FAQ

Agri Painting Inc. uses top quality, marine-grade coatings from companies like International Paint, Sherwin Williams, PPG and CorChem.

Industrial coating is primarily known for its protective qualities rather than its aesthetic properties. These coatings are used in a variety of applications, with the most common including corrosion control for concrete or steel.

Sandblasting, also known as abrasive blasting, is the operation of forcibly propelling a stream of abrasive material against a surface under extreme high pressure in order to smooth a rough surface, roughen a smooth surface, shape a surface or remove surface contaminants.

SP 6 / Nace #3 / Sa 2 - Commercial Blast Cleaning

aka 'Thorough Blast Cleaning'

Loosely-adhering material: 0%
Tightly-adhering material: 0%
Stains, streaks, shadows: 33%

Commercial Blast Cleaning specifies that all tightly-adhering matter must go. Shadows, streaks and stains can remain on up to 33% of the surface.

Commercial is specified when a high, but not perfect, degree of cleanliness is warranted. It’s common for repainting products that serve in non-corrosive environments and atmospheres, such as tanks and bridges.

SP 10 / Nace #2 / Sa 2.5 - Near White Blast Cleaning
aka 'Very Thorough Blast Cleaning'

Loosely-adhering material: 0%
Tightly-adhering material: 0%
Stains, streaks, shadows: SP 10 5%, Sa 2 ½ 15%

Near White Blast Cleaning specifies that shadows, streaks and stains must be limited to 5% of the surface area. Near White is specified when the added benefit of blasting to White Metal doesn’t justify the added expense.

Near White is typically specified for high performance coatings over steel exposed to severe environmental conditions, such as chemical spills and fumes, high humidity, and proximity to salt water. It is commonly specified for off-shore platforms, shipyards and other marine environments.

We primarily use silica sand, and sometimes use coal slag or copper slag.