What Is Vapour Blasting?

Vapour blasting is the process of using compressed air combined with a water/blast media slurry, to gently remove surface contaminants from an object's surface .
The benefit of vapour (wet) blasting over traditional dry blasting is that it uses water to lubricate the cleaning process.
This provides a cushion on the surface of the object meaning no surface material is removed in the process, producing a uniform satin finish, making it suitable for fine tolerance cleaning and shot peening.
 

What Can Be Vapour Blasted?

Due to its gentle nature most materials can be cleaned, but is particularly good for aluminium, brass and other soft metals.
Ferrous metals such as Steel can be cleaned but immediate coating are required afterwards due to formation of flash rust. 

Here at Carburatori we use a vapormate made by vapormatt, with a working area of 300x580x400mm and a maximum load capacity of 25kg. 
The Vapormate wet blast unit is well suited for manual processing of smaller components, ranging from carburettors upto larger items such as vehicle cylinder heads and bike engines.

What Media Is Used?

Here at Carburatori we mostly use a fine glass bead media, but also stock bicarbonate of soda and iron oxide dependent on the object which is to be cleaned. 

Pricing 

Our labour rate for vapour blasting is £40 per hour.  A carburettor already stripped and de-greased will take just under an hour dependent on condition. 
If you wish to have an exact quote in advance then please get in touch and we can discuss accordingly, this is best done by sending pictures to our email or via Whatsapp.
 

Lead Time 

Dependent on workload we aim to turn around items within a working week, but it's best to contact us prior to discuss your requirements.

Getting Them To Us 
You are able to bring your items to us in person or send them via courier.

If you choose to send them via courier, please follow these steps.

 

1. Call, text or email us first to inform us of what you're sending us, the tracking number and expected arrival date.

2. Pack your item securely and safely and send to our address 

3. Put a note in the box with your name, address and phone number.
    

Please Note

All parts must be disassembled and any oil contaminants and sealants are to be removed, anything painted will also need to be stripped prior to blasting. This can be done by us at additional cost if required.

Whilst every care is taken to ensure there is no media remaining we do advise that you rewash all parts again before fitting.