The demand for Vapour and Soda Blasting services

[Ronart boy]

As a vintage bike owner with vapour and soda blasting experience, I am considering a business offering a high quality bike and parts cleaning service using vapour and soda blasting and maybe adding ultra sonic cleaning if there is a demand.

Has anyone had experience of these services?

Would anyone consider using any of these services to assist them in their restorations etc?

Is there sufficient demand for these services?

Is there a demand for any other services that I should consider offering instead of or alongside the blasting / cleaning ie powder coating?

Being located in the UK do you think there is a more international demand or would postage create a problem?

As a fellow bike enthusiast you opinion’s matter to me, thanks in advance

Howard

[Rex]

I looked into getting a set of Velo cases and rocker boxes vapour blasted recently. I chose someone quite close to home and who said (on his web-site) that he specialised in classic car and bike parts cleaning. When I asked him for a rough estimate he said £150-200 which I found astounding.
He said that it wasn't dear, that was the going rate for the job, and if I could get it cheaper somewhere then good luck and go forth and multiply.

Not really that expensive, is it? Cleaning cases, like stripping paint from frames, is one of those jobs I'd happily pay someone else to do every time, if they were reasonably priced.

[Stephen Foster]

Whereabouts are You based Howard ?

[R]

Places that do (car) gearbox overhauls commonly have vapour blasting services.
Or somewhere where they take them to.

If the parts have been thoroughly degreased before presenting them, prices could be very economical, unless quite corroded. They do charge by the minute, it seems....

[Ronart boy]

Thanks for passing on your thoughts. I will take all of them on board and let you know when the businesss is up and running. I am based near York

[markbubble]

near york be good as im only in hull so depends on what services your offering,there is a vapour blasters in hull as well as an auto blaster but dont think eiter do soda blasting!