Is ARMEX blast media baking soda?

ARMEX is a baking soda based (sodium bicarbonate, NaHCO3) media manufactured by the makers of ARM & HAMMER™ Products for use as an abrasive in cleaning or removing coatings without alteration of the base material.

Is soda blasting media the same as baking soda?

Soda blasting gets its name from the type of blast media that it uses: sodium bicarbonate (baking soda). The abrasive media used for soda blasting is not the baking soda that you buy in the grocery store. Companies such as Armex and Natrium manufacture varieties of sodium bicarbonate specifically for soda blasting.

Can I use baking soda in my sandblaster?

Yes you Can Soda Blast in a Regular Sandblaster The good news is that you can use baking soda in a regular sandblast pot. While it is possible it is not an ideal situation for two primary reasons. A soda blast pot’s angle is specially designed to ensure soda blast media flows at the best rate.

Can you use baking soda for soda blasting?

Soda blasting is a method of removing surface contaminants and coatings by using sodium bicarbonate (baking soda). Compressed air from specialized blasting machines propel particles against the surface to be cleaned.

Can soda blast media be reused?

No. You cannot recycle ARMEX. It is considered a one-pass media. Unlike other abrasives ARMEX is extremely friable meaning that it fractures into much smaller particles upon impact.

Is soda blasting wet or dry?

Soda blasting can be used wet or dry to remove paint, corrosion, biological contaminants, oil, grease, carbon and many other coatings. Sodium Bicarbonate is a non-hazardous food grade material that is 100% water soluble and environmentally safe. Soda Blasting will eliminate the need of using toxic cleaning chemicals.

Can I use regular sand for sandblasting?

No, abrasives which contain more than 1% free silica are forbidden. In the past, blast cleaning operations were done with silica sand. The term sandblasting originates from those days.