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Dry ice blasting across Collier County
We are mobile, so the job site is wherever the machine is. The compressor, hose and operator come to you anywhere in Collier County.
Working in Collier 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 Collier 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 Collier County
Questions we get from around here
What does the site need to have?
Just access and parking. There is no tap to find, no drain to use and nothing of yours to plug into.
Can you work around our schedule?
Usually. Tell us the window you have, including overnight or a planned shutdown, and we will tell you honestly what fits in it.
Who calls you around here?
Everything from an engine bay in a driveway to a production line at shutdown. The process is the same, pointed at a different problem.
Does distance affect the price?
Sometimes, on the longer runs. Either way it is discussed before anyone commits.
How do I get started?
Describe the job and send a photo or two. Giancarlo or Kenny will call you, not a scheduler.
Is Collier County in your area?
Yes, Collier County is well within range, and the compressor comes on the truck with everything else.
What comes off
The deposits we see most
Most calls involve one of the following. The common factor is a bond between two things that should not be bonded.
- Carbon and soot
Baked carbon on a manifold, oven or weld fixture. Thermal shock is exactly the wrong thing for the bond holding it on, which is why this works.
- 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
Production residue cured onto tooling. Solvent softens it and leaves its own film; the ice lifts it and takes nothing with it.
- Paint and coatings
Selective removal, layer by layer, on parts where media blasting would cut into the substrate.
- Salt and corrosion product
A constant in South Florida. Removing it without stripping the protective finish is the whole trick.
- Ink and printing residue
Ink and coating on anilox and press rollers, surfaces where changing the texture changes the print.
- Food residue
Carbonized product, fat, starch and sugar build-up on processing equipment, cleaned without chemicals touching a food contact surface.
How a job runs
What happens once you call
If you have not seen this done before, the process is worth reading once. Nothing below is hidden in a footnote.
- We look at access and containment
Hose run, compressor position, what needs masking, and where the contaminant is collected. For food and electrical jobs the containment plan takes longer to settle than the blasting does.
- We test a small area
Pressure and pellet size get dialed in on an inconspicuous spot before we touch anything visible. Painted parts, soft alloys and older finishes all behave differently, and the right setting on one is the wrong setting on another.
- We blast, then clean up
There is no spent media to recover, only the deposit, which we collect before packing up.
- You look before we pack up
Walk it with us before the hose goes away. A second pass while the compressor is still running costs nothing; a return visit costs us both.
- You describe the job
Send images if you can, they settle most of the questions. A wrong-tool verdict comes on that first call, not after the invoice.
The comparison
The other ways to do this
- Pressure washing
Pressure pushes moisture past seals and into connectors, and then you wait. Panels and motors rule it out.
- Solvent and degreaser
It loosens the mess and leaves its own behind, along with fumes and something to dispose of.
- Hand scraping
Hours of work for an inconsistent result, with gouges where the blade slipped.
- Media blasting
Cuts into the substrate by design. Fine on structural steel, wrong on aluminum, plating, machined faces or anything with a tolerance.
- Dry ice
Thermal contraction cracks the bond between deposit and surface, then the pellet gasses off. Nothing abrasive, nothing wet, nothing left.
Why us
How we do business
- The rig comes to you
We are mobile. The equipment stays where it is and we bring everything needed to it.
- We clean up after ourselves
The ice is gone; what came off your equipment is not. Gathering it is included.
- Firefighter owned and operated
Giancarlo and Kenny both came out of the fire service, and the discipline that job demands is the discipline this one gets.
- You speak to an owner
The person who picks up is the person doing the work. Nothing gets lost between the quote and the job.
- We will tell you no
Not everything should be dry ice blasted. Being told that early is worth more than being sold the job.
- We test before we commit
Every substrate reacts differently, so settings get proven on a spot nobody sees first.
What happens in your space
Anything nearby that should not be touched gets masked before we start. That is quicker than explaining it afterward.
Solid carbon dioxide leaves no residue at all. What it does do is displace air, so an enclosed space gets ventilated as part of the job rather than as a precaution added later.
The process is loud. Hearing protection is standard for anyone in the working area, which is why you will see ear defenders in most of our photographs.
Surfaces come out cold. On some jobs that means waiting a few minutes before handling, and on others it means condensation as the part returns to ambient temperature.
Tell us what needs cleaning.
Send the equipment, the location and a short description. Photos help. You will hear back from Giancarlo or Kenny, not a call center.