Cleaning cast machine housings before overhaul
A repair shop needs to inspect the casting under the paint.
SodaBlast Systems · SBS SYSTEM
In short
A repair shop needs to inspect the casting under the paint. Start with one dismantled housing. Ask the fitter to mark the areas to strip and the machined fits to preserve on a photograph of that part.
What will the fitter inspect?
Strip a test patch on an outside wall. Inspect the exposed casting with the fitter. If the housing goes on to a paint shop, ask the painter for the required surface profile. Exposing metal for inspection and preparing it for a coating are separate items to quote.
From one casting to a batch
Ribs, recesses and flanges change the time per part. Record masking, blasting and inspection separately. Bring a representative housing to an SB-500 Trailer demonstration. Compare soda and crushed glass on agreed test areas, then price the next batch against the accepted sample.
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Published by SodaBlast Systems Europe, the knowledge hub of the SodaBlast Systems brand, operated by SBS SYSTEM, Łódź, Poland.
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