Softest
Walnut shells
Organic. Cleans without a profile, for wood, soft stone and anything that has to keep its surface.
Any coating, any surface
Dustless blasting
Abrasive blasting with water encapsulation. Virtually any coating off virtually any surface, with the dust cloud that usually comes with it kept on the ground where it belongs.
What it is
Paint fails. Metal rusts. Surfaces get dirty.
Dustless blasting is a paint stripping and cleaning system that can remove virtually any coating from any surface. It takes what’s left of the old coating off quickly and efficiently, leaving a smooth, clean surface ready to be made new again.
The blaster combines water with an abrasive, so the surface is stripped and cleaned while consuming less media per job. During blasting, the water encapsulates both the abrasive and the coating being removed, which stops them from becoming airborne. The droplets fall to the ground and the surrounding area stays clean.
Softer abrasives like organic materials and plastics remove dirt, oil, grease and paint without removing any of the substrate or creating a profile. Harder media cut a profile into steel or concrete when a new coating needs something to grip.
Generally, the harder the particle, the deeper the profile it imparts.
Blast media
Six media. One rule.
We pick the abrasive for the substrate and the coating, from a soft organic that cleans without touching the surface to a hard mineral that profiles it for recoating.
Soft
Soda bicarbonate
A soft mineral for paint and grime on surfaces that can’t take a scratch.
Medium
Glass bead
A peening finish on metal, for a uniform matte surface rather than a profile.
General purpose
Blast & sugar sand
The everyday media for coatings, rust and grime on steel, concrete and masonry.
Hard
Garnet
A hard mineral for heavy coatings and a deeper profile ahead of recoating.
Hardest
Crushed glass
Aggressive. For the heaviest failed coatings and the deepest profile.
Applications
Where to use it.
Metal & equipment
- Heavy equipment and structural steel
- Fleet vehicles, trailers and frames
- Powder coating and failed paint
- Rust and mill scale
- Profiling ahead of recoating
Masonry & ground
- Graffiti removal
- Traffic stripe removal
- Masonry, stone, brick and concrete
- Efflorescence and decades of grime
- Lots, garages and roadways
Wood & abatement
- Deck and timber restoration
- Log structures
- Failed stain and weathering
- Asbestos abatement support
- Sealing and recoating afterwards
On camera
Dustless blasting, filmed on site.
Questions
Before you book.
Straight answers. If yours isn’t here, call 905-208-4308.
Is it really dustless?
Water encapsulates the abrasive and the coating as it comes off, so neither becomes airborne. The droplets fall to the ground within a short radius and the surrounding area stays clean. It’s the reason we can blast in places a dry blast would never be allowed.
Will it damage the substrate?
Only if you want it to. Softer media remove coatings without removing any of the substrate or creating a profile. Harder media are chosen deliberately when a new coating needs a profile to grip. We match the media to the surface and test before we start.
What can it remove?
Paint, powder coating, rust, graffiti, traffic stripes, failed stain and weathering on wood, and decades of grime on masonry, stone, brick and concrete. If a coating has failed, this is usually the fastest way to get it off.
Can you recoat after blasting?
Yes. Sealing and protective coatings are part of what we do, so the surface can be stripped, prepared and protected by one crew on one schedule.
Other services
Where else we work.
Request service
Got a coating that needs to go?
Send a photo of the surface and a few details. A member of our team will be in touch right away.