Bodywork treatment Simet can claim a wide experience in the treatment of bodyworks within to major fields of use: preparation of RACE CARS restoration of VINTAGE CARS All treatments performed on the bodyworks guarantee their integrity, without altering their geometry , welding and threads. Special care is dedicated to vintage car bodyworks and components so as to
Paint-stripping Our pyrolytic system enables to restore the “raw” condition of the bodyworks, or their parts, by removing any trace of paint, filler, glue, anti-vibration sheets, etc. without altering their geometry, welding and threads. This also prevents DEFORMATIONS of the vehicle as the treatment is performed flame-free, by exploiting exclusively heat and without temperature variations. Pyrolytic
Pickling cars For vintage cars This treatment is carried out after paint-stripping and enables to completely remove rust. Pickling is obtained by plunging the pieces in special chemical baths so as to completely remove rust also from concealed cavities and boxed elements. The final result is qualitatively and aesthetically excellent, the surface is polished and
Silking cars For race cars This removes zincing, surface oxide and any possible dross. It enables to obtain resistant imperfection-free welds and durability of the material in time. Auto frame treatment
Electrostatic carnishing (Cataphoresis) For vintage and race cars On request, Simet can offer electrostatic plunging varnishing, i.e. “cataphoresis”, of bodyworks and/or car parts. This procedure can be performed only after pickling or silking and prevents the formation of rust because it can reach any part of the item. Bodywork treatments