blast cans and cylinders in a vacuum ladle
> refiner (steel making process), I'd estimate a Healey engine compartment
> would be about a two to three hour project, once the drive-line and all
> other components were removed.
>
> CB
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