Sandblasting or soda blasting? Choose by the finish
Soda blasting uses sodium bicarbonate particles that break up on impact and can lift selected layers.
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In short
Soda blasting uses sodium bicarbonate particles that break up on impact and can lift selected layers. Sandblasting is commonly used as a broad term for abrasive blasting. Angular crushed glass can both strip a coating and produce a profile on steel.
One steel part, two acceptance criteria
On the same steel part, a fitter may need bare metal to inspect a weld, while a painter may specify a profile for primer. Agree which finish the customer is buying and make a sample. The SB-500 Trailer can use different media. Adding water to suppress dust is a separate site decision.
Glass beads are a further option to discuss when a customer asks for a satin metal finish. Their rounded shape produces a different result from angular crushed glass. Label your samples with the medium, substrate and intended next operation so that the customer orders the same finish again.
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Published by SodaBlast Systems Europe, the knowledge hub of the SodaBlast Systems brand, operated by SBS SYSTEM, Łódź, Poland.
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