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Aluminum antifoul removal – 7th December 2023

Come rain or shine, K Blasting still commences with work….. On this rainy, dark morning, we have been working in Blackness Marina, Ditisham, to remove the black anti-fowling from an aluminium motor boat. The results were brilliant. Not only has the blast cleaning removed the anti-fowling, it has also given the aluminum the perfect profile […]

Oak frame cleaning with a view – 29th November 2023

A successful day at K Blasting, and another happy customer! Today’s Oak frame has cleaned exceptionally well, Due to being erected and kept dry for a good amount of time, before the blast cleaning. Using a fine blast media and low pressure, the dirty oak beams have cleaned uniformly to give a great finish for […]

Stone cleaning at “The Cromwell Arms” – 13th November 2023

Stone cleaning at “The Cromwell Arms” went as well as normal for K Blasting. With the correct preparation and the knowledge with different blast medias and pressures, Blast cleaning can give the ultimate results for brightening up old stone walls back to their former glory. K blasting has another happy customer. We will look forward […]

“Offshore Turbine Services” renovations – 25th-27th October 2023

Last week was exceptionally busy for K Blasting. It was a pleasure helping “Offshore Turbine Services” to remove the antifouling from two of their mighty Catamaran vessels, carried out in Dolphin Boat yard, Galmpton. With using the correct blast media and pressure, blast cleaning will gently remove the antifouling, leaving the Gel coat intact. “Captain […]

Stone walling – 30th August 2023

K Blasting was called in for some finishing touches to completed a Barn restoration in Chagford, Devon. With K Blasting’s knowledge with what pressure and blast media to use, we could gently restore the faces of the stone back to their former glory. The site manger and ourselves were please with the outstanding results. this […]

Its that Furniture time of the year again. – 9th May 2023

  Blast Cleaning is an excellent way to remove the old paint and corrosion from that old set of furniture that no one wants to restore. With this method, any old furniture can be made to look like new after the blast cleaning process followed by some hardy coatings. By blast cleaning the furniture before […]

Manitou Restoration – 17th January 2023

This week we have given this Manitou some TLC. This has been a hard working little machine which has still been extremely reliable for the customer. Before the customer brought the machine to us, it was rusty and unloved and with some help from K Blasting, it is ready to look the part again on […]

Antiflow Removal – 4th November 2022

Last week we had some excellent results of removing the Red antiflow from from this Cornish Crabber. By using a fine grade of  media and light pressure, we can remove the antiflow and leave the original green Gel coat intact. This would then be ready to apply its new coatings. The only places the gel […]

Whitewash Removal 18th October 2022

A successful day removing the whitewash from the ceilings and beams in a new art studio undergoing a lot of work in Plymouth.  Using the correct grit, pressure and knowledge,  you can lightly remove the paint with minimal damage the the wood. Both ourselves and the customer were extremally happy with the results. Whilst on […]