Quantum Blast Australia Pty Ltd

  Yes, sandblasting can be used to remove rust; in fact, it is one of the best ways of clearing rust or corrosion from a metallic surface.   Sandblasting is a common technique used in many metalworks industries and workshops to clean hard surfaces, roughen a smooth surface, shape a surface or remove surface contaminants.   In this process, solid particles are forced across the hard surface at high speeds using compressed air.   It is an efficient method for removing rust. Sandblasting breaks down the rust on the surface and reveals the clean metal underneath. Why is sandblasting better than other methods? There are quite a few methods available out there for removing rust, electrolysis, manual wire brushing, or bristle blasting but the problem with all these methods is that they are extremely time-consuming and labour intensive.   These methods take tens of hours to remove rust and are only practical for smaller parts and in very limited quantitie...

Many people are gravitating to wet abrasive blasting due to the significant benefit of being able to control the dust from abrasive blasting. However, while adopting wet abrasive blasting, they confuse wet blasting, water injection blasting and vapour abrasive blasting. Wet blasting and water injection blasting are archaic forms of  wet abrasive blasting  and have many shortcomings compared to vapour blasting.  The technology used in wet blasting is basic and primitive and suited to ‘DIY’ operators rather than professional blasters. There are two types of wet blasting nozzles. Water Injection Nozzle (WIN) The Win nozzle has a water spray that dampens the dry abrasive media as it leaves the nozzle  Halo Nozzle (Water Ring) The Halo nozzle sprays a curtain of water on the surface surrounding the abrasive blast. It dampens the dust after impact.  Both the WIN Nozzle and the Water Ring nozzles offer the operator little control over the water flow and air pressure....

One of the most common question asked by people looking to purchase a dustless blasting machine is ‘How do I prevent steel from getting rusted after wet blasting? Yes, wet blasting can cause rust due to the water used in the process but it is easily preventable. The solution is quite simple using a Rust Inhibitor. Different rust inhibitors work in different ways. Whilst some removes chlorides from the water others provide an invisible film to the substrate.  There are over 200 different brands of Rust Inhibitor available in the market. Many coatings will not tolerate them, not all are environmentally friendly, and some are known carcinogens. Products include Holdtight 102 Blast x 108 RapidHold Superstrength The rust inhibitor is simply added to the pressure vessel in the recommended proportion using a dosing unit. Most rust inhibitors are required to be used in a ratio of 1:100 whereas the RapidHold Superstrength rust inhibitor is a concentrated solution requiring only 0.5% dosage ...