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If imma be real about this ik the legit ones are expensive I know where to find those rn the fakes are still budget friendly and I don’t see nun wrong with buying the cheaper honestly, when I have bands to play with best believe I’ll be on their website replacing them 😂simple
All depends on your location and whether or not you are fine with having it be a used model instead of new. There are a few groups on Facebook that have used models going for around $5-6k for this amount of Wattage, and cheaper for lower models as well. Would check the laser cleaning community Facebook groups to see what’s available.
Good morning, Sorry for the delay as I got a promotion at my place of work and now travel 80% of the time (with a moderate pay increase). The engine is back in the vehicle and running strong and like brand new. We cleaned out the transmission, however it needs new seals as it leaks badly. Additionally, the front windshield and driver side glass is being replaced as we speak and should be ready to go here this week. (Had to find a upholsterer that could help with the headliner as it needed to be removed to access the front glass). Finally, I am currently talking with CPR and getting farbric reserved for the upholstery of the interior to bring her back to her glory days of shine. Overall, should have an update here within a few weeks.
Beautiful, it's stunning at night. I have it's grand grand daughter; a black 1991 Cadillac brougham D'elegance with gold emblems and dark blue interior.
Does anyone know if the bulb can be replaced individually or is it the whole assembly that needs to be replaced? I have a 2020 xt6 with the adaptive headlights and the driver side low beam seems to have gone out.
If you’re doing it with an enclosed area, make sure that you have the proper PPE involved both for your eyes and also respirators. Additionally make sure that there are no fable materials nearby either as it will burn through plastic and the lot very quickly. Further you need to be mindful of where in the shop you are due to the invisible scatter of the beam, so you should be in an area where no one else but the operators can clearly see what’s going on, or have laser curtains to protect the rest of the shop.
So far I haven’t seen any changes or issues. You can take a look at some of the other shorts of the laser clean that I have been doing as well to see. I think the best one will be the torch end that I did as a test, as that got rid off all the rust but left the pitted portions still on the end. Practically just cleaning it. Unfortunately this video is someone else with a lower powered laser that was a bit fast on the application, however in the end it turned out fine and looked brand new at the end of the day.
@@nicholasjohnson6880 optical laser, damage bed surfaces, change roughness. It is imperative to monitor this indicator and double-check everything with a microscope and micrometer. The threaded surfaces are also damaged.
Correct. That and the power could have been turned up as well without issues too. Thats why we purchased our own instead of relying again on this service provider.
It will create a flame the width of the beam if it is pooled, same with massive build ups of grease. Small stains or droplets will only be a small little spark.
I normally like laser cleaning, but this doesn't look like a good application. The PPE for this would be a nightmare between the stray laser light concerns and the smoke and metal its throwing into the air. I'm not sure what method I would try if this was me, but laser wouldn't be ot.
Aye. The operator of this one and the wattage were not our cup of tea. (Don’t get me wrong, the end result was still nice, but it could have been done quicker if it was properly done.) that’s why we purchased our own and do it personally.
To bad someone doesnt just invent a steam cleaner to get all that grease off there this looks like a lot of nonsense just so they can say i had it lazer cleaned with there chest pushed out its just stupid
It would have to be flashed through the dealer SMS to have it activated. So far, no supplement or bulletin has gone out giving anyone the ability to activate it yet.
Depends on how much power you want, which brand you go for, and what type of laser they are interested in. All goes into what industry you want to focus on.
@traviscole7069 That’s a tough call, I would suggest trying to rent one if it’s a one and done thing. These are very expensive machines even at the lower level models due to the complexity of the internals. For big projects like a full truck, I would at least recommend a CW 500 watt model, but as mentioned before he more than likely would lose money going the buy outright route. Check to see if there is a laser service or at least a company you can rent a machine from.
