Industrial Surface Preparation with Dry Ice Blasting
Remove coatings, rust, mill scale, weld slag, and contaminants to prepare steel, concrete, and equipment for recoating, welding, or inspection — without grit, water, or chemical waste.
Schedule an AssessmentWhy Dry Ice Blasting
Sandblasting, hydroblasting, and chemical stripping each create their own problems: spent abrasive, slurry, runoff, and surface contamination that delays coating application.
Dry ice blasting cleans aggressively yet leaves only the removed coating as waste. Substrates stay dry and ready for the next step — paint, weld, NDT, or assembly — with dramatically reduced cleanup and containment costs.
Applications
- Coating and paint removal
- Rust and oxidation removal
- Weld slag and spatter
- Mill scale removal
- Concrete profiling
- Pre-coating surface prep
- Pipeline and tank exteriors
- Structural steel
Frequently Asked Questions
Is dry ice blasting an SSPC-approved surface preparation method?+
Dry ice blasting prepares surfaces to SSPC-SP1 (solvent cleaning) and contributes to SSPC-SP2 / SP3 equivalent profiles for tight coating systems. For aggressive anchor profiles, conventional abrasive blasting is still required — we often combine both methods.
Will it remove paint and coatings?+
Yes. Dry ice removes most thin-film coatings, paints, primers, urethanes, and elastomers without damaging the underlying substrate or introducing abrasive grit into the work environment.
Does it leave a profile suitable for re-coating?+
Dry ice cleans without creating an anchor profile. For coating systems that require an SP6 or SP10 profile, we recommend pairing dry ice with light abrasive blasting; the dry ice does the heavy cleaning, the abrasive sets the profile.
Can you work in food, pharma, or sensitive plants?+
Yes. Because there is no grit, water, or chemical residue, dry ice is ideal for surface prep inside food, beverage, pharmaceutical, and electronics facilities where contamination control matters.
What about lead paint or hazardous coatings?+
Dry ice blasting greatly reduces secondary waste compared to abrasive methods because the only waste is the coating itself. We coordinate full containment, HEPA filtration, and licensed disposal where required.
Plan Your Surface Preparation Project
Call (866) 648-0030 to discuss substrate, coating, and timeline.