Laser rust cleaning technology

I'm thinking this would be great for not only rust removal on things like auto body panels, etc, but also on fine intricate things that need to be cleaned. Small parts cleaning for a restoration project, hardware in the home, clean up fresh welds, prep for paint, copper/brass oxidation removal, wheel cleaning, etc.

It would be nice to have a rust removal service sort of like a jiffy lube, where they would have a couple rows of these lasers de-rust the whole bottom of the car and then hit it with a coat of POR15 from underneath....how much could you charge? $500.? $1000.?

How much does it cost to remove undercarriage rust?

"You can expect to pay about $500 or so to get a permanent rust proofing done at a shop which seems steep, but if this is a new car you're looking at upwards of 10 years of rust protection, which makes the expense more than reasonable." Apr 5, 2020

I have no clue what an acre means, but they advertise this for $200. Not sure if that's the price of the machine and what size machine.

https://www.alibaba.com/product-detail/Fiber-Laser-Cleaning-Machine-Removal-Metal_1600372991381.html?spm=a2700.galleryofferlist.normal_offer.d_title.76ae20c7nfaw57

Another machine for $999. I'm guessing that doesn't include freight.

https://www.alibaba.com/product-detail/100W-pulse-fiber-hand-held-laser_1600233893333.html?spm=a2700.galleryofferlist.normal_offer.d_title.7a1920c773ca8b

Could be a great business idea. I wonder what OSHA would have to say about worker safety?

Well I was envisioning robotic controlled machines with a remote supervisor operator...

....since the bottom of the car is uneven and has an unknown amount of rust, the bottom would be scanned first to map the paths of the lasers who must vary their positions plus or minus from a neutral position, and the car would be on a roller assembly to allow the drive wheels to turn for drive shaft to be evenly treated for balance...and the exhaust pipes might be cleaned but not coated, or have a special coating, and any rubber bushings would be avoided....

Maybe 4 robotic arms working in collaboration

I wonder what OSHA would have to say about worker safety?

Shining a 50W laser at a piece of metal...what could go wrong?

Yes, I agree especially if the material has a stained stainless steel surface..

This video is of an inexpensive very powerful pulsed laser.

It is sold for tattoo removal but the demonstrations in the video suggest it might perform well at things like rust removal and cleaning coatings off surfaces as well.

Odd. Battle of Trafalgar 1805.

Did lateness qualify for funding as an art form?

Apologies. You are correct. It was 200 years after the installation of Nelson's statue in Liverpool's Exchange Flags Square

Apologies accepted. Nelson knew about copper-cladding ships to cut worm attack and weed fouling, so they could blockade for longer and pursue faster. A bronze statue fits.

Maybe the laser will finally match the Sci-Fi.

Battle Android "Yah, Boo! Missed!". Laser Android "Try shaking your head!".

Since the laser "cleans" the rust off the surface, I wonder if there's any damage. Or maybe it leaves a protective oxidation coating that slows/prevents further environmental damage?

What a fantastic video! Thanks for sharing!

Hard to beat dustless car blasting for large jobs...

"The average full-size car takes about 2 hrs to do. Most Dustless Blasters charge around $300/hr. That's only about $500-$700 for a car!"

Is this a water blasting system?

Everything is getting smaller and cheaper.

If the trend continues,eventually everything will be free,so just wait.

eventually everything will be free, but unfortunately by that time everything will also be too small to use.

Next stage:Shrink humans down in size to use less resources,eventually down to bacteria or virus size but with more intelligence---wait a minute...nature has already done that.Viruses and bacteria are always outsmarting us.

TAJSAJ!*

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