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Blasting Media

Plastic Blasting Media

	Acrylic media is the longest lasting media on the market. It is very gentle on the substrate and engineered for stripping the most sensitive surfaces while providing an effective stripping rate. Acrylic media offers an excellent range of stripping capabilities and is termed a multi-purpose media by its users. Standard mesh sizes 12-16, 10-16, 16-20, 20-30 and 30-40. Sizes 12-20, 20-40, 40-60 and 60-80 can be specially ordered. Packaged in 50 lb boxes or bags or 250 lb drums.
	Melamine is engineered for stripping the most difficult surfaces while providing an effective stripping rate. Melamine is the most aggressive plastic abrasive, offering an excellent range of stripping capabilities. Melamine can be used as a replacement for glass beads and other harsh abrasives. Standard mesh sizes 8-12, 12-16, 16-20, 20-30, 30-40 and 60-80. Sizes 12-20, 20-40 and 40-60 can be specially ordered. Packaged in 50 lb boxes or bags or 250 lb drums.
	Urea is a plastic grain stripping abrasive used in sandblasting operations. It is the most widely used plastic media. Urea is environmentally friendly and recyclable - an alternative to chemical stripping. Urea is formulated to meet an increased level of stripping performance where stripping speed outweighs other considerations. Urea is able to strip tough coatings with an impressive strip rate. Urea is typically used for less sensitive applications. Standard mesh sizes 8-12, 10-20, 12-16, 16-20, 20-30, 30-40 and 40-60. Sizes 12-20, 20-40 and 60-80 can be specially ordered. Packaged in 50 lb boxes or bags or 250 lb drums.

Mesh Description
12 mesh / 1.7 millimeters
16 mesh / 1.18 millimeters
20 mesh / .85 millimeters
30 mesh / .60 millimeters
40 mesh / .355 millimeters
60 mesh / .25 millimeters

Plastic abrasives deliver a high stripping rate and consistent performance, ideal for paint stripping, mold cleaning, deflashing and deburring.

Sandblasting, using compressed air, is traditionally used to prepare surfaces for coatings. The sharp particles of aluminum oxide or other media abrade the surface. Incidental corrosion, rust, and old coatings are removed in the process, leaving a good surface for paint adhesion.

However, substrates other than steel can often not tolerate this aggressive surface preparation and, as a consequence, wet chemical strippers are employed to remove coatings. Aluminum, brass and plastic composites, including fiberglass, are often treated in this way.

Using plastic abrasives has been proven to significantly reduce the generation of hazardous waste that using wet chemical strippers can cause. In addition, the use of plastic abrasives has proven to be faster, less damaging to the substrate and much less expensive than wet chemicals. Since the plastic abrasive is harder than the coatings to be removed, yet softer than the substrate, coatings can actually be stripped three or four times without damage to the surface.

Plastic abrasives are sensitive to substrates, including aluminum and other delicate metals, composites and plastics, yet tough enough to take care of the most demanding decoating and surface finishing needs efficiently.

Consider the size of perforations or holes through which the grit must pass when screen separating parts from media after use.

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Applications include: