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Removing Oxidized Gel Coat from a Composite Base Material (TSR 17-B-048)

Removing Oxidized Gel Coat from a Composite Base Material (TSR 17-B-048)

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The customer was looking to eliminate manual cleaning and incorporate a new cleaning process.
TSR 17-B-048 Before
Before
TSR 17-B-048 After
After
Cleaning Trial Type
Abrasive Cleaning
Industry
Coating and Paint Removal
Substrate
Composite
Soil
Oxidized Gel Coat
Description of Part(s)
composite windmill blade
Media Used

ARMEX™ Blast Media - Composite
ARMEX™ Blast Media - Flow M
ARMEX™ Blast Media - Flow XL

Machine Used
Soda blast cabinet with a #3 Nozzle
Type of Blasting
Contained
Post Cleaning
Fresh water rinse followed by air pressure drying
Recommendation to Customer
ARMEX™ recommends that the customer use ARMEX™ Blast Media– Flow Formula M be used with a #3 Nozzle at 30 psi blasting pressure in a Dry Blast Cabinet or 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-Composite be used with a #3 Nozzle at 30 psi blasting pressure in a Dry Blast Cabinet.