The Complete Guide to Wet Blast Cabinets

1. Introduction

Do you have aluminum alloy components that need resurfacing or parts machined on a CNC machining center that need cleaning and deburring? Are you in the business of restoration of surfaces of automobile parts like alloy wheels, engine parts, and similar other components? Then a wet blast cabinet is the perfect surface preparation equipment for you.

If your business deals with stripping old coatings, cleaning, resurfacing, and restoration of surfaces, and a dry-blast cabinet does not give you the finish that you require, then your solution lies in a wet-blast cabinet

Please go through this complete guide to wet blast cabinets to know more about this amazing equipment.

Wet blast cabinet is known by different names viz. vapor blast cabinet, dustless blast cabinet, slurry blast cabinet, and vapor honing cabinet, but they are essentially the same. Dry blast cabinets have been around for centuries, but, wet blast cabinets are relatively new and are defining new standards for surface cleaning and surface preparation.

A general understanding of the mechanics of a wet blast cabinet will help you decide on a suitable size wet blast cabinet for your specific needs.


2. What is wet blasting and how it differs from dry blasting?

Wet blasting is a process of stripping and cleaning surfaces by propelling a mix of water and abrasive media onto the blasting surface. A wet blast cabinet uses the wet blasting process inside a sealed enclosure.

Dry blasting is a process of stripping the surfaces of paint or corrosion by propelling dry media at high pressure onto the blasting surface. A dry blast cabinet uses the dry blasting process in a sealed enclosure.

Let us understand how a wet blast cabinet differs from a dry blast cabinet.

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Source : https://quantumblast.com.au/the-complete-guide-to-wet-blast-cabinets/


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