Grit blasting also known as shot blasting, sand blasting or blast cleaning, is a process of propelling different grades of abrasive material at a surface to be cleaned – such as wood, stone brick and metal – using compressed air as the force behind it.
There are many applications for grit blasting which is primarily used to remove the long term build up of paint or surface corrosion; it can also be used to create a surface texture to which various coatings can be adhered. Easter Commercials Ltd utilise both dry and wet methods of blasting depending upon specification, desired finish, environmental requirements and coating characteristics.
This method of grit blasting can be used to clean steelwork to recognised Swedish standards SA2, SA2.5, and SA3 by using different abrasives Easter Commercials Ltd can undertake cleaning and removal of existing surface coatings, oxidation, mill scale, soluble salts and general metal preparation.
