We have all watched those great laser descaling videos, but is this technology working properly? Is there any problem? Let us take you through difficult times...

Rust—especially in temperate climates—is a car killer. If you live in California and you can put your car in the driveway without caring, all this is fine, but in places like the UK that often rains, the car can easily rot and collapse.

This is because the metal oxidizes when water stays in any crevices it can find and rots. Considering that the wheel arches and thresholds are the first contact points of water splashed on the road, they are usually the first casualties.

Usually, the only way to repair a car after it has rusted is to do some good old grinding, cutting, and some select manufacturing. But earlier this year, a video went viral on the Internet, blowing away the traditional rust removal method from the water, making us all yearn for a revolutionary method in life.

This epic device was made by a company called Clean Laser, which is its 1000-watt rust remover CL 1000. Cleaning the rusty grille into beautiful shiny metal, the device seems to be able to complete two hours of work in a few seconds. The best part is that there are no scams or camera tricks, this technology does exist!

This process is called sublimation, which is the act of changing the metal state into a gaseous state, skipping the liquid phase. This is achieved through the use of high-frequency micro-plasma bursts, which can be set to a certain depth to remove rust when combined with extremely high heat pressure and shock waves. Therefore, the device can be set to burn off almost all materials covering the metal, whether it is paint, filler or terrible rust.

This technology may truly change the rules of the game in the field of car repair. If the chassis and body of the car are beyond the scope of some mechanical sandpaper provided by the plug-in grinder, sandblasting can be used to remove the thickest corroded part, but this requires complete stripping, and it is a cumbersome and arduous process. Therefore, this handheld vacuum cleaner can be the answer to every car mechanic's dream.

What makes this laser device more attractive is that it has an onboard vacuum cleaner system that can immediately absorb vaporized rust, making the entire rust removal process as clean and simple as possible.

Unfortunately, there is a considerable disadvantage-cost. These state-of-the-art devices will not be on the shelves of Machine Mart for £50. The cheapest version on the market is a smaller, lower power 20W unit, which starts at $80,000 (£62,000). The 1000W sample in the video will cost you a dazzling $480,000 (£370,000). Therefore, it is fair to say that laser rust removal may be beyond the reach of most gasoline heads trying to repair their project cars for next month's car meeting.

On the other hand, there is hope. In the past few decades, many technologies have been provided to ordinary home mechanics at extremely affordable prices, giving us the opportunity to work properly in our own cars. Whether it is a MIG welding machine, a plasma cutting machine or a vehicle lift, the previous professional technology makes the mechanical work of your car easier.

So wait a few years, and I can guarantee that this fairly convenient technology will be ready to be taken home and plugged in at your local hardware store. Do you have a desperate construction vehicle sitting in your garage, bathed in its own rust? Then there may be light at the end of the tunnel!

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