Wet Abrasive Blasting

1 Priority Environmental Services, Inc. is an experienced cleaner/blaster utilizing Torbo Technology and its patented process which is a highly versatile, extremely cost competitive and environmentally safe wet abrasive blasting technique. The Torbo Technology allows us the flexibility to accommodate changes in a surface that’s being cleaned/blasted, adjusting at will, to go from heavy blasting to gentle cleaning as the surface dictates. In addition to the environmental applications of asbestos and lead abatement in roadway and bridge coverings utilizing the Torbo Technology, we also provide non-hazardous industrial maintenance applications such as safely cleaning or removing layers of concrete, removal of paint by layers, total coating removal to a specified degree of cleanliness (i.e., white metal, etc.), and the removal of oxidized layers from steel using our multiple Torbo Wet Abrasive Blasting systems.

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DID YOU KNOW...

Wet Abrasive Blasting removes painted markings and stripes from roadways and parking lots without damaging the surface.

Wet Abrasive Blasting cleans the reflective markers on roadways allowing them to retain their luminous intensity as required by the Department of Transportation Specifications for Safety Reflectivity.

Asbestos containing decorative, textured paint has been used on many roadways and bridges including the columns, retaining walls, abutments, traffic barriers and top skirts.

Lead-based paint was used on many steel structure bridges and roadway railings.

Corn cob grit media is resistant to break down and can be re-used multiple times in the blasting process.

Corn cob grit media presents no health or environmental hazards; is virtually dust-free blasting with no sparking and leaves a clean and dry surface.

Crushed glass grit media is manufactured from 100% recycled bottle glass and as such contains no free silica (sand).

Crushed glass grit media directly benefits the environment by diverting waste from landfills.

Glass beads grit media differs from crushed glass as they are manufactured from lead-free, soda lime-type glass that is made into preformed ball shapes, but like crushed glass grit it contains no free silica.

Glass beads grit media produce a much smoother and brighter finish than angular abrasives and can be recycled approximately 30 times.

Glass beads grit media is chemically inert and environmentally friendly and produces a clean, bright, satin finish, without dimensional change of the parts.

Glass beads grit media are primarily used in blasting cabinets for honing, polishing, peening, blending, finishing, removing light burrs and cleaning most light foreign matter.

There are 3 types of plastic grit media – Acrylic – Melamine – and Urea – and using plastic abrasives has been proven to significantly reduce the generation of hazardous waste that using wet chemical strippers can cause.

Pumice powder media grit – a natural mineral from volcanic ash formed by the solidification of lava that is permeated with gas bubbles – is among the softest of all media and used for less aggressive operations where the protection of the surface is of supreme importance.

Walnut shell grit media is the hard fibrous product made from ground or crushed walnut shells.

Walnut shell grit, when used as a blasting media, is extremely durable, angular and multi-faceted, yet is considered a 'soft abrasive' and is an excellent replacement for sand (free silica) to avoid inhalation health concerns.

Walnut shell grit blast cleaning applications include cleaning delicate molds, jewelry polishing, armatures and electric motors prior to rewinding, deflashing plastics and watch polishing.

Walnut shell grit can replace sand in paint removal, graffiti removal and general cleaning in restoration of buildings, bridges and outdoor statuaries and it is also used to clean aircraft engines and steam turbines.

Wet Abrasive Blasting can cut through concrete or is sensitive enough to clean century's old facades, monuments and stones including those disfigured by graffiti, as well as the historical buildings ravaged by time.

FEATURE PROJECT

Location: Fort Worth, Texas
Project: Textured Paint Coating Removal

1 Priority Environmental Services, Inc. removed 348,000 square feet -- approximately 12 miles of roadway -- of asbestos containing paint coating from concrete highway walls, bridge walls, barriers and bridge abutments for TxDOT providing a Uniform Blast Finish final product for consistent aesthetics and roadway beautification. This 153 work day project required very restrictive work hours and traffic control on one of Dallas-Fort Worth’s busiest highways in addition to the always present containment and regulatory requirements for asbestos abatement.

Wet Abrasive Blasting for Asbestos Project Size: $730,000

General Contractor: Classic City Utility, Inc.