Page 1 of 2
Soda Blasting
Posted: Sat Sep 29, 2007 8:53 am
Author: kwaka
Hi all. While my engine is apart, i want to clean all the alloy. Recently someone suggested soda blasting as opposed to bead blasting, because the soda they use easily disolves and therefore there is no risk of leaving garnet or beads hidden in some recess. It also means that you dont have to drill out the plugs in the head etc. Has anybody had experience with this, and if so whats the verdict? Is the finish good? Is it expensive?
Cheers
Posted: Sat Sep 29, 2007 9:48 am
Author: Pasc
I'd be interested to know of anyone who does soda blasting also. I have searched around on t'interweb but haven't had any luck finding someone.
Posted: Sat Sep 29, 2007 11:25 am
Author: Pigford
Actually its pronounced:
SOD-THE-BLASTING
coz elbow grease is best
Posted: Sat Sep 29, 2007 4:38 pm
Author: Pasc
Kwaka, did a bit of searching today and found these two firms local to me.
I will be trying one of them out on a cylinder head in the next couple of weeks (providing their quote isn't stupidly excessive).
The process is ecologically sound so I reckon that means I can burn a bit more fossil fuel as a trade off.
http://www.ecologicsystems.co.uk/
http://www.ecoblast.co.uk/contact.php
Pigford, see me later.
Posted: Sat Sep 29, 2007 6:14 pm
Author: Pigford
Pasc,
Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2007 3:48 pm
Author: Pasc
I spoke to a couple of soda blasters down my way today. The first one has quoted me ?400 to ?500 for a cylinder head (robbing fekker).
The second chap was very helpful and quoted ?40 - ?50 plus vat for a head, which includes cleaning afterwards but he reccommended you also clean once more when you get it home and said the best cleaning fluid for soda blasting was diet coke. I will be having the head done in a week or two and will post the results. There is also no threat to your engine internals after the soda process.
Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2007 8:04 pm
Author: phil churchett
I can only imagine what diet coke does to your stomach.
Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2007 8:13 pm
Author: floydsz1
Phil, put a penny in a saucer of coke and leave it overnight. Brown sauce is good to. makes copper coins like new.
Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2007 8:22 pm
Author: Pigford
Pasc, can you do a set of
BEFORE & AFTER photos
Sounds quite interesting and keen to see results, Pasc the Guineapig
Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2007 9:01 pm
Author: Davy Doherty
That's an excellent idea pigford you up for it pasc! I think they used soda blasting when cleaning the statue of liberty a few years ago!
Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2007 9:18 pm
Author: chrisNI
Davy Doherty wrote:That's an excellent idea pigford you up for it pasc! I think they used soda blasting when cleaning the statue of liberty a few years ago!
Davy you should go down the town and get a big packet of sodas and try cleaning some of your Z1 parts with them and get us some pictures of that. Or do a demo at Ballymena while Iain's doing the engine....
Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2007 1:17 pm
Author: Pasc
Pigford wrote:Pasc, can you do a set of
BEFORE & AFTER photos
Yep, certainly can. The head needs to go for a small welding job first then it will be off to the soda man so it might take a couple of weeks but watch this space.
Regarding the hidden properties of diet coke. Buy a packet of "mint mentos", drop one in the bottle of diet coke and see what happens.
Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2007 7:39 pm
Author: Steve Cooke
[quote="
[/quote]
Not much chance of this soda stuff getting stuck in the engine orifices either.
Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2007 9:31 pm
Author: Pigford
Thats all that SODA bread is good for, cleaning engines, 2nd only to a BRILLO pad
Posted: Wed Oct 03, 2007 5:09 am
Author: ade woollams
yes coke also will disolve raw steak overnight .and just as a twist they use out of date coke to prep the dragstrip with .think how sticky it is when its dry if you spill it on the floor.