Walnut Shell Blasting: Better for Your Machinery

Machinery is expensive to purchase, and it’s even more expensive to replace machinery that hasn’t been properly maintained. When it comes to heavy equipment, the environment most machinery operates in is dirty, dusty, and damp. Over time, this damages protective coatings. If that damage isn’t repaired, the costs from corrosion and rust can really add up.

 

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For that reason, virtually all businesses that operate heavy machinery repaint their equipment from time to time. The process requires sandblasting the machine, then applying a new protective finish. But sandblasting via silica media can also damage equipment. That’s why using crushed walnut shells for sandblasting offers a much better alternative.

Using crushed walnut shells for sandblasting removes the risk that the equipment will be damaged. Plus, because it’s not a silica-based product, the health risks of inhaling silicate is non-existent. This makes it a healthy, eco-safe alternative that is equally as effective as traditional sandblasting media.

Further, because walnut shells can be ground to the requested size, it’s easy to tailor the size of the particulates. This allows you to select the right size media for the piece of machinery that is being cleaned. This is one of the reasons that it’s easy to use crushed walnut shells for sandblasting truck engines, oil rigs, storage tanks, farm equipment, etc.

Most importantly, it stays dry. Because it is non-porous, crushed walnut shells won’t absorb moisture. This means they won’t lose effectiveness and will continue to provide high-grade sandblasting properties longer than other media will. This reduces the need to replace the media you are using, which in turn reduces your overall maintenance costs. That’s something that we are sure will most certainly make everyone in the company smile.

Flowspec has a number of crushed walnut shell options for you to select from. Whether you require a fine, or a coarse grain, for use in your sandblasting operations, we would be happy to tell you all about them. We invite you to contact us with your questions, and we’ll be happy to give you the answers you are searching for.