Detailing With Dry Ice!??

let me guess

where he opens the door and bangs into the unit?
 
It actually does work like sand-blasting. Except that dry ice is a lot softer than sand and the extreme cold is what shocks the dirt off, so i dont think it would damage paint or plastic. The cold could cause damage though if the jet is held static on a surface for too long. The advantage of dry ice "sand" is that it sublimes into the atmosphere and leaves no residue behind.

My concerns would be the fact that it only knocks the dirt off, it doesnt remove it from the car if you're doing the interior, you still have to remove it after. Also releasing copious amounts of CO2 in my work space and the environment isn't something i'd like to do.

And it attracts doors...
 
Just talked to someone from IceTech, their machines are around $20k. You would have to do a lot of car detailing to pay that off.

Think I'll be looking for something cheaper :-)
 
gotta be careful with high concentrations of co2. too much can kill and at the least make you pass out. be sure youre in a well ventilated space. remember apollo 13 :)
 
AeroCleanse said:
I am trying to track some companies down to see how much these bad boys cost. I can see them being amazing for engine detailing.
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Just heard back from This group and this machine is about 6k

Not too bad I guess when you think of how much time this could technically save. Really want to see one in action though first. (in person I mean)
 
For $6k I am far more interested, depending how how much the dry ice costs
 
It looks like it is special dry ice and not just chunks you can buy at the store. Dry Ice is pretty inexpensive if you buy the chunks at the store.
 
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Can you think back just a few years ago before the Internet was introduced and before discussion forum software was introduced?

At the time I'm posting this reply, vBulletin has only been around for about 10 years...


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Where was this thread 2.5 years ago :help:
 
There's only one company that I know of that makes the pellets for these machines. Supposedly makes cleaning bentley/rolls grills a lot easier which is why Paul is interested I'm sure.
 
He smashes the car door into the machine at the 2:05 mark. LMAO! Wonder if the machine can fix that!
 
UK-Matt said:
Paul Dalton's just bought one of them, not cheap.

Best bit about that video is when he opens the door onto the machine!
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haha, I was thinking the same thing. That tells you right there that the guy isn't really a detailer. A detailer wouldn't have let that video out, lol.

I don't know about this machine. I don't see the point. Looks just like using a steam cleaner. I don't get why the dry ice is needed.
 
I have seen the large scale version of this machine at work.
It was being used to clean the big wooden beams in the ceiling of a restaurant that was being cleaned up during a change of ownership.
What I remember most is that all the old smoke and greasy stains just disappeared. And it didn't change the texture of the wood at all. And it didn't disturb the paint finish between the beams.
But I have no idea how this would work on a delicate automotive finish.
It was also pretty expensive. The main reason they used it was no chemical contamination.
And the dry ice came in big flat sheets that were ground up in the machine's hopper.
 
Dry ice is probably one of the best methods to detail the engine of a car as there is no water involved. It's becoming quite popular in germany these days as there is virtually no risk in damaging the engine electronics in modern cars while detailing the engine.
 
Well, after working in a grocery store and seeing blocks of dry ice completely warp metal shopping carts.. i'm not sure i'd want to use that on a vehicle. However, the video shows it working amazing. I just wonder where it all goes? Seems expensive to own though. Very cool technology though!
 
fancyfootwork said:
Well, after working in a grocery store and seeing blocks of dry ice completely warp metal shopping carts.. i'm not sure i'd want to use that on a vehicle. However, the video shows it working amazing. I just wonder where it all goes? Seems expensive to own though. Very cool technology though!
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The dirt would fall off, the dry ice sublimates.
 
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