Mobile Paint Stripping and Surface Cleaning:

Our services are available in all Berks counties and beyond. Labor rates start at $150.00 per blast hour and time charged starts with unloading and ends with loaded-up at end of blast. The minimum charge for mobile service is $375.00. Residential, commercial and industrial charges may be calculated by the square foot or on an hourly basis. A mileage charge may be added to mobile stripping and cleaning jobs depending on distance and/or time of travel.

Settings:
Outdoor soda blast operations require a wide-open space. Soda blasting operations are not recommended in a residential community. The mobile compressor is a diesel-powered unit and it and the nozzle are loud. Baking soda media is a soft, friable (crumbles easily) media and will blow in the breeze quite a distance. Typically, only a dusting of baking soda will remain on the ground with the rest being airborne. We must be mindful of items (homes, vegetation, cars, people, etc.) downwind and choose an outdoor area of least impact in which to blast in. Soda blasting over a gravel area is generally best, but any area can be used. Staining of asphalt can occur due to baking soda's ability to remove grease and oils. Typical baking soda usage rates are around 50 lbs. per hour. Soda blast media is water-soluble and will usually disappear after the next good rain.

Damage To Vegetation:
One biological process that can be disturbed by the presence of any free sodium ion, including sodium bicarbonate is the process of photosynthesis. This process uses light in the presence of chlorophyll and water to convert carbon dioxide to sugars, used as nutrients for plant life. Depending on the type of plant, sodium bicarbonate can produce temporary discoloration or cause more serious damage. The most easily upset plants are flowering shrubs, such as roses, azaleas, or lilac. Trees and grass typically turn brown, and then recover in 4-6 months. Some plants are completely unaffected. The speed of any reaction with plant life can vary widely, depending on the type of plant.
To avoid damage to plants from blasting with soda blast media:
Avoid contact between plants and blast media residue. Cover plants and prevent any liquid run-off from soaking the soil around plants.
If contact is unavoidable, the client should be aware that damage to plants could occur.

To minimize Damage:
Soak the soil and leaves thoroughly before blasting. It is best to use a sprinkler for 4-6 hours to completely soak the soil, leaves, and branches before blasting.
Continually rinse the leaves and prevent liquid run-off from soaking into the soil around the roots.
After blasting, continue to soak the leaves and soil to thoroughly flush the sodium bicarbonate away from the root structure. The amount of soaking after blasting depends on the amount of residue in contact with leaves and roots. The goal is to reduce the sodium ion concentration below 0.5 vol% on the leaf surfaces and around the roots so that any damage will be minimized.
 

WHAT IS SODA BLASTING?

In the past, the only way you could remove paint or some other unsightly material from a contaminated surface, was to either chip it off, sand blast it, use harsh chemicals, or sand it until your arm fell off, or your equipment failed. In most cases, after these time consuming, or hazardous methods are discarded, the final solution was just to paint over it and hope no one noticed.

There is now a process, known as Soda Blasting, where a surface is cleaned or paint is removed or coatings of any kind are stripped from a substrate both efficiently and safely. It is very similar to traditional sand blasting yet has the significant advantage of cleaning the surface without causing any harm to the substrate or the environment.
APPLICATIONS
From the removal of graffiti from brick and concrete to the cleaning of boat bottoms, from the removal of carbon, char, and odors from buildings damaged by fire to refurbishing stainless steel kitchen equipment, from removing oil and grease from engines to removing offensive odors in stairwells, from cleaning washrooms in manufacturing facilities to removing paint from brick and steel, from removing rust and paint from cars to line removal off highways, the soda blasting approach has proved to be successful time and time again. The system has been used for:

Paint Removal           Odor Elimination

Engine Parts               Rust Removal

Cars-Paints/Rust      Marking Removal

Stain Removal            Fire Restoration

Airplane Parts          Graffiti Removal  

Brick & Concrete        Hard Wood 
 

AND MORE!!!