Vapour Blasting Specialists
We specialise in quality metal finishes and use glass beads and water to produce a silky sateen finish on a range of materials.
We will take your parts and remove any grease or paint and repair any damage found before vapour blasting.
We will keep in close contact with the customer to advise. For work received by mail order, we will always contact the customer with price and delivery before any work commences.
We are specialist restorers and take care of the handling and processing of your parts to ensure that the parts we receive are the parts you receive back. Restored to the highest possible standard the materials will allow.
How It Works
Glass beads mixed with heated water and air are forced at high pressure to produce a soft finish. This none aggressive process and will not remove any material from the surface of the component. The water acts as a lubricant and cushions the impact as it strikes the surface. This produces a peening and burnishing effect giving the surface an even satin polished effect.
The aggressiveness of dry grit and bead blasting causes severe 90 degree ricochet that occurs smashing the media and tearing at the surface of the component. Slightly lessor with dry bead due to the media shape making a smother finish.
With vapour blasting the ricochet of the media is reduced to the cushioning of the water, the angle of the media is changed producing a lapping effect traveling across the surface giving an even satin polished effect. With no loss of material and keeping dimensional stability compared to the other two processes. Vapour blasting is easy to keep clean and with its none-reflective surface makes it an ideal finish for many applications.
The process is good on Aluminium, Brass, Bronze, Copper, Magnesium, Stainless Steel and Titanium and most none ferrous materials.
Excellence in Every Project
Metal Finishing Services
Abrasive Blasting
commonly known as sandblasting uses compressed air with an abrasive media chosen depending upon the material to be cleaned.
Alloy Welding
Aluminium parts that are cracked, broken or damaged in anyway can be welded and polished prior to vapour blasting.
Paint Stripping
A majority of vehicle parts are covered in paint, oil and grease which needs to be removed before they can be vapour blasted.
Ultrasonic Cleaning
Ultrasonic cleaning uses high frequency sound waves to clean at a microscopic level and is ideal for cleaning small galleries and jets.
Vapour Blasting
Glass beads mixed with heated water and air are forced at high pressure to produce a soft finish.
FAQ’s
We hope this answers some of your questions. please don’t hesitate to contact us at info@chromerestorationspecialist.co.uk if you have a question that is not answered below.
