THE HOW AND WHY OF SIBLEY ENGINEERING
6366 320th
Street Way
Cannon Falls, Minnesota 55009
Phone: 507.263.5888
Fax: 507.645.8990
email:se@sibleyengineering.com
Core
Business | Primary Business | Spray-on
Coatings | Panels & Painting
Tube Bending | Mechanical
Restoratoin | Accessories & Upgrades
| Complete Vehicle Restoration
OUR CORE BUSINESS
Sibley Engineering, Inc. (SEI) is a business whose core activity
is surface cleaning and surface coatings removal. SEI recognizes the need
in south/central Minnesota for an environmentally friendly cleaning and
stripping process. SEI utilizes an innovative technology developed to
safely clean and strip surface coatings from virtually any surface - including
delicate substrates such as aluminum, kevlar, fiberglass and graphite
composites. This process is called Plastic Media
Blasting, or PMB.
SEI provides dry surface cleaning and coating removal using
this innovative and environmentally friendly safe process referred to
as plastic media blasting. PMB is a process for the rapid removal of buildups
and coatings from almost any product, economically and safely, without
the use of toxic chemical strippers, burn-off systems, sandblasting or
hand/mechanical abrasion methods. This process is especially effective
on thin gauge sheet metal, where the heat generated by the high pressures
used in traditional sandblasting would warp the material.
OUR
PRIMARY MARKETS
PMB, the core business activity of Sibley Engineering, Inc.
has two primary markets. The first is the plastic
molding and plastic mold building industries.
SEI has recognized a need in these industries for an effective way to clean
molds. The mold used to produce plastic parts develop a buildup of residue
from mold releases, lubricating agents, burnt polymers and cooling liquids.
This residue needs to be cleaned periodically to maintain cosmetic and dimensional
requirements. SEI will provide a fast, safe, professional cleaning service
at a known and consistent cost allowing the molder and mold builder to anticipate
their true costs and build them into the quoted price for their product.
The second market SEI addresses is the automotive refinishing
and restoration industry. As explained earlier, PMB is an effective and
economical process to strip finishes from thin gauge automotive body panels.
It does not harm or distort the metal as sandblasting does. The process
yields a smooth, ready-to-paint surface.
Restoration businesses and body shops acknowledge the advantages
of PMB paint stripping but do not typically prefer to have sandblasting
or PMB operations in their facilities. The media is difficult to contain
- presenting a threat to their fine paint finishes. SEI provides a fast,
professional paint stripping service outside of the refinishing facility.
Shop management is better able to control costs and take economical advantages
of available labor.
Sibley Engineering offers a cleaning and
coating removal service for virtually anything that has a surface/substrate
that is harder than the plastic media available to us. SEI provides
a finished product/piece that has a ready-to-paint surface or a specific
finish that the customer and our technicians agree upon. Operations will
begin with the customer delivering the piece to be cleaned or stripped to
our location and finished when the customer picks up the completed items.
As a reasonably priced option, SEI offers weather protected pickup and delivery
service.
Here are some applications that can benefit from SEI's PMB process:
SPRAY-ON
POLYURETHANE COATINGS
SEI offers spray-in polyurethane linings that provide the ultimate
non-skid, all weather, all condition protection for truck beds. It is a
watertight seal that is sprayed onto the vehicle up to 1/4" thick and
resists impact, abrasion, and corrosion. If damaged, the spray-in lining
can be repaired much like repairing a scratch in the vehicles paint. General
scuffing can be fixed with a light topcoat to restore appearance. Major
damage can be patched and blended to make serious gouges disappear. A product
evaluation report in a popular 4x4/Off Road publication reads: "If
you are shopping for a long-term liner, the spray-in products seem to last
the longest. They don't crack, they don't fall out and they are easiest
to repair. We have never heard anyone with a spray-in liner regret their
choice." The polyurethane coating is also an excellent way to cover
repair work in the box area of a truck and can be applied to a marred up
used vehicle to enhance appearance and increase the selling price.
Tough enough for off-road use, spray-on
polyurethane increase the durability of these vehicles and adds years of
protection against corrosive weather conditions including: water, salt,
sand, and mud. The linings contour fit and topical coat over joints
insulates against road vibration and noise. It also covers a multitude of
cosmetic issues due to panel replacement or repair.
SEI has invested in the Scorpion spray lining system. Some potential
applications are:
RESTORATION
PANEL FABRICATION & INSTALLATION
SEI provides sheet metal panel fabrication and installation
for the repair of rusted out body panels. This service is primarily directed
to the 4x4/Off-Road and auto restoration enthusiast. Most older 4x4's,
by virtue of their use, and classic cars, because of their age, fall victim
to body deterioration from rust. SEI has metal forming
and welding equipment to produce and install repair sections at a fraction
of the cost of entire body panels. New replacement panels for many
vehicles are just not available. When having this work done by a body
shop, they are paying hourly rates reflective of highly skilled body &
paint technicians. SEI provides this service at a reasonable price based
on our metal forming and welding skills.
BARE
METAL PROTECTION & PRIMER PAINTING
When protective paint is removed, or new metal is welded into
a body section, some form of immediate rust protection is required. SEI
provides non-toxic water based conversion coatings to inhibit rust and
promote paint adhesion. We also do non-cosmetic primer painting
as an interim rust inhibitor while the item or vehicle undergoes additional
restoration work. SEI distributes and utilizes the POR-15 product line.
This is a complete system for the cleaning, neutralizing, sealing and
prevention of rust. Once POR-15 is properly applied, it hardens to a bendable,
yet hammer-tough coating that seals the surface, covers existing rust
and keeps further rust frmo forming.
TUBE
BENDING, NOTCHING AND WELDING
Tube fabrication and welding are integral parts of off-raod
vehicle building. SEI provides tube bending, notching
and welding fabrication of roll bars, nerf bars, bumpers, miscellaneoues
bars, brackets, cages, and luggage racks. We provide the finished
item and install it on the customers vehicle, or we will cut and bend
component pieces that the customer can assemble and weld themselves.
MECHANICAL
RESTORATION WORK
SEI provides complete engine rebuilds and upgrades, drive
train rebuilds and upgrades, suspension rebuilds and upgrades and chassis
restoration.
ACCESSORIES
& UPGRADES FOR
TRUCK 4X4'S AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES
SEI sells and installs accessories and
performance upgrades for the growing truck, 4x4, and SUV market.
We will install engine performance products, brake system upgrades, suspension
& handling components including shock absorber and suspension lift kits.
We provide and install appearance items as requested.
COMPLETE
VEHICLE RESTORATION
SEI offers complete turnkey vehicle restoration. Many of us
have that vehicle that caught our eye when we were younger, and have always
dreamed of having one of our own. Now it can happen! SEI will work with
you to accomplish the restored vehicle you desire. You can do as much
or as little as you wish, or as you have the skills or tools available
to you. This is truly the opportunity to make this dream really "yours".
A part of you will be in it, just as you dreamed it would always be. We
help you become the proud owner of your dream vehicle.
