Sand Blasting
Hutcheson’s wide range of blast-cleaning abrasives can be used for many applications and to suit all customer needs. Our blast-cleaning products are effective for everything from fine blasting light tins, woods to heavy steel and barges. Hutcheson’s materials come in a heavy 18 Grit for the most difficult jobs to a fine 80 Grit for lighter blasting and polishing.
- Aluminum Oxide
- Hard, high density, reusable material with an angular shape
- Ideal for fast, versatile and economical blasting
- Economical choice for difficult blast jobs (ie powder-coated tanks)
- Corn Cob Abrasive
- Organic material
- Ideal for deburring, log home blasting and polishing of wood
- Ebonygrit – Copper Slag
- High density and low dust
- Ideal for heavy-painted metals, rust and millscale
- Glass Beads
- Ideal for finishing, degreasing, deburring, and peening
- Most commonly used on aluminum finishes
- Greengrit – Crushed Glass
- Versatile material that allows for a lower profile while giving good performance
- Ideal for many applications, from removing wood stain from removing rust
- 100% post-consumer recycled glass
- Powerblast XC – Staurolite
- Natural, staurolite, high density material and low dust
- Ideal for new steel and removing millscale
- Extremely quick in its application
- Steel Grit
- Available in various grit sizes
- Ideal for high-performance, automated systems
- Extremely high recycle rate for contained blasting systems
- Metal Shot
- Extremely recyclable material
- Ideal for automated systems with a focus on peening and profile control
- Sodium Bicarbonate (Soda Blasting)
- Softer material
- Ideal for fire restoration and other applications such as removal of boat gels
- Offers a sharp, effective abrasive
- International Garnet
- Highly-effective material that allows for 5 times the recyclability
- Ideal for producing a high-volume output in an industrial setting
- Allows for a cost-effective blast
- Walnut Shell Abrasive
- Natural, biodegradable product
- Ideal for tumbling materials, polishing and removing stain from wood
- Removes matter without damaging underlying material
- Natural Granite Sand (Silica-based)
- Highly versatile material with natural sub-angular shape
- Ideal choice for all blasting from metals, concrete to wood
- Suitable for almost all applications of blasting
*Hutcheson’s abrasives have a silica content. All safety measures when using this material should be taken. For those who don’t choose not to use a silica material, we offer a wide range of non-silica materials.
