Dry Ice cleaning

[mjablonskisa]

Im looking for a reputable shop who can Dry Ice clean my 997.

Ideally around London area, but willing to travel out also.

Thank you

[Discombobulate]

mjablonskisa said:

Im looking for a reputable shop who can Dry Ice clean my 997.

Ideally around London area, but willing to travel out also.

Thank you

If it's anything like ours it won't need it. Despite having done 67K over country lanes and roads over 14 years the underside of out 997, excluding fasteners and cross members, looked like new when we removed all the under trays and arch liners. Just a quick jet wash was all that was required. Gave everything a coat of Bilt Hamber UC then buttoned it back up for another 14 years.

Edited to add: ah, looks like the latest detailing thing so ignore me.

Edited by Discombobulate on Monday 12th June 21:02

[CDR]

Topaz in Park Royal and if you are prepared to travel outside of London Jtek in Towbridge offer dry ice cleaning. The videos on the Jtek website certainly look impressive.

[Armitage.Shanks]

Try this guy he seems to know what he's doing. https://www.instagram.com/theblastsmith/?hl=en

[mjablonskisa]

Yes, already contacted him. JTEK Auto has also excellent reviews...

[mjablonskisa]

Interesting observation...

Guys like Topaz, JTEK Auto and others, are almost 3.5x the price of Blast Smith AND take 4-5 days...whereas he says 1 day is sufficient. I was expecting some price differences...but it seems the big shops are are really pricey.

[Boardingnath]

Let us know what the outcome is as this is something I’ve been considering

[mjablonskisa]

Will do. Have decided on Blast Smith

[55palfers]

What about all the unnecessary CO2 released to atmosphere............

[GT4P]

Never heard of this, how does it work? What does it achieve?

[scrounger73]

GT4P said:

Never heard of this, how does it work? What does it achieve?

YouTube is your friend.

[Discombobulate]

55palfers said:

What about all the unnecessary CO2 released to atmosphere............

Depends on use but around 20kg per hour!
That said, it is not burning a carbon store that is millions/thousands/tens of years old so technically not new CO2. However it is a by-product of industrial processes that may involve this, and which may be sequestered in other ways if not flogged off as dry ice and made someone else’s emission.

[FrancisA]

mjablonskisa said:

Will do. Have decided on Blast Smith

Hi - did you get the job done by Blast Smith and if so how much was it for the dry icing and underseal protector (I am assuming that was on the cards). Also what Porsche was the job done for?

[pethedxx]

Let's not forget you get what you pay for. Jtek offer a 1 day blasting service but stress that it will not be a total clean, perhaps 65% clean. At least a 2 further days are needed to get to all that dirt and grime in the intricate areas.

Then there's the machine they use. All machines are not equal and Jtek claim to use the safest machine available. You pay your money and take your choice.