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Canal Point dry ice blasting
Canal Point work comes to us the same way most of it does: something is coated in build-up and cannot be sanded, soaked or dissolved.
The practical side
Nothing about the setup needs a drain, a hookup or a bay. Which means no downtime spent in transit and no risk of damage moving it out of Canal Point and back.
Because the media disappears on impact, there is nothing abrasive left in a bearing and nothing to shovel up afterward. Whatever came off the surface is ours to gather before we leave.
What we clean
The work we take on around Canal Point
Nearby
Also working across Palm Beach County
Questions from Canal Point
Does distance affect the price?
Distance can factor in. You will hear about it up front, not on the invoice.
What is the first step?
Describe the job and send a photo or two. Giancarlo or Kenny will call you, not a scheduler.
Will you travel to Canal Point?
Yes, Canal Point is well within range, and the compressor comes on the truck with everything else.
Do you need anything set up before you arrive?
Space for the rig and a way to reach the machine. Everything else arrives with us.
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?
It ranges from a single restoration project to a plant maintenance window. The method does not change much.
The local conditions
Salt carries a long way inland here, and it keeps working on metal every day of the year. Which is exactly the situation where a non-abrasive, low-moisture method is worth the call.
Shops, marine yards, warehouses and home garages all end up with the same problem in different forms. None of those settings need modifying: the compressor, hose and collection all come with us.
Because the media sublimates, there is no slurry running toward a storm drain and no grit left in a machine. On a tight site in Palm Beach County that is often the deciding factor.
What comes off
What comes off, and why
Most of what we remove falls into a handful of families. Each one is bonded a little differently, which is why the notes below say why the cold breaks it loose.
- Ink and printing residue
Dried ink and coating build-up on rollers and press components, where the surface texture is the product.
- Food residue
Carbonized product, fat, starch and sugar build-up on processing equipment, cleaned without chemicals touching a food contact surface.
- Grease and oil
Machinery runs on lubricant, and the overspray collects lint and metal fines around every bearing and housing. The ice takes the film and the dirt stuck in it together.
- Carbon and soot
Carbon cooked onto housings and oven walls. It went on with heat, and the sudden cold of the pellet is what makes it let go.
- Adhesive and sealant
Sealant squeezed out and cured where it was never supposed to set.
- Resin and mold release
Release agent and resin that have cured where they collect on a tool. They lift under the ice without scraping or a chemical bath.
- Paint and coatings
Removed selectively where the substrate underneath has to survive, which rules out most abrasive approaches.
How a job runs
Nothing about this should be a surprise
Nobody should have to guess what they booked. This is every stage of a job in the order it happens.
- 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
A second pass while everything is still connected is free in every sense. A return trip is not.
- 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.
- We look at access and containment
If the equipment handles product, the question is what touches it. Those surfaces get extra attention in the plan, since what we remove must not end up anywhere near them.
- We test a small area
Before the nozzle goes near anything you care about, we run it on a hidden corner. If the setting is too aggressive, that corner is where we find out.
The comparison
Why not just pressure wash it
- Solvent and degreaser
Trades the deposit for a residue, plus ventilation and waste to deal with, and it is hard on the finish.
- Hand scraping
Hours of work for an inconsistent result, with gouges where the blade slipped.
- Media blasting
Effective and indiscriminate. On soft metal or a finished surface it does damage you then have to fix.
- Pressure washing
Drives water into harnesses, bearings, panels and seams, then everything waits to dry. On electrical work it is simply not an option.
- 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.
What to expect on site
No extension cords running across your shop. The air we blast with comes straight from the compressor on our truck.
Masking happens first. Whatever is adjacent and vulnerable gets covered before the hose is picked up.
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.
Expect noise. Everybody inside the working area wears hearing protection, us included.
Tell us what needs cleaning.
Let us know what the surface is made of if you know it. Painted, bare or plated changes how we approach the job.