Aerotech Manufacturing - Blasting - Arlington, Washington

john S.

I've had six sets of wheels blasted here for painting or powder coating, and they've always done a super job, with quick turn around... Five stars for these guys...

John

Kenneth was a great guy to deal with. Good communication. Had a set of 4Runner wheels powder coated at his shop. Turnaround was less than a week and price was cheaper then a lot of shops around here. Would def recommend!

Thomas D.

Negative stars if I could... I wanted to share my very bad experience with this business.

I had a set of four wheels dropped off for them to sandblast. When I first spoke to Ken over the phone for a quote, I specifically ask "How much to media blast a set of four brand new 20 inch wheels and have it ready for powder coating at another shop?" His response was "I can do them for $200."

Then when it came time to pick them up, the same Ken then said the quote was for each wheel and claims he never said it was for all of them. He insisted that they had put 4.5 hours into this job and proceeded to charge me $655.20. Now even if I misheard (which I know I didn’t because I wrote it down)... are they telling me their quote for simply sandblasting a set of four wheels is $800?!!! That is insane!!! Why would I agree to that? Why would anyone The wheels are nothing special; they are brand new, lightly painted, split 5 spoke wheels… not chrome, not powder coated or anything crazy. They did not need any repairs or removing any wheel weights or anything like that. Every other place I called quoted me about an hour labor to sand blast all four wheels! Which works out to be around $200 or less depending on shop rates.

I made the mistake of being too trustworthy and not getting anything in writing before work was done. When I asked to speak to the owner, I had the displeasure of speaking to the owner’s wife, Lynee… which accomplished nothing to resolve our dispute. She even tried to bribe me by offering a small “discount” in exchange for not posting negative reviews online… no thanks.

I hope this serves as a warning for everyone to stay away… or at least use them at your own risk. Everyone’s experience with them can be different. You may have the best experience with them… but there is no doubt I was “selected” for their “special” rate.

David M.

Brought a bike frame to Aerotech Manufacturing. Obviously a smaller job, but I had a great experience. The staff was friendly and the job they did was great. Even offered post sand blasting paint advice. Only thing was that the office was hard to find at first. Other than that I will be returning in the future for other jobs.

Bret H.

I can't say enough good things about Ken and my experience working with him to have my classic car sandblasted. Ken was very thoughtful, communicative, and helpful every step of the way. The guys did a great job blasting my car and followed what I asked to the letter. If you want to work with a great company on your classic - look no further than Ken and his team. Also, it helps to well prepared and very detailed on what you want them do to, I was and they did it perfectly.

m00n5truck

I dropped of my rims and was told they would be done in 2 days and I would get a call. They ended up getting done over a week later and I had to call multiple times to check and make sure they were getting done. I got a discount for the time it took, however when I took them to get powder coated, I was told the spokes needed to be re sanded because of the bad quality of sanding. Not only did they take their time with their own job, but made it harder on someone who shouldn't have had to correct sanding. Would not recommend, even with the discount to make it somewhat better.

Chaser ?. M.

Good dudes. Helpful. They helped with my project.

Marty G.

I use this business a few times a year to media blast bike parts, wheels/rims, motorcycle parts in prep for all my powder coating and restoration I do. They are by far the best in the business. I've gone to a few other local shops who charge way too much, don't do a thorough job and also takes way too long. These guys are upfront about the time it takes and usually get it done earlier than quoted. Not always but most of the time. And they are spot on with the fees/charges. It saves me time, as I have Blast equipment, but they do a way better job. Thank for all you do alternative blasters!!