Frequently Asked Questions

Reconditioning with vapour blasting can return parts to a factory-level finish at a fraction of the cost and time of sourcing new, especially for hard-to-find components.

Remove heavy grease and contaminants. Also remove roller bearings, balls/needles, gaskets and O-rings before sending. (Draining oil is covered under “Preparation before cleaning”.)

Failure to remove Grease, Oil, and contaminants will result in a surcharge levy. Please ensure parts are cleaned of all contaminants prior to work commencing.

We primarily use glass beads or ceramic beads depending on the required finish (as agreed before we start).

Vapour blasting is a less abrasive, water-assisted process. The water + media slurry in a pressurised jet stream cleans, refines and seals the metal, making it ideal for softer metals and precision finishes.

A gentle, non-destructive surface prep method (also known as wet blasting, liquid honing or slurry blasting) that uses high-pressure water with glass beads, or a wet slurry with high-pressure air, to clean and restore surfaces while helping seal the finish and resist further staining or oxidation.

Aluminium, cast iron, mild steel, stainless steel, brass, chrome, carbon fibre, plastics, Perspex, rubber, wood, GRP/fibreglass, glazed/ceramic tiles, glass, masonry/stone (granite, marble, limestone), stained glass, urethane and wrought iron.

The method is considered more gentle than sandblasting. However, cleaning is done entirely at your own risk. The service provider cannot take responsibility for damage to your parts, including but not limited to bearings, moving parts, rubber, silicon, gaskets, and glass or water getting into places where they should not go.

You must ensure that oil is drained out of all parts; otherwise, it will contaminate the cleaning systems. Furthermore, glass particles will clog bearings and moving parts, so if you intend on re-using them, it is better to remove your bearings. The service provider cannot provide materials or labour to cover any holes, channels, or bearings.

Failure to remove Grease, Oil and contaminants will result in a surcharge levy. Please ensure parts are cleaned of all contaminats prior to work commencing

• Assumption of Risk: cleaning, despite the process being gentle, is “done entirely at your own risk”.
• Exclusion of Responsibility for Damage: “We cannot take responsibility for damage to your parts”.
• Specific Excluded Components: includes but not limited to “bearings, moving parts, rubber, silicon, gaskets, and glass or water getting into places where you don’t want glass bead and water to go”.
• Customer Responsibility for Preparation: “We will not be able to provide materials or labour to cover any holes, channels, or bearings”.
• Warning Regarding Contamination: “Ensure oil is drained out of all parts; otherwise it will contaminate our systems with oil”.
• Warning Regarding Media Contamination: “Glass particles will clog your bearings and moving parts… if you intend on re-using them, it’s better to remove your bearings”.
• Customer Responsibility After Cleaning: “Thoroughly inspect your parts prior to re-assembly and remove any water/glass media that is left behind before you do anything”.
• Cleaning Limitation: while we try our best, “some hard-to-reach areas may not get adequately cleaned”.

You must thoroughly inspect your parts prior to re-assembly and remove any water/glass media that is left behind. You should also paint the parts or add a protective coat as soon as possible, or use a product like Corrosion Block or ACF-50.

No, however products such as ACF-50 forms an “Active” ultra thin, clear film that kills existing corrosion cells and protects your parts against new corrosion forming. ACF-50 chemically treats metal using advanced polar bonding technology. It forms a “hydrophobic” film as it removes moisture from the metal surface.

Available online from:
• Takealot
• Bobshop.co.za

Cleaning time varies by part condition and complexity. We can provide a fixed quotation, but the physical parts must be on site so we can confirm the correct price before proceeding.