Wet sandblasting is the process of adding water to the blast stream to cut down on a percentage of dust. Wet sandblasting can be used on concrete, brick and other masonry surfaces. Wet sandblasting can be used to strip paint and mold from wood, and marine growth from ships.

Wet blasting uses compressed air and a standard blast machine to propel abrasive, with just enough water added at the nozzle to suppress the dust. Dust suppression is extremely important as dust may contain silica, lead or other hazardous materials. Silica dust is released when sandblasting concrete. Silica dust exposure many result in silicosis. Please read our Silica page for more in depth information. Wet Sandblasting can produce the same hard hitting force as dry abrasive blasting. Wet Sandblasting systems have a control at the nozzle to adjust water pressure and volume from a fine mist to a full water wash. The volume of water can be regulated to match the amount of dust being produced.

Some surfaces require pressure washing prior to sandblasting. The purpose of this is to wash away any salts, chlorides, and other contamination which may cause coatings to fail. On the left side of this column you can view one of our wet sandblasting video's. For additionalwet  sandblasting video's please view our wet sandblasting video's page.