Dry Ice

[smiles11]

Agreed. However it’s a lot easier to reproduce 50+ year worn out protection.

[sithot]

Here is a setup at a shop near me. It's around $100,000 all-in to include wiring and plumbing. Serious setup.

Kaeser rotary screw, dryer, air tank, ice box and Cold Jet machine.

No rookies on these because they can do as much damage as they can do good.

[70SATMan]

Further to Tom’s point about monkeys left loose with the toys.. Anyone looked into the possibility of the process causing separation of the undercoating bonds with the sheet metal or microfracturing? I’ve my car completely stripped down and have been considering using this to clean before reapplying black to the appropriate areas.

The undercoating is in great SoCal condition. Having said that I might opt for a good steam clean with degrease instead. Would suck to find out that the dry ice caused cracking in the original finish only to give moisture the opportunity to get a toe hold,,,

[bob joyce]

you have to be careful with steam clean
depending on how hot
and the substrate and finish material (paint)
you could end up with micro paint checking.

[smiles11]

+1

Skilled hands & equipment with variable pressure settings will give optimal results. Jurgen has done hundreds of AC cars & is well versed. There is zero risk of damage with him.

[uai]

Perhaps you want to listen to that
https://open.spotify.com/show/6GDAt7h7Z9xpAoTXA9Q3z
I've learned something and it was quite interesting
"In this episode Randy sits down with veteran BaT Community member Scott Ales to talk about his network of dry ice cleaning providers across the USA called Dryce Nation. They talk about the new equipment and techniques that are being used on BaT listings to help present underbody and engine compartments in impressively clean detail."

[BOYER73S]

Further to Tom’s point about monkeys left loose with the toys.. Anyone looked into the possibility of the process causing separation of the undercoating bonds with the sheet metal or microfracturing? I’ve my car completely stripped down and have been considering using this to clean before reapplying black to the appropriate areas.

The undercoating is in great SoCal condition. Having said that I might opt for a good steam clean with degrease instead. Would suck to find out that the dry ice caused cracking in the original finish only to give moisture the opportunity to get a toe hold,,,

Not in my experience Michael did a serious blast of the bottom of one of my cars 5 years ago and no issues whatsoever.

[brookedale091462]

What was the approximate cost of this service?

[smiles11]

$2500 for underbody & suspension. A little more if you want to do the engine bay. Mine didn’t need it.

[RSTarga]

Are you planning to drive the car or just show it?
If you drive it will return to its former self in a matter of months.