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Some cleaned parts.
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john-e89
- Lifer
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Some cleaned parts.
Vapour blasted before and after…
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M roady...OEM CSL’s, strut brace, Remus back boxes, ZHP
MR2 MK 2
E89 35i project car...mapped 365bhp, M4 stoppers & wheels, KWV3’s, H&R front ARB, M3 front arms, strut brace Eisenmann cat back race exhaust, VRSF downpipes inbound
E89 35is
G29
MR2 MK 2
E89 35i project car...mapped 365bhp, M4 stoppers & wheels, KWV3’s, H&R front ARB, M3 front arms, strut brace Eisenmann cat back race exhaust, VRSF downpipes inbound
E89 35is
G29
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john-e89
- Lifer
- Posts: 11051
- Joined: Tue Feb 10, 2015 10:27 pm
Some cleaned parts.
Ally parts
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M roady...OEM CSL’s, strut brace, Remus back boxes, ZHP
MR2 MK 2
E89 35i project car...mapped 365bhp, M4 stoppers & wheels, KWV3’s, H&R front ARB, M3 front arms, strut brace Eisenmann cat back race exhaust, VRSF downpipes inbound
E89 35is
G29
MR2 MK 2
E89 35i project car...mapped 365bhp, M4 stoppers & wheels, KWV3’s, H&R front ARB, M3 front arms, strut brace Eisenmann cat back race exhaust, VRSF downpipes inbound
E89 35is
G29
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john-e89
- Lifer
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- Joined: Tue Feb 10, 2015 10:27 pm
Some cleaned parts.
Heat shields
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M roady...OEM CSL’s, strut brace, Remus back boxes, ZHP
MR2 MK 2
E89 35i project car...mapped 365bhp, M4 stoppers & wheels, KWV3’s, H&R front ARB, M3 front arms, strut brace Eisenmann cat back race exhaust, VRSF downpipes inbound
E89 35is
G29
MR2 MK 2
E89 35i project car...mapped 365bhp, M4 stoppers & wheels, KWV3’s, H&R front ARB, M3 front arms, strut brace Eisenmann cat back race exhaust, VRSF downpipes inbound
E89 35is
G29
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john-e89
- Lifer
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- Joined: Tue Feb 10, 2015 10:27 pm
Some cleaned parts.
Soda blasted
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M roady...OEM CSL’s, strut brace, Remus back boxes, ZHP
MR2 MK 2
E89 35i project car...mapped 365bhp, M4 stoppers & wheels, KWV3’s, H&R front ARB, M3 front arms, strut brace Eisenmann cat back race exhaust, VRSF downpipes inbound
E89 35is
G29
MR2 MK 2
E89 35i project car...mapped 365bhp, M4 stoppers & wheels, KWV3’s, H&R front ARB, M3 front arms, strut brace Eisenmann cat back race exhaust, VRSF downpipes inbound
E89 35is
G29
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IRD
- Senior Member
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Some cleaned parts.
Wow! That is impressive. What a difference. The cleaned parts look like new. 
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Smartbear
- Lifer
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- Location: a barn in Somerset
Some cleaned parts.
looks great, does the vapour blasting give the metal a type of polished finish? It almost looks like it’s left a coating on it? 
Rob
Rob
e89 Sdrive 20i, plenty of mumbo & good economy-the thinking bears z4
e89 Sdrive 30i, this ones busted, pass me another...
e85 3.0si sold
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john-e89
- Lifer
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Some cleaned parts.
Thank you sir…!
M roady...OEM CSL’s, strut brace, Remus back boxes, ZHP
MR2 MK 2
E89 35i project car...mapped 365bhp, M4 stoppers & wheels, KWV3’s, H&R front ARB, M3 front arms, strut brace Eisenmann cat back race exhaust, VRSF downpipes inbound
E89 35is
G29
MR2 MK 2
E89 35i project car...mapped 365bhp, M4 stoppers & wheels, KWV3’s, H&R front ARB, M3 front arms, strut brace Eisenmann cat back race exhaust, VRSF downpipes inbound
E89 35is
G29
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john-e89
- Lifer
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Some cleaned parts.
Polishing is its job really Rob, it can’t obviously polish to a mirror finish etc, but it brings ally back to as new or a more polished finish as in the pics if that’s what’s required. A couple of the metal parts were soda blasted ready for painting or powder coating but I also ran them through the vapour blaster afterwards to give a shine so they could be spray lacquered if thats the look required.
M roady...OEM CSL’s, strut brace, Remus back boxes, ZHP
MR2 MK 2
E89 35i project car...mapped 365bhp, M4 stoppers & wheels, KWV3’s, H&R front ARB, M3 front arms, strut brace Eisenmann cat back race exhaust, VRSF downpipes inbound
E89 35is
G29
MR2 MK 2
E89 35i project car...mapped 365bhp, M4 stoppers & wheels, KWV3’s, H&R front ARB, M3 front arms, strut brace Eisenmann cat back race exhaust, VRSF downpipes inbound
E89 35is
G29
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Smartbear
- Lifer
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- Joined: Wed Feb 05, 2014 6:54 pm
- Location: a barn in Somerset
Some cleaned parts.
Powder coating, that brings back a few memories - i spent several years working at powder coating factories & used to go home in a right state!john-e89 wrote: ↑Mon Aug 09, 2021 6:15 pmPolishing is its job really Rob, it can’t obviously polish to a mirror finish etc, but it brings ally back to as new or a more polished finish as in the pics if that’s what’s required. A couple of the metal parts were soda blasted ready for painting or powder coating but I also ran them through the vapour blaster afterwards to give a shine so they could be spray lacquered if thats the look required.
Rob
e89 Sdrive 20i, plenty of mumbo & good economy-the thinking bears z4
e89 Sdrive 30i, this ones busted, pass me another...
e85 3.0si sold
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john-e89
- Lifer
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Some cleaned parts.
Yep not too keen on it Rob, prefer painted all day long.Smartbear wrote: ↑Mon Aug 09, 2021 6:39 pmPowder coating, that brings back a few memories - i spent several years working at powder coating factories & used to go home in a right state!john-e89 wrote: ↑Mon Aug 09, 2021 6:15 pmPolishing is its job really Rob, it can’t obviously polish to a mirror finish etc, but it brings ally back to as new or a more polished finish as in the pics if that’s what’s required. A couple of the metal parts were soda blasted ready for painting or powder coating but I also ran them through the vapour blaster afterwards to give a shine so they could be spray lacquered if thats the look required.
Rob
M roady...OEM CSL’s, strut brace, Remus back boxes, ZHP
MR2 MK 2
E89 35i project car...mapped 365bhp, M4 stoppers & wheels, KWV3’s, H&R front ARB, M3 front arms, strut brace Eisenmann cat back race exhaust, VRSF downpipes inbound
E89 35is
G29
MR2 MK 2
E89 35i project car...mapped 365bhp, M4 stoppers & wheels, KWV3’s, H&R front ARB, M3 front arms, strut brace Eisenmann cat back race exhaust, VRSF downpipes inbound
E89 35is
G29
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Smartbear
- Lifer
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- Location: a barn in Somerset
Some cleaned parts.
Same here, the bulk of our work back in the 80’s was spraying extruded aluminium sections for double glazing using automatic reciprocators, which were fast but a bit boring - occasionally we’d get one off jobs/short runs and get to do some hand spraying.
We used to regularly run into the huge ovens to pick work off the floor which had fallen off the jigs
Rob
We used to regularly run into the huge ovens to pick work off the floor which had fallen off the jigs
Rob
e89 Sdrive 20i, plenty of mumbo & good economy-the thinking bears z4
e89 Sdrive 30i, this ones busted, pass me another...
e85 3.0si sold
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BeeEmm
- Senior Member
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Some cleaned parts.
Beautiful job John, absolutely fantastic, but it is a bit concerning that G29 parts look so bad after such a short time. 
I used to have two boys and a girl. Now I have two Men and a Woman.
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Nictrix
- Lifer
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You will need to try laser cleaning next
E89 2014 35i M Sport Black with Black leather
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Mr Tidy
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Some cleaned parts.
Some great results there John.
Coupes because stunning!
Current - Silver Grey MC, Imola Red heated Nappa & carbon trim. Aeros, H & R Coil-overs, 224s, OE Strut brace, Nav, cup-holders, DSP Hi-Fi, pdc, cruise, MFSW, no CDV! E90 330i daily
Gone - Montego Blue
Gone - Ruby Black
Current - Silver Grey MC, Imola Red heated Nappa & carbon trim. Aeros, H & R Coil-overs, 224s, OE Strut brace, Nav, cup-holders, DSP Hi-Fi, pdc, cruise, MFSW, no CDV! E90 330i daily
Gone - Montego Blue
Gone - Ruby Black
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TitanTim
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