VEHICLES - Preparation work for Shotblasting and Powder Coating - 'Vehicle Restoration'...

Vehicles

Preparation work for 'Vehicle Restoration'...

Suspension parts, wheels, interior items, again all parts are subject to our preparation and high quality finishing. For moving parts and or parts that are subject to stone chips we would recommend Plascoat®, this finish is very flexible and resistant not only to stone chipping it also has very good properties against most oil base fluids and chemicals.

Repair work
General repair work can be carried out in-house or if it requires work that is out of our skill range for instance structural welding then it is taken to a local highly skilled engineering company.

Wheel refurbishment
Here at Maldon Shot Blasting we carry out refurbishment on alloy or steel wheels from just a colour change to scuff repairs.

All work is carried out in-house.

Please note, tyres should be removed before we receive them. However, we do offer a removal & refit service in balancing & new valves fitted.

Wheels go through the process of
Every surface of the wheel is refurbished Inc the inner rim.

1. Chemically stripped
2. Bead or blast cleaned.
3. Checked for any cracks and damage.
4. Repair if required (at extra cost).
5. 60% Zinc primer or self-healing coat applied on all surfaces
6. Finish coat in any stock colour on all surfaces.
7. Tyre removal & refitting. (At extra cost).
8. 5 year anti corrosion warrantee.

Collection & Delivery service across the UK. At cost.
Size is not a problem we carry out work on lorry & large tractor wheels too.

Pitfalls you should be aware of;

There are Wheel refurbishes that offer outstanding work and value for money and others that don’t really make the grade, with this in mind, you really should ask how they go about there work and what guarantee they offer.

For instance, I have come across companies offering this service that only refurbish the wheel face, not removing the tyres or valves and will charge around £45.00 each. Furthermore, they will make further charges for blast cleaning.

Others in mobile vans, again a quick rub down with wet and dry media and then wet paint the face without removing the tyre does not make the grade and again charges are around £45.00 to be honest they will not last much more than a year.

Our mind set is to carry out the work and it should be and to make a fair and reasonable charge and by carrying out the work in this way we can offer you up to a 5 year guarantee on corrosion or paint lift.

There is however in some cases problems that arise with powder coating alloy parts, further information can be found be following this link.

Lacquered Finishes
Under normal circumstances lacquer is not necessary when a high quality powder is used, in-fact it can have the following affects on some colours if a standard polyester finish is used. It can dull most silver finishes to a grey; it may crack or craze and also in some cases lift. We have overcome this problem by using a formulation of special powders to our specification.

Chrome Finishes
Some are now promoting Chrome silver powders that look brilliant but beware the very nature of the make up off this product is a very soft finish and marks even by rubbing it with a finger; it also hates U.V light and will turn grey within months unless protected by our special lacquer finish.

Safety First
If a wheel has been damaged and looks as though it is beyond repair then it probably is. It’s okay to carry out minor repairs such as kerb damage or slight chips etc; but please be aware that a repair after heavy impact damage is not recommended for your safety and that of others. Often hair line cracks or a weakness may be hidden.
Safety is paramount. Death and destruction is not an option in our opinion.

Please feel free on collection to check the quality of our work before you take it and if you are not happy we will be pleased to rework the parts and return them to you at our cost.

We have a lot of experience with motorcycles and car parts so you can be sure that the shotblasting and powder coating work is carried out to the highest standards.

Let us do all the prep, that way we are responsible for the final job. Don't trust your bike parts to someone that is going to put them with a batch of commercial work as the chances are no attention to detail will be carried out.

Shotblasted and Powder Coated Motorcycle Frames which now also include our 'Chrome Effect Powder Coat' Finish...