Caring for your precious metal
Our services
Wellington, Hutt Valley and nationwide
Vapour blasting
Restore your parts better than new. Vapour blasting (also known as wet blasting, aqua blasting or vapour honing) brings a safe, non-invasive resurfacing of your parts. Using a slurry of glass beads and water, the process gently removes all dirt and grime and delivers a finish that will astound you.
Ultra sonic cleaning
Suitable for smaller and more delicate parts - such as carburettors, ultra-sonic cleaning using a very gentle agitation from bubbles, which remove gummed up and dirty parts.
Laser Cleaning (NEW)
The ultimate in fast, dustless cleaning.
Removes rust, paint, oil & grease, and other contaminants while leaving intact the underlying substrate (metal, plastic, wood etc).
Suitable for auto parts, graffiti removal. and many other needs.
Parts cleaning
Suitable for busy workshops. Outsource your low value work, so you can concentrate on what you trained for.
CRC parts cleaner with bio-remediation.
Also used for cleaning up any dirty parts, before vapour blasting or ultrasonic cleaning.
Auto trades + individuals
Auto trades workshops (up to same day/24 hour turnaround for local customers).
Enthusiasts restoring their favourite project.
Mixed mode (“the Works”)
With 50 – 70 years of crud build up, the whole range of resurfacing and cleaning may be needed – parts cleaning, ultra-sonic, vapour blasting, laser cleaning and even old-school sand blasting. Our focus is giving you the results you need, whatever the mix necessary to achieve this.
Upload your details including photos and details/dimensions of your parts
We’ll send you a quote
You confirm and when we receive your parts we start on your job
Pick up (Hutt Valley)
Drop off (you bring your parts to us)
Courier your parts (and we’ll courier them back when done)
You’ll get an email and invoice when the job is done and your parts are ready
Pay and your parts are delivered
How it works
Payment options
Pay on invoice (commercial auto trades only)
Pay before parts are returned.
Cash or Internet Banking.
Pricing
$50
minimum price
plus courier charges
We figure cost certainty is important to you. So we’ll give you a fixed price, rather than an open-ended price based on all time spent.
Fixed Price
For most jobs, we’ll give you a fixed price, based on an assessment of the likely time spent on the part.
Fixed Range
For multiple parts or complex pieces, we can provide you a fixed range price (Minimum and Maximum).
You’ll be charged actual time spent, but no more than the maximum. If it takes longer we wear that.
Before & After
Get a quote
Complete the form below to get a quote, or you can call us on 027 246 2466 or email info@capc.co.nz
FAQ
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Before sending your parts to us, clean off any major dirt and grease as an extra charge may apply if parts need to be cleaned before we can perform ultra sonic cleaning or vapour blasting.
Remove any studs, seals or bearings you don't want cleaned. If they are left in, we'll assume they are to be cleaned.
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Metal parts, especially cast iron or steel, can be prone to rust up or oxidise after cleaning. Where your part has been vapour blasted, we recommend you clean out oil ways and blow these out with an air compressor (or canned air like CRC Air Duster).
You can keep the condition of your newly cleaned parts by using various products that are easily available at your local supply store. We recommend CRC LanoCote (waterproofing) and CRC Long Life (anti-rust).
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Classic Auto Parts Cleaning was started by motorcycle and classic car enthusiast Alan Davis, after challenges in just finding local suppliers of these services. Alan has been involved in restoration of old metal for four decades, first restoring a 1952 AJS 350 single. His personal vehicles have included: a 1972 Triumph Daytona 500, a Holden Monaro 1969, Ford Fairmont 1972, 1999 Harley-Davidson Fat Boy (with 1550 ci Sputhe motor) and he still owns a 1952 Matchless 3GL, 1974 Triumph Bonneville 750 T140, 1975 Norton Commando 850, a 2006 Harley-Davidson Street Glide and a 1966 Mustang 289 V8.
Alan gets it. Not everyone does. He understands and cares for your classic parts (whether old school or contemporary). He will care for your parts like they were his very own and refurbish them to the highest possible standard, carefully returning them to you ready for their next phase of life.