Blasting Services for Historic & Industrial Restoration Projects
For restoration contractors, the risk of collateral damage weighs heavily in their choice of restoration cleaning methods and it’s not unusual to see projects where fragile or water-sensitive surfaces are cleaned by hand.
Fortunately, you don’t have to accept hours of tedious hand-cleaning as the cost of removing grime, oxidation, paint, and other adherents from delicate surfaces.
Polar Clean offers decades of experience working with restoration contractors and a wide array of blasting methods that ensure the highest-quality results without risk to the underlying substrates and surrounding structures.
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A Few Polar Clean Restoration Blasting Clients
Restoration Cleaning Types & Applications
Historic Restoration
Historic Restoration
Extensive knowledge of substrates, experience with multiple cleaning options, and careful execution is needed and both dry ice and sponge blasting are often utilized.
Fire Damage Remediation
Fire Damage Remediation
Remediating fire damage is effective with dry ice because of its ability to precisely remove soot, char and carbon residue without damaging wood or other fragile surfaces underneath.
Facilities Cleaning
Facilities Cleaning
Removing decades of dust, grime and paint from older facilities without introducing water, chemicals and other media is achieved with dry ice blasting.
Paint & Lead Removal
Paint & Lead Removal
Stripping old paint can require dry ice blasting, sponge blasting, traditional abrasive or wet abrasive to be effective while minimizing dust, debris and the risk of damage.
Restoration Cleaning Options
Dry Ice Blasting
Dry Ice Blasting
A non-abrasive, water and chemical-free method for restoration that effectively cleans surfaces without damaging them.
Sponge Blasting
Sponge Blasting
A water-free and more aggressive cleaning method that provides effective dust suppression and low environmental impact.
Abrasive Blasting
Abrasive Blasting
From crushed glass and beads to garnet and baking soda media, the right wet or dry abrasive option is available for your cleaning project.
Hybrid Cleaning
Hybrid Cleaning
Non-abrasive, abrasive and even hand-cleaning options can be combined when blasting alone is not enough.
Your Guide to Blasting Solutions for Restoration Projects
Learn how dry ice blasting, alone and in combination with sponge blasting and other more abrasive blasting methods, works as an effective cleaning solution for the delicate work of restoration projects, including historic, commercial and fire restoration work.
Additional Considerations for Restoration Cleaning Projects
Beyond selecting the right cleaning method, restoration blasting requires an experienced approach throughout the process, which may include the following:
Containment
It’s often critical to implement the right containment to prevent debris from contaminating the environment or areas of a building in use during restoration. This also minimizes the amount of collateral cleanup and ensures the best results.
Though containment is routinely required for other blasting methods, it can also be required for dry ice blasting, depending on the amount and type of debris that is blasted off – dry ice sublimates on contact, so does not require containment by itself.
Heights & Scaffolding
Height and accessibility can pose significant challenges in many restoration projects. Whether it’s a ceiling, window ledge, or other high exteriors, ensuring safety and effective results can require specialized scaffolding and harnesses as well as training and certifications:
- OSHA 10 & 30 Hour Construction Safety Awareness
- OSHA Aerial Lift Training
- OSHA Scaffolding Training
- Rappelling Training
Confined Spaces
When blasting in confined spaces, personal protective equipment (PPE) and supplied air are required, as well as training and certifications:
- OSHA PPE training
- Permit-required confined space entry training
- Respirator fitness certification
Hazardous Substances
If lead, mold or asbestos are involved, the following training and certifications are required:
- Asbestos awareness certification
- EPA Lead Renovation, Repair and Painting (RRP) Rule certification
- OSHA Hazardous Waste Operations & Emergency Response (HAZWOPER) training
- Mold remediation certification
Restoration Blasting Before & After Examples
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Restoration Dry Ice Blasting Louisville, KY
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Restoration Abrasive Media Blasting South Bend
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Restoration Dry Ice Blasting Chicago, IL
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Restoration Dry Ice Blasting Cincinnati, Ohio
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Restoration Dry Ice Blasting Michigan
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Municipal Building Dry Ice Blasting Louisville, KY
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Food Dry Ice Blasting Cambridge City, IN
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