Hello.
Looking to see if a automated system could be set up to sandblast, prime & paint 16" rims, all exactly alike.
I have no experience with paint but am a maintenance manager for a large taxi company.
I've been given the green light to see if a system is cost effective to set up.
The key is to be able to do this with the tire still mounted. We would like to have this system portable or mobile as we would like to service the other cab companies.
We can buy rims cheap enough but then have to mount and balance the tires.
We can send the rims out but then the turn around time is not controlled and the quality is hit and miss. We pay good shops about $ 40 per rim and hackers about $ 20 per rim.
Is it possible to set up a micro system to do only one rim style to keep costs down? Would this keep costs down as I envision stationary nozzle's without robotics as the size would never change?
Is it possible to turn around a rim in say 1/2 hour, 1 hour or 2 hours?
Would heat be required to make the process faster? Would this be ok with the tires mounted?
Thanks in advance as I have asked alot.
Lawrence
Looking to see if a automated system could be set up to sandblast, prime & paint 16" rims, all exactly alike.
I have no experience with paint but am a maintenance manager for a large taxi company.
I've been given the green light to see if a system is cost effective to set up.
The key is to be able to do this with the tire still mounted. We would like to have this system portable or mobile as we would like to service the other cab companies.
We can buy rims cheap enough but then have to mount and balance the tires.
We can send the rims out but then the turn around time is not controlled and the quality is hit and miss. We pay good shops about $ 40 per rim and hackers about $ 20 per rim.
Is it possible to set up a micro system to do only one rim style to keep costs down? Would this keep costs down as I envision stationary nozzle's without robotics as the size would never change?
Is it possible to turn around a rim in say 1/2 hour, 1 hour or 2 hours?
Would heat be required to make the process faster? Would this be ok with the tires mounted?
Thanks in advance as I have asked alot.
Lawrence