Vehicle Shot Blasting

Cleaning is rarely at the top of any person’s list of favourite activities, but it is a vital task in a whole wide range of areas. Like any sort of cleaning, it is important to get it right by using the right tools and the right processes. When you clean a vehicle, the rules are the same, but finding the right way to do it isn’t always easy.

Cleaning a vehicle is nice and easy when you just need to get rid of mud or dirt – a bucket of soapy water and a sponge can handle the usual stuff! But, when you need to get deeper, you need to find the right tool for the job. Vehicle shot blasting is a technique to clean the metal work of everything, including the paint, road salt and minerals, oil and contaminants, and everything else that can cling to the metal chassis. These need removing so that new paint can be added, the metal can be treated and so that the metal can be returned to an as-new finish.

What is Shot Blasting?

Shot blasting is a technique that fires tiny spheres, like little balls, at high speed in a jet at a surface. It is similar to cleaning with a hose and water, but instead of a liquid, shot blasting fires a stream of small particles in a jet that scours the surface at high speed. Vehicle shot blasting is a type of abrasive blasting process that is similar to sand blasting, although the two techniques use slightly different technology.
Sand blasting is a cheaper alternative to vehicle shot blasting, but it has some drawbacks. It is more dangerous, leaves a lot of debris and can do a lot of damage. In comparison, vehicle shot blasting is more precise, cleaner and does a better finish.

Professional Vehicle Shot Blasting

Vehicle shot blasting requires a greater level of technical understanding and engineering knowledge to do properly. One of the important decisions that the vehicle shot blasting technician will have to make is what material to use for the shot blasting process. Sand blasting only uses sand, but vehicle shot blasting can be done with various materials that will have different effects, finishes and interact with the surface in a specific way. Vehicle shot blasting can be done with steel, aluminium, zinc, copper and other materials, and the vehicle shot blasting technician should know which to use for each specific job.

Getting Professional Vehicle Shot Blasting

EcoBlast offer a professional vehicle shot blasting service, as well as all sorts of shot blasting for properties, stonework, brickwork, commercial areas and industrial spaces. Unlike less high-quality vehicle shot blasting services, EcoBlast provide dustless vehicle shot blasting which is much better for the environment, and it is guaranteed to provide a top finish.
If you need the best vehicle shot blasting in the business, contact the friendly, dedicated team at EcoBlast on 07752 710 077 and get your appointment booked in for a time that suits you.