Media blasting in the midlands?

Aidan_M_M · 29-11-2013 2:25pm #1

Ho all, have decided its time to bare metal my mk1 Golf, and was looking for recommendations of where to get it blasted , ideally in the midlands?
Thanks.

Bigus · 29-11-2013 6:15pm

I thought you were looking for somebody to slag Joe Duffy, Media blasting.

Aidan_M_M · 29-11-2013 7:51pm

That'd be too easy!

sogood · 29-11-2013 8:39pm

Probably not a lot of help, but I vaguely remember passing by an outfit that refurbs alloys, between Birr and Banagher. They would "sand" blast wheels, so............ Maybe a google will throw up something?

MidlandsM · 06-12-2013 3:32pm

sogood wrote: »

Probably not a lot of help, but I vaguely remember passing by an outfit that refurbs alloys, between Birr and Banagher. They would "sand" blast wheels, so............ Maybe a google will throw up something?

feck, don't sand blast a car body what ever you do.

OK, Ask your local panel beater, they'll know who will do media blasting in their area.

sogood · 06-12-2013 5:59pm

MidlandsM wrote: »

feck, don't sand blast a car body what ever you do.

OK, Ask your local panel beater, they'll know who will do media blasting in their area.

I agree and that's why I put the word "sand" in inverted commas. It's a generic term and I'd be very surprised if anybody actually uses sand to clean metal etc. I've heard of soda, crushed walnut shells and whatever else being used, but a valid point nonetheless. Apologies for any misunderstanding.

PanhardPL · 06-12-2013 7:23pm

A sample of Soda Blasting that was done in Limerick, www.surfacecleaningsolutions.com

Aidan_M_M · 11-12-2013 9:45am

I've booked it with a German car specialist on the Kildare Carlow border.

sogood · 11-12-2013 2:02pm

Glad to see you got sorted, don't forget the pics!!

macattack177 · 24-05-2014 7:03pm

Aidan_M_M wrote: »

I've booked it with a German car specialist on the Kildare Carlow border.

Hey, how much did it cost, was it the complete car, door etc, and did they prime if after, how long did thet take
thanks.

hi5 · 24-05-2014 7:32pm

Pictures like that are not going to tell you if the panels are warped or not and that's where most of the skill lies with media blasting.

phelixoflaherty · 24-05-2014 7:37pm

Just an idea but a friend was looking for such a place years ago to blast something small.
He ended up trying a place that did headstones and they did it for him

Aidan_M_M · 25-05-2014 10:59pm

Brian Kinsella . Outside Castledermot/Athy did my Mk1 Golf . Delighted with the results , took him about 2 weeks . Lovely fella , a genuine diehard enthusiast , only does auto restoration work , no plant or machinery or headstone style work , uses crushed glass. Does a lot of aircooled VW vans . He prices every car fairly , I left him a bare shell , with 95% of the underseal stripped off , and all the panels loose .
It came back to me with no damage from blasting and in a coat of primer.

Media blasting in the midlands?

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