Engine shot blasting - who does this?

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

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/UcsSearchAct...Results=&ssm=1

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.

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.

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