In the past the only way to remove paint or other unsightly material from a contaminated surface was to either chip it off, or sand it away, use harsh chemicals, or sandblast it off. Now there is ARMEX® BLASTING; A process that can strip almost any surface in a safe and effiicent manner. Although soda blasting seems similar to traditional sandblasting, it has a significant advantage of cleaning the surface without harming the substrate or the environment.

ARMEX® blasting easily removes paint, coatings, carbon, grease, oils, gasket materials and surface corrosion from a wide variety of metals, alloys, plastics and composites without substrate damage or distortion. Soda blasting leaves hard anodized coatings intact.

The particles are propelled by compressed air through specialized blasting machines. ARMEX® blasting particles remove surface contaminant by the energy released as the particles explode when pressure-driven into contact with the contaminant surface.

The resulting energy release disrupts the contaminant surface and blows it away – thus leaving the substrate completely unaffected. Air pressures and hence, soda blasting particle velocity, can be varied from as low as 20 psi on soft bases to 150 psi or more on hard surfaces. The operator sets the air pressure depending on the nature of the substrate and the type of contaminant to be removed.