Corn Blasting Cedar Siding

With a moh s hardness of less than 4 5 it can remove stains and finishes without causing damage to the wood.

Corn blasting cedar siding.

Cob blasting can also be used on cedar or wood siding. To my knowledge it is not used on soft wood siding like cedar or pine because that material will not be able to withstand the force of sandblasting without damage. With our northern white cedar and white pine log profiles you receive the best value in the industry. The process features completely biodegradable materials that will strip your old logs down and eliminate water damage inside and out.

Media blasting is ideal for removing uv damaged wood and existing paint and stains on log homes. Corn cob blasting what sounds like a blast from the past is really the most modern and environmentally safe way to strip a log home. Great for removing older stains and uv damaged wood. Fortunately there is another similar process that may be ideal for your purpose.

A little over 1 hour. Just a testament of how gentle or aggressive you can be with the dustless blaster to meet your customer s needs. A good shop vacuum will pick up a lot of the used cob media and the material can be re used if you filter it. Instead of blasting the deteriorated surface of your old siding with sand you should be able to.

Media blasting and stripping media blasting is a high pressure removal process that combines compressed air with a corncob or glass blasting media to produce a very efficient and more importantly a dry log stripping process. The corn cob is light and works very effectively to strip the wood. The blasting process removes all of the old stain allows the grain of the log to open and be more receptive to staining. Corn cob that is used is bio degradable and actually works as a good mulch.

The air pressure and the amount of media corn cob can be adjusted very precisely to only remove as much of the log as is necessary to remove the failing finish bad wood etc. Made from 100 recycled corn cobs environmentally friendly. Dustless blasting business owner. Cob blasting machines use the compressed air together with the ground up corn cob.

1 bag of corn cob media will remove 150 300 square feet of coating based on the type of coating. When finished blasting close the media valve and blast any residue out of the checks and away from the home. First of all we use finely ground corn cob 40 60 grit as the blast media to reveal fresh wood and restore its original beauty.