Garnet, Grit, Shot and Ironsand Blasting

Garnet

Garnet is a blasting media free from silica and iron particles, which can be sourced from either India or Australia.
Garnet would generally be used for mobile or onsite applications as it has lower dust levels than iron sand. Garnet is the main blasting media we use for onsite applications.

Grit

Grit is finely crushed ball bearings which gives the steel the blast profile needed for paint to adhere to the surface. Grit can not be used on anything that has a magnetic force such as alternators etc.

Shot

Shot is a ball bearing like blasting media, very small in size - .04mm to 1.4mm. It is very popular with recycling units as it can be reused 40 to 50 times. As with grit, shot can not be used with anything that has a magnetic force either.

Iron sand

Iron sand is a traditional blasting media normally found on beaches around New Zealand, but due to recent studies has been found to be harmful to operators of blasting equipment. We no longer use this media because of this reason.
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