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You should've tested the Harbor Freight pneumatic engine cleaning gun. It is basically a sandblaster except instead of sand, it sprays whatever cleaning liquid you choose. (I use Sams Club degreaser) It gets similar results to pressure washer, but uses far less liquid so that it is safe around car electronics. You can also turn off the liquid and transform it into a compressed air gun to dry off parts.
This is good for the tight areas for sure. For the large areas or any plastic covered engines, I'd just use a foaming degreaser, some brushes, and then rinse.
I've used brake cleaner through one of those before, back when I worked as oil change tech. Great way to clean up an engine bay that someone double o-ringed.
We use that gold underseal on almost all our cars where I live (island, always close proximity to salt water). It protects against rust and corrosion for about 10 years once applied. It's called Dinitrol. Notice how all the metal was in amazing condition after they sprayed it off with the dry ice, so should be a good indicator to re-do the spray :)
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Ngl a novice welder won't notice the quality of a machine besides convenient features and reliability.. and honestly as long as that hoe is consistent you should be able to lay down a good bead no matter what.. in my opinion ofc, but who tf cares :/
Just wanna say for those of us that can’t afford the $50,000 dry ice gun or don’t want to spend $500 every time you get a cleaning, a decent pressure washer is worth it’s weight in gold.
The dry ice blaster allows you to clean ALL surfaces without worry of damaging fragile parts or introducing water into engine components unlike a decent pressure washer.
@@dryiceblaster sold! I'm going to go buy one right now! The point is it's unaffordable, and for the same price as having someone clean your engine bay you could buy a really decent pressure washer, which can be invaluable for home DIY.
We have that exact dry ice machine at my work. A big part of the reason they charge so much per hour is the cost of the dry ice. With the bigger nozzle, you go through over a hundred pounds an hour and the ice isn't cheap. Someone else mentioned that it looks slow and yes, it's super slow. We use it for cleaning industrial sized roasters that get a bunch of oil and grease burned on and it can take minutes to clean a 1 foot square if it's built up, even with the big nozzle. Insanely loud, too. It blasts out at like 100psi. Fun to use, though.
Dry ice is amazing. Two or three times a year we do a full clean on massive printing presses. Strong cleaners are a nogo on all the sensitive parts, wiring, plus we can't risk it getting into the oil/bearings/water. And with cakes on dried ink covered in commercial uv coatings, nothing short of a chisel and EZ off even makes a dent into it... but dry ice just blasts it away. No parts are hurt, just chunks of ink to sweep away when done. ITS AMAZING and fun just to see it all blasted off. We use a much bigger commercial machine tho, it's insanely loud -> sounds like a big air line blowing off a commercial compressor a few times a second.
Not to mention many industrial companies are looking to reduce their carbon footprint by removing chemicals, water, and other accessories needed to clean that end up in landfills (wire brushes and rags...we're looking at you!) Since dry ice is made from recycled CO2 it is environmentally sustainable and helping industrial companies achieve massive amounts of reduction in the carbon output. Sure, a can of chemicals may be "cheap" but when you factor in everything that goes into the production, transportation, and recycling of the chemicals and/or waste water it adds up quickly! Glad to hear you enjoy using a dry ice blaster!
Work in a weld factory and we use dry ice to clean spatter off the jigs regularly. It is posable to burn through wires and plastic components if you're not careful. For paint, if there are chips, cracks or bad adhesion, the dry ice will peal that paint up.
Yeah that's pretty reasonable. When you compare it to a regular professional detail (probably costing somewhere around a couple hundred bucks), and doing it yourself (will literally never be able to get it that clean), that's not bad for a one-time deal.
R20 did a vehicle for Me. I can't say enough good things about Matt and R20 Motorsports. I realize that this process is more expensive than other alternatives, but you can not compare the results with the other processes. Even the restoration on the old rubber moldings of my truck were incredible. Great video!
It works on an adiabatic expansion if I'm correct. The nozzle can't be too big for it to be effective. Pressure is also inversely proportional to nozzle area, making it bigger would be counterproductive
for some of the larger flat surfaces they had a wider nozzle. I am not defending them. If I took my car I would negotiate a total price for the specific car and a pick up date. I don't care if it takes them 30 minutes or 5 hours.
@@aquaphoenixx that's not how it works. If it takes them 5 hours, that adds to their overhead and cost of performing the service. So they charge accordingly. Learn a few things about basic business before making dumb comments.
That dry ice thing gives really good results, but it looks quite slow, especially with that small nozzle. It would. take forever to do the whole underbody.
i’ve worked dry ice blasting in the oil field/industrial places like a wood pulp mill and there is so many different fittings and sizes of hose… they could easily get a bigger nozzle and chew through more dry ice and do it quicker. but time is money so ofc a company like this will use small nozzles and take hours
Don't forget to account for the time it takes to disassemble and reassemble parts for cleaning with traditional methods! With dry ice blasting, you won't have to go to those lengths, especially to get into tight areas.
In Pennsylvania rust is very common, you should do a video on rust preventative measures I do undercoating for the company I work for and we use a wax base product that never dries it would be nice to see different types of products and see how well they hold up
We have that dry ice machine at work, for blasting buildup out of curing oven piping. The milwrights especially like it for blasting adhesive residue off of sanding drums since it freezes and chips the glue off - no scrubbing with nasty solvents.
Sarah-n-Tuned did a video a couple weeks ago in which she dry ice blasted the undercarriage of her 1983 Audi Ur Quattro. It looked brand new afterward. The video's really thorough and informative. You can rent these machines, but I have no idea how much that is. The one company that does rentals near me doesn't have pricing info on their website, just a number to call for inquiries.
Theres a guy on youtube has a channel dedicated to detail cleaning with dry ice blasters. His work is mesmerizing to watch and the kind of cars he gets there are just top notch. I am detailing i think is the name.
If it's dirty you'd probably reapply some sort of clear coat to protect it afterwards, which shouldn't be too expensive if you're already paying to clean it afterwards
That undercoating was looking pretty worn out. Best to strip it all back and reapply. Not to mention, there are better products on the market now than there were back in the 1980s.
Glad to hear you had an awesome experience with dry ice blasting! A lot has changed within the technology of our machines since 2000. For instance, this particular machine offers the ability to select your dry ice particle size anywhere from 0.3mm for delicate surfaces to 3.0mm for more stubborn contaminants.
@@poiu477 yeah by ripping off other companies work who have to raise the price of their product because of all the RND involved with inventing a product as complex as this one. China is notorious for not following laws around patents. This has cause many companies to go out of business due to loss of sales.
@@TurkeyOW Yes because communism is the future, information should be free, and IP is an abomination and holds society back in exchange for imaginary money points.
@@poiu477 we hold over 250 patents worldwide. Our machines are actually intended for the working people of the world as they were first introduced for industrial cleaning processes. It just so happens that automotive detailers have seen more benefit in dry ice blasting than any other method. We've had plenty of customers come to us after using other brands because the results of other brands just weren't as good.
But with dry ice does the vehicle have be at certain temperature and does it cause any swelling or cracking of components such as older bolts bushings etc.
No. Obviously, with older plastics there's always a chance of damage with any physical cleaning method. Old plastic is brittle. Still, I wouldn't expect it to damage anything.
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Awesome we just got one of these machines at work for cleaning sealant out of the inside of fuel tanks on large aircraft! I am excited to try it and see how well it works!!
@@dryiceblaster yup we have supplied air masks we use and supplied air to the tank and powered vent to pull the fumes out of the tank. As jet fuel fumes will also displace oxygen in the tanks
We use a dry ice blaster at toyo but ours is like this thing’s grandad. Sounds like a tornado from a 100 yards out and is A LOT stronger. We clean adhesive machines with it.
What happens to the dirt particles that get blasted off with the dry ice? Is there a vacuum nearby or does the engine bay get a shot of compressed air and vacuum afterwards?
Most people looking to remove the cosmoline and expose the metal are doing so on cars that are stored in garages and taken to car shows, not their every day driver.
@@dryiceblaster That sounds about right. But I think once cleaned and a lanolin-based preventive applied, would make a big difference over time. I also think it would be good because it might expose an area just starting to rust, but with all the grime built up, one would not see it and be able to neutralize it.
While you guys did the underside my mind kept screaming: RUST ME!!! Might look ugly, but is there anything preventing rust to those parts in the underside? I ask cuz salty air where I live loooooves everything metal.
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The first part was slightly incorrect. Hydrophilic molecules love water and will attach to the water. Hydrophobic molecules do NOT like water and will then prefer the oil.
we use dry ice to clean tooling in our industrial weld shop. thing will cool down Slagle buildup on tooling so much it practically pops off. fun to do tbh
Thanks for the “I would clean my pop up headlight NSX if I had one comment”. I’m fortunate to finally have one and was thinking on having this service performed……looks so awesome when a car is mint clean underneath
A well known tire manufacturer uses these exact ones for miss cures in the presses. There are also much larger stationary machines that are used to remove the surface rust caused by storage. These things are worth their weight in gold.
There’s a DIY shop near me that had a bunch of lifts and equipment, and something they just recently got is a dry ice blaster. Unless I’m mistaken they don’t charge any more for it than for a lift or flat bay, which is 44/hour Canadian
We had a auto repair shop in Inglewood on Centinela and La Cienega Boulevards where Starbucks is currently. It was a foreign auto repair shop called 20th Century Auto repair. We sold the shop and moved to Oregon. Best deal ever.
Dry ice blasting, it is an abrasive to remove paint and rust, but also for oil, grease, and other grime; it freezes the surface causing contraction and loosening the dirt. Freezing the oil helps remove it, but when all is done, there is no media to clean up. This process is super clean and you just sweep up the paint and dirt when you are done. Sand and glass bead make an enormous mess to clean up.
Used one on machinery at work, dry ice that is. Poked holes in about half the smaller plastic air lines. Older cars with brittle vacuum lines could be iffy
We had a dry ice machine at this place I worked at and it’s amazing how quick and clean it got these dirty grimy machines and cleanup was a lot easier by just sweeping it up. Wish more companies would use dry ice to clean machines.
Cosmoline is also on old Russian guns like the SKS for the same reason. Except on the SKS if you’re lucky enough to get one from an importer it will be an inch thick .
The only thing else to add is, that dirt goes somewhere, doesn't just vanish. Best to curtain off an area to clean whatever you intend to clean, otherwise that dirt is probably settling on something else in your garage/ workshop!
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Minor correction. Degreaser has a Hydrophilic and Oleophilic side. Not Hydrophobic. -philic means "attracted to". -phobic means "repelled by". (roughly) Oleo- is oil/fats. Hydro- is water.
You guys are in LA. Get some LA's Totally Awesome. It's an awesome degreaser. Usually I just spray it on full strength. Then agitate the surface with a parts cleaning brush and rinse it off with water. Usually gets most the first try. A little touch up and you have clean oil free parts. Blow the water off and dry parts in the sun. It works for me and only costs $1.25.
1:30 i know this is off topic but avoid getting kamikoto knifes. they use the cheapest metal for knifes and are pretty much 10$ knifes with massive markup
