What is wet abrasive blasting? Learn about it here!
Many industries need cleaning services that can match their large-scale cleaning needs. Cargo ships need ship hull cleaning, municipalities need sewer cleaning services, and power plants need heat exchanger cleaning, just to name a few examples. Industrial power washing is a great option, but this method has variations. What is wet abrasive blasting, and is it right for your business’s cleaning or surface preparation needs?
Wet Abrasive Blasting and Its Benefits
What Is Wet Abrasive Blasting?
Wet abrasive blasting uses both water and an abrasive material to prepare or clean surfaces of all kinds, including the sides of buildings, heavy industrial equipment, automotive equipment, plastic, and anything that has contaminants on the surface like paint, rust, calcium deposits, etc.
Practical Uses
It is useful for removing contaminants, roughening surfaces, and cleaning them all at the same time. If the surface is greasy, it can take care of it with ease. A rougher surface will make it easier to bond with new applications, such as paint. Meanwhile, removing rust, calcium deposits, and other contaminants will prevent corrosion.
Benefits
This type of cleaning does a great job of eliminating dust during the cleaning process. Abrasive blasting can pose health risks to the eyes and respiratory system, but cleaning with water does not. You can also use different abrasives for a more or less abrasive finish. Options for abrasives include glass beads, plastics, ground-up walnut shells, sand, metals, and garnet.
Risks of Wet Abrasive Blasting
Water can cause metal surfaces to produce flash rust, which appears quickly after cleaning. You can reduce this risk with rust inhibitors and distilled water. The team will need to prepare the site carefully, use safety precautions during operation, and know how to dispose of the water and abrasives afterward, all of which Jet Blast Inc. can do.
Wet Abrasive Blasting vs. Water Blasting
Wet abrasive blasting is great for dust reduction in public or sensitive areas, but water blasting alone is superb for cleaning, paint removal, and surface preparation as well. Contact Jet Blast Inc. to understand the options in more detail and see which service suits you best.
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