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Top 5 Reasons to Use Vapour Blasting Services for Your Equipment

No matter what kind of equipment you have, it’s vital to maintain it properly. Ensuring every piece of machinery at your disposal is operating properly is a big part of responsible ownership. On top of that, proper maintenance will help even the most complex pieces of machinery last for as long as possible. Considering how expensive it can be to replace specialised equipment, regular maintenance has a huge upside.

Ever since vapour blasting was invented, the technique has been a popular choice for equipment cleaning and maintenance – that’s why we include it in our range of services. From vintage car restoration to quarterly maintenance, this technique does it all.

Considering adopting vapour blasting services into your equipment maintenance routine? You’re in the right place. Read on to learn more about what vapour blasting is and our top five reasons for using this blasting technique to care for your machinery.

What is Vapour Blasting?

Many people have already heard of sandblasting, which combines sand and high-pressure air to blast an existing finish or residue off tough surfaces. However, sandblasting is too aggressive for many surface types, leaving pieces of abrasive media lodged in the surface or harming the equipment itself.

Vapour blasting is different. Compressed air, abrasive media (like glass beads, silicon carbide, or other fine particles), and water combine to create a blasting method suitable for delicate surfaces. Each ingredient plays a different role in the blasting process.

  •         Abrasive media: Fine particles that clean and polish a surface, much like rough sandpaper. The smaller the particles, the finer the ‘grit’, resulting in a smoother finish.
  •         Compressed air: This provides the necessary pressure, essentially shooting the media at your chosen surface to polish existing finishes or remove.
  •         Water: Acts as a lubricant, cushion, and cooling agent. This is the major difference between standard and vapour blasting, as the water reduces heat and friction enough to make delicate work possible.

Thanks to these qualities, vapour blasting is a popular choice for tasks that require gentler care, such as complex machinery maintenance or vintage restorations.

Top 5 Reasons to Use Vapour Blasting for Your Equipment

A Thorough Clean

Vapour blasting incorporates water, air, and abrasive media into a single cleaning technique. This combination ensures this technique can reach into every nook and cranny of your equipment, removing as much dirt, grime, and grease as possible. The high-powered blasting can even remove stubborn residue that other cleaning methods may not address.

With techniques like sandblasting, dust can be left behind, which can compromise the delicate mechanisms of your equipment. Thanks to the water used in vapour blasting, the amount of dust left behind is significantly reduced. This will help your equipment last longer without faults caused by dust build-up.

Kind on Delicate Surfaces

Unlike sandblasting – which just uses air and abrasive media – the ‘wet blasting’ technique ensures that particles won’t be embedded in the surface we’re working on. The water almost acts like a cushion, stopping the abrasive media from scratching precision parts or embedding into the material’s surface during the cleaning process.

No pitting or scratching here. Just a smooth, satin-like finish guaranteed to extend the life (and appearance) of your equipment.

Versatile for Different Equipment

One of the major benefits of choosing vapour blasting is how versatile it is. This is a gentler blasting technique, which means it doesn’t present as much of a risk to delicate surfaces. In other words, you can comfortably choose vapour blasting to maintain equipment constructed from a variety of different materials.

We recommend vapour blasting for anything from automotive restoration to industrial machinery maintenance.

Extended Equipment Life

Regular machine maintenance generally promises a longer life for your equipment, but that depends on the quality of the maintenance itself. Vapour blasting is well-known for being extremely effective at removing contaminants and reducing surface damage.

This ensures your equipment operates beautifully and reduces the likelihood of breakdowns. Not only does this reduce downtime, but it also reduces long-term replacement and repair costs that can result from improper maintenance.

Environmentally-Friendly

Vapour blasting is unique because the water minimises dust and other pollutants during the blasting process. Depending on which kind of abrasive media is used, the water and media can even be recycled and reused for other jobs. This makes vapour blasting a fantastic choice for companies that value sustainability as part of their maintenance practices.

If this benefit is important to you, then it’s important to partner with a vapour blasting company that shares these values. This ensures the process will follow stringent environmental regulations so you can enjoy ultimate peace of mind.

Experience the power of vapour blasting with Hamilton Blast & Paint.

At Hamilton Blast and Paint, we offer expert vapour blasting services for equipment of all different shapes and sizes. As our most effective surface preparation solution, this is the ideal way to restore your surfaces to peak conditions without causing any unwanted damage.

Get in touch with our expert team to book your on-site vapour blasting session today.