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Walnut blasting in the Raleigh/Durham/Greensboro area?
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01-07-2015, 01:07 PM | #1 |
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Walnut blasting in the Raleigh/Durham/Greensboro area?
Hello, does anyone know a shop that can do walnut blasting for a decent price? And by decent I mean not over $400. Any information would be appreciated. I got a quote for $980 or something like that. I think the walnuts were made of precious metals or something like that. Or perhaps taking off that intake manifold takes 8 hours to complete. Who knows...
I would do it myself but I don't feel like buying the tools for something I will use once every 75k. But perhaps I should if the prices are this ridiculous. |
01-07-2015, 05:55 PM | #2 | |
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Manifold gaskets ~ $40 Walnut shells ~ $1 a pound (need 15-20 lbs) Media blaster ~ $50 from harbor freight Manifold vacuum adapter (optional) ~ $75 Depending on experience, can take 6-8 hrs for the whole job. If I was in the area I'd do it for ya! |
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01-08-2015, 12:05 PM | #3 |
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How about you take a vacation from your permanent vacation and come and help me with it? haha.
I'll definitely look into getting the equipment then. Might have to wait till it gets warmer though. |
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01-08-2015, 01:35 PM | #4 | |
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01-08-2015, 03:17 PM | #5 |
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Call Eurobahn in Greensboro and speak with them. They used to do walnut blasting but now use a new chemical system now that is half price of walnut blasting used to be and just as effective according to the tech i spoke to there. Think he said $150-200 to do it
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01-08-2015, 05:15 PM | #6 | |
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01-09-2015, 10:22 AM | #8 |
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Im honestly not too sure about what its called or what they use, just remember the tech saying that they used to walnut blast but used whatever its called now as it was cheaper, faster and just as effective. Think I will call back up there after lunch and find out more. Kinda moronic to speak about something and not know that much about it.
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01-10-2015, 07:09 PM | #9 |
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His point is chemical isn't as effective. If your wheels hadn't been washed in 5 years, would you trust a spray on wheel cleaner or brush to do a better job cleaning your wheels?
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01-12-2015, 01:44 PM | #10 | |
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I had my motor replaced there. The replacement motor had about 50k on it, so I wanted to see if they could walnut blast it. I just skipped it for now since they don't do walnut blasting and they said the chemical clean doesn't do much. I think Motorsport Connections in Winston does walnut blasting. I didn't speak to a tech about it though, just the service adviser.
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01-13-2015, 09:29 AM | #11 | |
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01-13-2015, 10:41 AM | #12 | |
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I'm at about 55k, so I'm probably due for a walnut blasting sometime in the near future.
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01-17-2015, 06:26 PM | #13 |
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Called Sneed Performance, they wanted 1100-1300 to do walnut blasting Christ, Crown BMW probably charges half that. All the other places Ive called wont touch walnut blasting.
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01-18-2015, 08:15 AM | #14 |
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If you walnut blast to get the hard nasty stuff cleaned up, would it make sense to then do the chemical at some reasonable intervals to keep the hard stuff away?
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01-18-2015, 02:39 PM | #15 | |
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02-17-2015, 06:31 PM | #16 |
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I had mine done at Bimmer Performance Center not too long ago. I think it was under $600 including replacing the oil filter housing gaskets.
http://bimmerperformancecenter.com Although their labor rates seem a bit high for other jobs. I normally do all my own work, but I am looking for someone to install coil overs for cheap... any suggestions there? |
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03-01-2015, 11:29 PM | #17 |
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Do you know if the local shop does the 335 diesel motors as well?
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03-02-2015, 09:59 AM | #18 |
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I called just about every Indy shop around in the Triad and none of them do walnut blasting, the ones that did... well, they want over $1k to do it.
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04-10-2015, 11:49 AM | #19 | |
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04-23-2015, 10:31 AM | #20 |
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There's a place in Goldsboro that does it for 350-400$. I had mine cleaned in February . It's a great shop .
http://www.washtechauto.com/home.html
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06-11-2015, 07:19 AM | #22 |
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That is very good to know. Nice that there's a place in the triad that does it for a decent price now.
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