A commercial interior or commercial exterior paint job can quickly refresh the look of any facility. But if your building is on the older side, there may be a variety of factors that prevent a smooth, flawless finish to your professional paint job. Therefore, you might consider looking into a sandblasting service to properly prepare your surfaces and structures for a beautiful result – and protect them from harmful elements that result over time.
Just like the aging process affects our bodies, buildings undergo the process of wear and tear over years and decades. Rusting is a common occurrence, particularly in steel-based structures. With prolonged exposure to oxygen and excess moisture, a thin film of rust can begin to cover surfaces over time. While aluminum-based surfaces do not rust, they can still corrode, even cracking and breaking. This can lead to dangerous structural risks.
Additionally, residue from weather on exterior surfaces, dirt, and grease, or even remnants of older, failed coatings and paint jobs can cause issues. In some cases, it’s a matter of aesthetic – chipped paint doesn’t look great, after all. But in other cases, these residues can create risky situations that might spell disaster for your employees and products – like an oily, slippery floor.
Sandblasting is the process of shooting a high-pressure stream of sand at a dirty or corroded surface to clean it or strip away residue. Using an industrial-power sandblasting machine, teams that provide sandblasting services can smooth and invigorate surfaces, making them like new within a few hours.
While sandblasting is used to remove unwanted materials from a dirty surface, it can also be the first step needed to prepare a surface for a successful commercial painting job. In these situations, sandblasting is performed prior to the priming step of a paint job. Once the surface is sandblasted, it’s clean and free of debris, so primer and paint layers on more smoothly and evenly.
This technique can be used on a variety of surfaces, so whether you’re sandblasting brick, sandblasting wood, or sandblasting aluminum, you can achieve the desired result, helping maintain your old facility’s structural integrity and the safety of your employees and customers.
As you begin to gather quotes for commercial sandblasting services, consider the experience of the companies you’re weighing. A reputable sandblasting company will be able to show a portfolio of similar, successfully completed projects performed on buildings around the age of your own.
To not damage the surface or structure, it’s important that the exact correct pressure is used during the sandblasting process. So, for this reason, you’ll want to find a team that can show ample experience in sandblasting projects.
PAINTech professionals can help you save your facility’s structural integrity and keep it looking great with sandblasting. Our team has more than 20 years of experience providing commercial interior and exterior painting, power washing services, commercial flooring, and more. We’ll work with you to ensure that any downtime needed happens with minimal disruption to your schedule. If you are in Pennsylvania, The Main Line area, Maryland, Delaware, or Northern Virginia and would like a quote, contact PAINTech today.
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