The Performance Metal Process is a vibratory finishing process. Various media and compounds are used to produce the high luster finish. We have many hours of testing to find the right mix of media and compounds to produce the isotropic finish.
Robert Yates Racing uses
the same process.
Performance Metal was formed to meet the needs of the automotive performance industry. A friend bought some used transmissions that had a little bit of water in them. They had some slight rust, but no pitting. We needed a way to get the rust out of the teeth of the gears. While researching, we discovered other companies doing isotropic finishing. The Isotropic Finishing process would take care of the rust, but we also learned that it would do much more. It reduces friction, and therefore reduces heat. It also improves part surface integrity, wear and fatigue resistance
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The Performance Metal Process is a two step process. The first step is the one that does the work. It takes down the peaks in the metal to produce the isotropic finish. The second step is the burnish, that produces the high gloss shine.
How long does it take?
The picture above shows a typical ground surface at 700x with 90-100 Ra surface value.
The picture above, shown at 1000x, shows the same surface with a surface profile value under 10 Ra.
