| RACE CAR CHASSIS POWDERCOATING REMOVAL |
The three pictures above show this race car chassis in various states of processing. Top right is the frame in the oven about to be thermally stripped. Because the frame had been powdercoated we chose to bake this one first. Top center is a snap shot taken after the bake is completed. At this point all powdercoat has been reduced to fly-ash and the paint can now be removed via grit blasting with black magnum abrasive. In the top center is a picture of the unit sitting in the blast room about to be stripped. Please note the different colored areas on the frame. The lighter colored tubing is coated with fly-ash, while the darker rust colored tubing is new metal. It was replaced as a result of an accident. The stripping on this unit would have been considerably easier and cheaper had the repair been made after the chassis had been blasted. In this way, the bent structure could have been removed before baking. At 13' 6" this frame had to be positioned on its side in order to gain the extra length needed in the oven. We would liked to have been able to place it directly flat on the oven tray. Pictured above is two more views of the project after abrasive blasting with black magnum. The blasting operation took 6 shop hours. Total cost was $425.00 including cost of the thermal. Project completed on Feb. 7, 2003. - 80 PSI REGULATED PRESSURE
- 5/16 VENTURI NOZZLE
- 30/60 BLACK MAGNUM
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| RESTORING ORIGINAL FINISH TO CRAGER AND EDELBROCK PERFORMER ALUMINUM INTAKES |
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| EDELBROCK 460 PERFORMER ALUMINUM INTAKE |
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| This Edelbrock 460 Performer aluminum intake was abrasively blasted to remove paint and foreign materials and then was resurfaced to like new condition via glass bead blasting. The paint was removed with a 60/120 grit blast with Black Magnum abrasive in our large abrasive cabinet. Next, was a 45 psi glass bead blast with 70/100 (#8) glass beads. Had the intake been powdercoated, then it would have been blasted with nonabrasive walnut shell first. This would prevent excessive amounts of metal removal by the abrasive. In this case it turned out to be a relatively easy to remove wet coat paint.
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| EDELBROCK 460 PERFORMER ALUMINUM INTAKE |
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| CRAGER ALUMINUM INTAKE |
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| We don't see too many of these. This is a Crager aluminum intake, one of two pieces refurbished. It was severly corroded on the exterior surfaces, having been left in a pile of "junk" for an extended period of time. Although it looked a bit rough around the edges, this intake turned out to be in almost perfect condition. It was also resurfaced and glass bead finished as the above Edelbrock Performer above and the end results are impressive.
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| CRAGER ALUMINUM INTAKE |
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| GRAGER ALUMINUM INTAKE |
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| These are part two of the above Crager aluminum intake, stripped and resufaced as were the other aluminum pieces. This is also a fast, efficient and economical way to restore aluminum rims of all sizes and styles. A set of four aluminum rims can usually be refurbished for less than the cost of replacing just one. Insurance companies, body shops, and used car dealers wake up! You just can't get aluminum to look more attractive than this. Most people just can't visualize what can be done. We hope these pictures help. Total shop hours for all three pieces were 2.75 hours, completed Feb. 8th, 2003.
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| CRAGER ALUMINUM INTAKE |
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| RESTORED 1912 CUTTING INDIANAPOLIS RACE CAR FRAME |
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| 1912 CUTTING INDIANAPOLIS FRAME |
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We don't happen to have any before pictures for this one and that's a shame. But we didn't want to pass up the opportunity to show it off anyway. It's the only one we have ever seen in over ten years and it seemed to fit the theme of this page. As shown, it was blasted with a 60/120 Black Magnum abrasive. Total shop hours were 3.25 with no thermal processing being required. project completed Feb. 1st, 2003.
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