ABrasive blasting
Controlled Surface Preparation Per SSPC Guidelines
East Coast Refinishing provides industrial abrasive blasting services for fabricated steel, engineered components, and OEM assemblies. Our blasting operations are designed to properly prepare steel surfaces for industrial coating systems in accordance with project specifications and manufacturer requirements.
Blasting is performed in enclosed blast booths within our controlled facility, ensuring consistent surface preparation prior to coating.
Components We Commonly Blast
- Structural steel beams and columns
- Fabricated steel assemblies
- Stair systems, railings, and platforms
- Industrial equipment frames and housings
- Pressure vessels and tanks
- Process piping components
- Generator frames and infrastructure assemblies
- Municipal and heavy equipment components
We regularly support fabricators, OEM manufacturers, and industrial contractors requiring repeatable surface preparation prior to coating.
Surface Preparation Services
- Abrasive blasting for coating preparation
- Removal of rust, mill scale, coatings, and contaminants
- Blasting to project-specified cleanliness levels
- Surface preparation for primers and industrial coating systems
- Preparation of fabricated assemblies prior to finishing
- Refurbishment blasting for recoating and asset restoration
Surface preparation is matched to coating system requirements and manufacturer specifications to ensure proper adhesion and long-term coating performance.
Abrasive Media Options
- Aluminum oxide 24
- Aluminum oxide 36
- Aluminum oxide 46
- Aluminum oxide 60
- Aluminum oxide 80
- Glass bead
- Specialty and low-aggressive media when required
Media selection is based on material type, surface profile requirements, and coating specifications.
Standards & Specifications
Surface preparation can be performed in accordance with:
- SSPC / AMPP surface preparation standards
- Project coating specifications
- Manufacturer technical data sheet requirements
- MIL-SPEC surface preparation requirements when required
Surface profiles are matched to coating system requirements to ensure proper adhesion.
Quality Control
Our blasting operations follow established quality control procedures to verify proper surface preparation before coating.
Quality checks include:
- Surface profile verification using calibrated gauges
- Visual cleanliness verification to specification criteria
- Clean, dry compressed air for blasting operations
- Inspection prior to coating application
- Documentation supporting coating and inspection scopes when required
Integrated Fabrication & Coating Support
Because blasting is integrated with our coating operations, we support fabrication shops, OEM manufacturers, and engineered equipment suppliers requiring:
- surface preparation prior to industrial coatings
- Repeatable processing of fabricated assemblies
- production blasting for coating systems
- preparation of large fabricated components
Our facility allows blasting, coating, and finishing to be coordinated under one controlled operation.
Service Area
East Coast Refinishing provides abrasive blasting services for New England and New York, operating from our facility in Pittsfield, Massachusetts.
