Dry ice cleaning is defined by experts as a particle spray process that is highly effective in removing stubborn dirt from a wide range of supporting materials. Unsurprisingly, dry ice blasting has recently demonstrated its effectiveness in automotive reconditioning shops and workshops.
This technology is particularly effective when used on delicate and complex surfaces, such as cleaning engine compartments, cleaning vehicle upholstery, and restoring classic automobiles. It accomplishes all of this while leaving no residues such as spray agents, wastewater, or chemical residues.
How does Dry Ice Blasting Technology Work?
The dry ice blasting process consists of three major steps. It achieves its goal through the use of thermal shock, kinetic energy, and sublimation. The process produces no secondary waste because it only removes residues from surfaces.
It is a truly eco-friendly process that is not only effective but also gentle on the surface of your vehicle. Furthermore, dry ice cleaning has been shown to inhibit the growth of spores, fungi, and bacteria.
The dry ice blaster sprays dry ice pellets (a solid form of carbon dioxide) on the surface to be cleaned using compressed air. The impact velocity of the cold jet can sometimes exceed the speed of sound. The contaminated layers become brittle after rapidly cooling, forcing them to be removed from the cleaned surface. The pellets vaporize during the sublimation process, completely eliminating any contamination.
Why use Dry Ice for Cleaning?
Cleaning filthy car parts, engines, and tools is a time-consuming task that produces a lot of dirt. Sandblasting, for example, frequently leaves behind spray agents such as glass granulation and sand behind. This means you'll have to do some additional cleaning after cleaning your vehicle and tools.
This is where dry ice cleaning outperforms all other cleaning methods for vehicle workshops and technicians. Surprisingly, this process has been around since the early 1950s, but it has only recently been adopted by the automotive industry. The fact that this process can be used in all applications where water should never be used is particularly noteworthy.
This is especially true when working with valuable classic cars or delicate car electronics. Dry-ice blasting protects vehicle parts from corrosive chemicals, removes stubborn encrustations without leaving residues, safeguards your mechanical equipment, and avoids potential damage to valuable car electronics caused by cleaning with water.
This method even provides solutions for tasks that could previously only be completed while taking a significant amount of time or were simply impossible to complete. Dry-ice blasting not only cleans inside engines and dashboards perfectly, but it can also remove grease stains and chewing gum from your vehicle.
It can Clean any Area in your Car
Dry ice cleaning can be used in many different areas of your vehicle. Oils, peeling paint, grease, ink, bitumen, wax, resin, rubber residues, varnishes, chewing gum, tar, silicone, and many other dirt coatings can be removed with a dry ice-cleaning machine.
Dry ice blasting has numerous applications in the automotive industry. These are some examples:
- Dry Ice Cleaning on the Body and in the Engine Compartment – These include the electronic components, rubber parts like exhaust brackets, handles, hoses, and seals, as well as the metal parts such as the sealing surfaces, lifting platforms, rims, chassis, tools, thread, and engine.
- Dry Ice Blasting in your Vehicle Interior – Roof liners, floor mats, pedals, dashboards, seats, vents, and armrests are just a few examples of the plastics and fabrics used inside and on the car.
Benefits of our Dry Ice Blasting Services
Unlike other traditional cleaning methods, dry ice cleaning offers numerous advantages that are unrivaled by many. Among them are the following:
- Using a No-Waste Process
Dry ice particles typically evaporate when used by our experts at Vehicle Enhancement Inc during the dry ice vehicle cleaning process. In a nutshell, unlike degreasing formulas used in engine bay detailing or solvents used in cleaning undercarriages, there is no residue left behind after an auto detailing job. Furthermore, for the professionals who detail your SUV, truck, or car, the entire process is odorless.
- Provides Quick Removal of Grime
Dry ice blasting can completely decontaminate and degrease heavily soiled areas of your vehicle, such as the undercarriage. Unlike in the past, our detailing technicians no longer spend many hours or days attempting to remove grime and heavy dirt that has accumulated on your vehicle's engine and exterior mechanics. Instead, our detailing team employs cutting-edge dry ice blasting technology to eliminate the mess with the utmost precision and efficiency, saving everyone time and money.
- Provides Non-Abrasive Cleaning
The term "dry ice blasting" can be misleading at times. This is because dry ice cleaning is one of the most popular non-abrasive cleaning methods in the vehicle detailing industry. Our detailing team at Vehicle Enhancement Inc can adjust the intensity of the spray depending on the area we are cleaning by using top-of-the-line dry ice cleaning equipment.
- Easy to Use and Less Time-Consuming
When using a dry ice blaster machine to clean hidden places, our experts at Vehicle Enhancement Inc do not have to spend time disassembling and reassembling car parts, as they do with other cleaning methodologies and media.
Instead of this time-consuming process, dry ice cleaning allows us to meticulously clean your vehicle. This improves productivity, decreases downtime, and allows you to enjoy your newly detailed vehicle as soon as possible. Furthermore, because the dry ice blaster is operated by a single person, you will save money and manpower.
High-Quality Dry Ice Cleaning Services in Dayton
If you are looking for world-class dry ice cleaning services, you have come to the right place. For years, Vehicle Enhancement Inc has provided auto detailing services to our valued customers in Dayton and the surrounding neighborhoods.
We are leading car detailing specialists with the expertise, experience, and equipment to get the job done right the first time. Visit our Moraine, OH office for superior dry ice cleaning services. You can also get a free quote by calling (937) 296-0328 today.
