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Estero dry ice blasting
Estero work comes to us the same way most of it does: something is coated in build-up and cannot be sanded, soaked or dissolved.
What a job looks like locally
Nothing about the setup needs a drain, a hookup or a bay. That is the practical reason a mobile rig beats hauling equipment somewhere: the machine never leaves Estero.
The media is gone by the time it has done its work, so there is no sand to vacuum and no water to mop. Only the contaminant is left, and that leaves with us.
What we clean
What we clean in and around Estero
Nearby
Also working across Lee County
Questions from Estero
Is Estero in your area?
We do. The whole point of a mobile setup is that Estero is no further than any other stop on the schedule.
What does the site need to have?
Access to the equipment and somewhere to park the compressor. No water hookup, no drain and no wash bay.
Can you work around our schedule?
Most of the time. Shutdowns and after-hours work are normal for us; what matters is knowing the window early.
Who calls you around here?
It ranges from a single restoration project to a plant maintenance window. The method does not change much.
Is there a travel charge?
Sometimes, on the longer runs. Either way it is discussed before anyone commits.
What is the first step?
Describe the job and send a photo or two. Giancarlo or Kenny will call you, not a scheduler.
Why Estero equipment ends up like this
The heat matters more than people expect: baked-on residue cures harder in a South Florida summer. That is why so much of the work is removing what has bonded to a surface without taking the surface with it.
Light industrial, automotive and marine make up most of what we are called out for. None of those settings need modifying: the compressor, hose and collection all come with us.
No runoff and no residual grit, which matters more than it sounds on a Lee County job with neighbors close by.
What comes off
What this takes off
The method does not care much what the contaminant is, only that it sits on top of something. Here is the usual list.
- Adhesive and sealant
The stubborn film under old tape, or the gasket that tore and left half of itself behind.
- Resin and mold release
Release agent and resin build-up on tooling, where a solvent fix trades one residue for another.
- Paint and coatings
Taken off in a controlled way when what is underneath matters more than speed.
- Salt and corrosion product
Salt deposit and the oxidation it starts. Anything abrasive removes the protection along with the salt.
- 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.
- Grease and oil
The soft film that holds dust and swarf against metal. It is what makes a part feel dirty long after it looks clean, and it comes off first.
How a job runs
The sequence, start to finish
There is no mystery to how these jobs run, and no part of it we would rather you did not ask about.
- We blast, then clean up
Nothing is left of the pellet, so the only thing to collect is what was on your equipment. That collection is part of the work we quoted.
- You look before we pack up
A second pass while everything is still connected is free in every sense. A return trip is not.
- You describe the job
Tell us the machine, the mess and the constraint. A couple of photos answers more than a long description, and if the honest answer is that something else suits it better, we say so.
- We look at access and containment
How close the truck can get, how far the hose must run, what needs covering, and where the debris goes. That is the bulk of the planning on a tight site.
- 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.
The comparison
The other ways to do this
- Solvent and degreaser
It dissolves the deposit and often the finish underneath, then leaves a film behind either way.
- Hand scraping
It is the fallback when nothing else is available, and it shows on the surface afterward.
- Media blasting
Effective and indiscriminate. On soft metal or a finished surface it does damage you then have to fix.
- Pressure washing
Forces water where water should not go, looms, bearings, seams, and then the job stops while it dries.
- Dry ice
The pellet is soft and the mechanism is temperature, not abrasion. It turns to gas on impact, so the only thing left to sweep up is what came off.
Before we turn the rig on
We cover what should not be hit before anything gets blasted. It takes minutes and saves arguments.
The media is solid CO2, nothing toxic and nothing left behind, but it pushes oxygen out of a closed room. Ventilation gets planned before the hose is connected.
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.
Describe what you are dealing with.
Send the equipment, the location and a short description. Photos help. You will hear back from Giancarlo or Kenny, not a call center.