About Our Business
We are sandblasting, grit blasting and shot blasting specialists, and
can travel to any location within the UK.
Blast cleaning consists of bombarding the surface of a material with
one of many types of sand, grit or shot. Normally this is carried out
to remove paint, rust or scale, but sometimes it is required to impart
a particular surface, or uniform finish, to the object being blasted.
A typical blasting rig consists of a high powered air-compressor
connected to a blasting pot (where the sand or grit is introduced)
connected via a length of blast hose to the blast nozzle.
The abrasive material used can be calcium silicate (sand), calcium
carbonate, granules of iron silicate (chilled iron), silicon carbide,
glass grit produced from recycled bottle bank glass, aluminium
oxide, garnet and even walnut shells! Abrasive materials are
available in many different sizes, from dust to 3.5mm.
Items which can be cleaned by our company vary from wood, soft
stone, brick and masonry, through to aluminium, iron and steel. It is
"simply" a case of determining the correct material and pressure to
accomplish the task. By utilizing a low pressure compressed air
supply and the introduction of fine mineral based media's we
therefore eliminate harmful VOC emissions and the potential of
creating an explosive atmosphere for instance, wood or soft stone
would be cleaned at very low pressure using the finest grade of
sand available, whereas iron or steel can be cleaned at full
pressure using 2.5mm chilled iron, if necessary. It is advisable to
apply a first coat of primer to freshly blasted metal to prevent the
onset of corrosion, and this can be carried out by our sister
company Tank Care as part of the service. We offer a safe
alternative to solvents and caustic solutions.
Dust nuisance can be effectively controlled, where appropriate, by
using a "wet blast" system; water is introduced into the blast stream
to envelope the particles in a fine mist as they leave the nozzle. If
this is not appropriate, we have dust extraction equipment which will
remove dust from confined spaces.
Due to the unpredictable nature of this work, and in order to gain an
idea of the cost of the cleaning, it is sometimes necessary to carry
out a "test patch" on the item in question; to ascertain the amount of
time and material that will be required to remove the layers of paint
etc without damaging the surface of the item itself.
In addition to this Blast care are confined Space Entry management
consultants and can advise clients accordingly under separate
training programmes.
You can be assured that we are the professionals for your job.
Contact us for a free no obligation quotation.
We are sandblasting, grit blasting and shot blasting specialists, and
can travel to any location within the UK.
Blast cleaning consists of bombarding the surface of a material with
one of many types of sand, grit or shot. Normally this is carried out
to remove paint, rust or scale, but sometimes it is required to impart
a particular surface, or uniform finish, to the object being blasted.
A typical blasting rig consists of a high powered air-compressor
connected to a blasting pot (where the sand or grit is introduced)
connected via a length of blast hose to the blast nozzle.
The abrasive material used can be calcium silicate (sand), calcium
carbonate, granules of iron silicate (chilled iron), silicon carbide,
glass grit produced from recycled bottle bank glass, aluminium
oxide, garnet and even walnut shells! Abrasive materials are
available in many different sizes, from dust to 3.5mm.
Items which can be cleaned by our company vary from wood, soft
stone, brick and masonry, through to aluminium, iron and steel. It is
"simply" a case of determining the correct material and pressure to
accomplish the task. By utilizing a low pressure compressed air
supply and the introduction of fine mineral based media's we
therefore eliminate harmful VOC emissions and the potential of
creating an explosive atmosphere for instance, wood or soft stone
would be cleaned at very low pressure using the finest grade of
sand available, whereas iron or steel can be cleaned at full
pressure using 2.5mm chilled iron, if necessary. It is advisable to
apply a first coat of primer to freshly blasted metal to prevent the
onset of corrosion, and this can be carried out by our sister
company Tank Care as part of the service. We offer a safe
alternative to solvents and caustic solutions.
Dust nuisance can be effectively controlled, where appropriate, by
using a "wet blast" system; water is introduced into the blast stream
to envelope the particles in a fine mist as they leave the nozzle. If
this is not appropriate, we have dust extraction equipment which will
remove dust from confined spaces.
Due to the unpredictable nature of this work, and in order to gain an
idea of the cost of the cleaning, it is sometimes necessary to carry
out a "test patch" on the item in question; to ascertain the amount of
time and material that will be required to remove the layers of paint
etc without damaging the surface of the item itself.
In addition to this Blast care are confined Space Entry management
consultants and can advise clients accordingly under separate
training programmes.
You can be assured that we are the professionals for your job.
Contact us for a free no obligation quotation.
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