Abrasive blasting is the industry standard of preparing surfaces in order to receive a coating application. Abrasive blasting, more commonly known as sandblasting, is the operation of forcibly propelling a stream of abrasive material against a surface under high pressure to smooth a rough surface, roughen a smooth surface, shape a surface or remove surface contaminants.

This method allows the blasting technician to remove surface contaminants, mill scale, rust and already applied coatings from the substrate, ensuring a new clean surface on which a new coating can be applied which then creates a mechanical bond with the substrate.

The industry standards for substrate cleanliness are as follows;

SSPC SP5 / NACE # 1 White Metal Blast

SSPC SP10 / NACE # 2 Near White Blast

SSPC SP6 / NACE # 3 Commercial Blast

SSPC SP14 / NACE # 8 Industrial Blast

SSPC SP7 / NACE # 4 Brush Blast