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Blasting in Brum
iansoady:
The heads on the Arrow had been daubed with some horrible silver paint. I would normally go to Redditch Shot Blasting but they're rammed out so tried this place: http://www.multiabrasive.co.uk/cleaning
Very helpful, turned round in a couple of days, seems an excellent job and only £20. I'd certainly use them again.
timbo:
Excellent Ian. I often think that it must be great to live in the midlands because of all the great engineering places local to you. Is that a thing of the past, or is it still the case?
CrazyFrog:
I can also recommend Bourne powder coating in Digbeth. Good prices and excellent results!
iansoady:
--- Quote from: timbo on May 18, 2017, 08:41:26 PM ---Excellent Ian. I often think that it must be great to live in the midlands because of all the great engineering places local to you. Is that a thing of the past, or is it still the case?
--- End quote ---
They're still around but can be difficult to track down. I just found that place by googling. It's a scruffy little workshop tucked away behind Matalan which makes it a bit tricky to find.
I'm also having a rebore done by a company called Nametab in Redditch who come highly regarded by other Ariel 2-stroke owners. Lovely workshop with massive old-school machinery. I'll report back when I get the barrels back, probably next week.
I had quite a lot of plating (both chrome and nickel) for the Sunbeam done by another back street place in Balsall Heath - excellent job, although I did hear from someone else that they were disappointed. The good thing is they'll do exhausts (although haven't dared try them with the oily Ariel items) and wheel rims, both of which are usually avoided.
I always like to go to these places and meet the people although the sorry state of the Arrow is beginning to make me doubt my ability to judge.....
iansoady:
Just an update on the blasting folk: I've just taken the Norton's petrol tank plus a spare oil tank and toolbox to have the paint removed. Dropped them off yesterday morning; picked up at 11:00 this morning. Fast or what? And at £25 very reasonable.
The only problem is that it's blown loads of filler out of what originally looked like a very sound tank - now several dents are visible, but fortunately no holes. Very solid metal. So a quick blow over with etch primer and it will be out with the isopon......
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