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Dry ice blasting across Broward County
We are mobile, so the job site is wherever the machine is. The compressor, hose and operator come to you anywhere in Broward County.
Working in Broward County
Everything we do runs off our own compressor, so there is no wash pad to find and no drain to worry about. That matters in Broward County, where a lot of the work happens on a driveway, in a yard, or inside a shop that cannot be flooded.
South Florida salt air keeps corrosion moving all year, which is why so much of the work here is about removing what has bonded to a surface without taking the surface with it.
Where we work
Communities across Broward County
Common questions
Do you need anything set up before you arrive?
Just access and parking. There is no tap to find, no drain to use and nothing of yours to plug into.
Can you come outside business hours?
Generally yes. Weekend and overnight work is routine, and the limiting factor is usually noise, not us.
What do most jobs look like?
A mix, vehicle work, shop equipment, marine and light industrial. Same rig, different constraint each time.
Does distance affect the price?
It depends how far out the job is. We will be straight with you about it when you describe the work.
How do we book it in?
Describe the job and send a photo or two. Giancarlo or Kenny will call you, not a scheduler.
Will you travel to Broward County?
Yes, Broward County is well within range, and the compressor comes on the truck with everything else.
What comes off
What dry ice actually removes
The rule of thumb is simple: anything stuck on rather than built in. These are the deposits we see most.
- Carbon and soot
The hard black crust on a housing, an oven or a weld cell. Bonded by heat, and the first thing to release under thermal shock.
- Adhesive and sealant
Sound deadening, tape residue, gasket material and sealant that has cured onto a face it was never meant to stay on.
- Resin and mold release
Cured process residue on a mold or fixture. The surface has to come out dimensionally unchanged, which rules out anything abrasive.
- Paint and coatings
Selective removal, layer by layer, on parts where media blasting would cut into the substrate.
- Salt and corrosion product
The year-round problem on the coast. The finish holding corrosion back has to survive the cleaning.
- Ink and printing residue
Ink and coating on anilox and press rollers, surfaces where changing the texture changes the print.
- Food residue
Burnt-on product, fat and sugar on processing gear, with no chemical residue left on a contact surface.
How a job runs
How a job actually runs
Most people have never watched dry ice blasting happen and are not sure what they are agreeing to. Here is the whole sequence, start to finish.
- You describe the job
What it is, what is on it and whether it can stop. If the answer is that dry ice is wrong for it, you get that answer first, not last.
- We look at access and containment
Where the compressor sits, how far the hose has to reach, what gets masked or moved, and where the removed contaminant ends up. On food and electrical work this is most of the planning.
- We test a small area
Settings get proven somewhere nobody looks before they get used somewhere everybody does. What is correct on cast iron will mark aluminum, so the test is not a formality.
- We blast, then clean up
One mess instead of two: the pellet vanishes and we take away what it removed.
- You look before we pack up
Inspect it with the rig still set up. Anything you are not happy with gets another go before we leave.
The comparison
Why not just pressure wash it
- Pressure washing
Drives water into harnesses, bearings, panels and seams, then everything waits to dry. On electrical work it is simply not an option.
- Solvent and degreaser
Chemistry works, but you inherit ventilation, waste handling and a film on the surface.
- Hand scraping
Slow enough to be uneconomic on a machine, and the tool always leaves a trace.
- Media blasting
Effective and indiscriminate. On soft metal or a finished surface it does damage you then have to fix.
- Dry ice
It is the only one on this list where the media stops existing the moment it has worked.
Why us
Why people call us back
- We will tell you no
If dry ice is the wrong tool for what you have, we say so on the first call rather than finding out on your equipment. Honest beats a quick buck.
- We test before we commit
Unfamiliar material gets a hidden test patch before anything visible is touched.
- The rig comes to you
Shop, yard, driveway or dockside, the van carries the whole setup, so nothing has to be moved.
- We clean up after ourselves
The media disappears, but the contaminant does not. Collecting it is part of the job, not an extra line.
- Firefighter owned and operated
The owners are firefighters. Preparation, checking your equipment and doing the job properly under pressure are habits that came with them.
- You speak to an owner
No dispatcher, no account manager. You talk to whoever is going to be holding the hose.
What the job is like to stand next to
Masking happens first. Whatever is adjacent and vulnerable gets covered before the hose is picked up.
Dry ice is carbon dioxide in solid form. It is non-toxic and leaves no residue, but it does displace oxygen in an enclosed space, so ventilation is part of the setup rather than an afterthought.
This is not a quiet method. Ear defenders are standard issue on site for anyone nearby.
The part will be cold when we finish. Sometimes that means a short wait before handling; sometimes it means a film of condensation as it warms back up.
Send us the job.
Tell us what the machine is, where it is and what is on it. A photo or two speeds it up. One of the owners calls you back.