Abrasive Blasting - Glass Bead Blasting

Glass bead blasting is the process of cleaning or stripping the surface deposits from hard materials like ceramic tiles, stainless steel, aluminium, copper, etc removing paint and rust.

Tiny glass beads are forced on to the material under high pressure, blasting with glass beads is a slower process than sandblasting but is much gentler on the material and effectively strips it with minimal damage to the material itself.  This leads to a soft satin look which is a more shiny and polished appearance than sandblasting.

Glassbead blasting is used extensively in restoring car bodies, automotive parts, machinery, cabinets, food equipment as it creates a uniform surface finish without removing a significant amount of metal and reduces the need for time-consuming polishing and other labour intensive finishing.

Glass Impact Beads are manufactured from recycled glass, making it one of the more environmentally-friendly forms of abrasive blasting materials.