Wade Hannon
Area Sales Manager, Specialty Products at GRACO Inc.
Finding the optimum blast pressure is a balancing act that entails taking into consideration the requirements of the job and the capabilities of the compressor, the...
Flash rust occurs with any type of wet, abrasive blasting or surface preparation using water. Understanding how it forms is essential to preventing it.
With many designs on the market it’s hard to know what to look for. Here we examine five things to consider when selecting wet or vapor abrasive blasting equipment for...
Changes are forcing the abrasive blasting industry to explore new methods to reduce worker’s exposure to abrasive dust. A promising trend is a movement towards wet...
The white powdery residue produced by zinc rich primers is a corrosion product known as white rust, white corrosion or white storage stain....
A passivator, also known as an anodic inhibitor, is a type of corrosion inhibitor that reduces or blocks reactions at the anode, thus...
Wet (vapor) blasting technologies and dry blastingare similar in performance with regards to surface preparation. The shortfalls of older...
Airless sprayers work by pumping high-pressure paints or coatings through a hose to the nozzle of the spray gun. As the paint is forced...
Plural component protective coatings, as the name suggests, are coatings that are made up of separate elements that are combined prior to...
The blast pressure directly determines the velocity of the blast media through the blasting nozzle, and therefore the impact force on the...
High solids coatings can offer numerous advantages when compared to solvent-based coatings. Some of these advantages include better...
Firstly, before we answer this question it is important to clear up a common misconception. There is no such thing as a 100% dustless...
