Paint + Rust Removal in Mississippi

Old coatings, rust and mill scale off. Bare metal, profiled and ready for the next coat.

How it works

Strip it once. Coat it once.

Paint and rust removal is abrasive blasting. Angular media strips the old coating, rust and mill scale and cuts a profile into the steel so the new coating has something to grip. We blast dry or wet with silica-free media and work to the SSPC cleanliness grade your coating spec calls for.

SSPC-SP 6 commercial · SP 10 near-white · SP 5 white metal · dry or wet · silica-free media

What it removes

Failed paintRustMill scaleFlash rustOld coatingsCorrosion

Abrasive media stripping rust down to bare steel — Angular abrasive mediaAnchor profile, 1–4 mils

Right for

✓Structural steel, beams and columns

✓Tanks, vessels and piping

✓Trailers, equipment frames and truck bodies

✓Hulls, decks and marine steel

✓Railings, stairs and platforms

✓Steel that needs a new coating system

Bare metalCoating-ready profileDry or wetSilica-free media

Wrong for

✕Thin sheet metalAbrasive can warp or thin light-gauge panels. Tell us the gauge.

✕Coatings you want to keepBlasting cuts into the surface. Spot cleaning around a sound coating is a different job.

✕Old or unknown coatingsLead and other hazardous coatings need testing and a containment plan before anyone blasts. Tell us the age of the coating.

✕Electrical gearUse dry ice instead. No media, no water, non-conductive.

Standards & compliance

Commercial blast cleaning.SSPC-SP 6

Near-white blast cleaning.SSPC-SP 10

White metal blast cleaning.SSPC-SP 5

Respirable crystalline silica.29 CFR 1926.1153

Typical jobs

Trailer or equipment frame stripped before repaint
Tank exterior blasted to SP 10 before coating
Rusted structural steel during a plant shutdown

Questions we get

What blast grade do I need?

Your coating manufacturer’s data sheet says. Most industrial and marine systems call for SSPC-SP 6, SP 10 or SP 5. Send the spec and we blast to it.

Can you remove paint and rust on site?

Yes. We bring the equipment to the steel, collect spent media and plan containment around your site.

What about lead paint?

Old coatings may contain lead. They need testing and a containment plan before blasting. Tell us the age of the coating and we will talk through it.

Methods behind it

Sand Blasting ›Dry Ice Blasting ›Pressure Washing ›

Shipbuilding + Marine ›Manufacturing ›Fleet + Heavy Equipment ›Power + Utilities ›

Electrical Equipment Cleaning ›Commercial Concrete Cleaning ›Where we work: Mississippi + Gulf South ›