Engine shot blasting - who does this?

[suzuki madboy]

just wondering if anyone knows of a company thats does engine shot blasting... looking into the world of Sv rebuild and changing a few things. but i definitely want the engine looking in mint condition.
Im up in the Northwest area... Bolton.

cheers guys :)

[maviczap]

Better to get it vapour blasted, less harsh and no bits to get sucked into the engine, then just paint the engine with good old PJ1 engine paint

[suzuki madboy]

ahhh vapour blasting... and is there anyone around that does this

[maviczap]

There's few companies that do blast cleaning in your area. Pick one that does soda blasting, as I think that is the best for engine cleaning for what I've read

http://www.yell.com/ucs/UcsSearchAction.do?keywords=vopour+blasting+servic es&location=Bolton%2C+Lancashire&scrambleSeed=85488872&searchType=&M=&bandedclarifyResults=&ssm=1

[Lozzo]

My mate Richard Blackburn (his sister is one of my closest friends) and his missus Justine have a company that specialises in vapour blasting bike parts. Rich also restores old British stuff and specialises in Scott motorcycles. Here's his details:

NORTH EAST CLASSICS LTD
UNIT 10B
DABBLE DUCK INDUSTRIAL ESTATE
SHILDON
COUNTY DURHAM
ENGLAND
DL4 2RA

http://www.nevb.co.uk/index.php

Telephone: +44 (0)1388 772127
Mobile: +44 (0) 7814 686446

Richard's company was recently featured in Practical Sportsbike in an article about a Yamaha RD500LC he'd restored for a customer.

[StewartR]

Clean, clean and clean again once you've had anything vapour blasted. I had the motor on my Katana done and it looked this biz but every blind hole was clogged with abrasive so blank everything you can. If this company will do a post blast clean then I'd take it.

Anyone in the South looking for a vapour blaster could do worse than trying RD Cox in Reading.

[Lozzo]

As I said, Richard and Justine specialise in bike parts, they understand the importance of getting everything spotlessly clean before a rebuild can be carried out. Richards main work is restoring really old Scott 2-strokes - you wouldn't believe just how complex that job is, and the scarcity of parts means you simply can't afford to get it wrong