Removing Oxidized Gel Coat from a Composite Base Material (TSR 17-B-048)
The customer was looking to eliminate manual cleaning and incorporate a new cleaning process.
Before
After
Cleaning Trial Type
Abrasive Cleaning
Industry
Substrate
Composite
Description of Part(s)
composite windmill blade
Machine Used
Soda blast cabinet with a #3 Nozzle
Type of Blasting
Contained
Post Cleaning
Fresh water rinse followed by air pressure drying
Soil
Oxidized Gel Coat
Recommendation
ARMEX™ recommends that the customer use ARMEX™ Blast Media-Flow Formula XL be used with a #3 Nozzle at 30 psi blasting pressure in a Dry Blast Cabinet or ARMEX™ Blast Media-Anilox Roll Cleaning be used with a #3 Nozzle at 30 psi blasting pressure in a Dry Blast Cabinet.