Dry Ice and Fogging??????

[DetailKitty]

Ok, I am not doing this, but I saw a guy on his detailing site use dry ice to have fog "roll down" a panel of a vehicle he was working on.... um, what the ef??????

What is the purpose of this?

:confused:

[Setec Astronomy]

For a dramatic picture?

[allenk4]

I have read an article about working on self-healing paint that used refrigerated compounds and ice to cool the panel. The idea being that the lower temps do not allow the self-healing function to happen and allow for accurate polishing of the paint.

Found the Thread:
Black 2014 Nissan GT-R - Compound and Polish on "Scratch Shield" (http://www.meguiarsonline.com/forums/showthread.php?61281-Black-2014-Nissan-GT-R-Compound-and-Polish-on-quot-Scratch-Shield-quot)


PolarJet:

[ame="http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=5dfMgxBHZ9g"]Polarjet 600 Trailer Master - YouTube[/video]

[2.ooohhh]

I've used dry ice to remove sound deadening from panels but not yet found a use for it detailing.

[DetailKitty]

Here's an image:
Apparently it's called a Polar Jet?

http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/nn121/KittyMini_photos/Misc/Detailing/10504790_705459389502776_5284316088882896042_o_zps 37d9f068.jpg (http://s303.photobucket.com/user/KittyMini_photos/media/Misc/Detailing/10504790_705459389502776_5284316088882896042_o_zps 37d9f068.jpg.html)

[HUMP DIESEL]

Paul Dalton uses dry ice injected to clean interiors and other areas. It is almost like medium blasting except it does not hurt the paint.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQ5Rsz4oveE

Here he is cleaning an engine with it.

HUMP

[Setec Astronomy]

Oh, that's a dry ice blasting system for cleaning.

[HUMP DIESEL]

DetailKitty, you beat me to it. You can go on the Polarjet site and it actually shows the smaller version is designed for vehicles.

HUMP

[allenk4]

Apparently it is very effective and paint safe.

The principle of sublimation works to "explode" dirt and grime off of surfaces.

The engine cleaning video is particularly interesting.

The system is expensive and requires dry ice for operation.

[DetailKitty]

Holy crap I want one of these!!!!!!!!

It's like I just watched porn :drool::drool::drool:

[Setec Astronomy]

Paul Dalton uses dry ice injected to clean interiors and other areas.

IIRC when this became known some years ago, there was interest in the community in using it, except the hardware costs $5,000 or something like that.

[runrun411]

Holy crap I want one of these!!!!!!!!

It's like I just watched porn :drool::drool::drool:

LOL

Im the MANIm the MANIm the MAN

Yup, your a detailer.

[allenk4]

Explanation of how it works:

Technology (http://www.polarjet.com/index.php/technology)

[allenk4]

IIRC when this became known some years ago, there was interest in the community in using it, except the hardware costs $5,000 or something like that.

Their website indicates that they are available for rental, but that may just be in Europe

I think I will stick with APC and Steam

[damaged442]

Weird. I have used dry ice for years, and not once did I say to myself, "Hey, I should try cleaning with this stuff!" Interesting, to say the least!