Dry Ice Blasting Principles

Dry Ice Blasting works somewhat like sandblasting or high-pressure water or steam blasting, with superior results. It does not produce CO2 or add CO2 to the atmosphere and therefore does not contribute to the greenhouse effect. Upon impact the dry ice creates micro-thermal shock which breaks the bond between the coating of grime and the substrate. The high pressure air stream removes the dirt from the surface, while the dry ice pellets vaporize leaving only the removed debris to be cleaned, creating absolutely no secondary waste. Paint, oil, grease, asphalt, tar, decals, soot, dirt, ink, resins, and adhesives are some of the materials removed by this procedure. Only the removed material must be disposed of, as the dry ice sublimes into the atmosphere.

Dry ice blast cleaning is most often used in areas where water, sand, and / or solvents cannot or should not be used. Water often creates worker safety hazards on the floor and around electrical components. Sand requires large-scale clean-up efforts and can settle in sensitive equipment. Solvents can be hazardous to those working with them and expensive to dispose. CO2 blast cleaning eliminates these problems.

General Maintenance

Gallery Painting offers industrial cleaning services which can be profoundly more effective than traditional cleaning methods. For example, dry ice can remove some of the following contaminants:

Food Processing / Manufacturing Industry

In the food processing industry, our industrial cleaning services which can be used to clean the following items with the no damage to equipment, electrical equipment or surface damage:

Structural Cleaning Applicatons For Dry Ice Blasting

Dry ice blast cleaning is used in Structural Cleaning to remove:

Advantages include:

The diversity in structure types helps to demonstrate the diversity of CO2 blast cleaning. The process successfully removes environmental contaminates across a broad scope of applications. The dry ice blast cleaning process works well from steel structures to masonry, including timber beams and frames. Examples of more specific applications are fire and smoke damage, heavy rust scale removal, and environmental contamination from manufacturer’s process.