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Sponge-Jet Abrasive Buying Guide

BlastOne is your one-stop shop for all your surface preparation needs. Sponge-Jet abrasives are a revolutionary alternative to traditional blasting media, offering a gentler touch on delicate surfaces while maintaining exceptional cleaning power.

But with a variety of Sponge-Jet media options available, choosing the right one for your project can be a challenge. This guide will help you navigate the different Sponge-Jet abrasives offered by BlastOne and select the perfect media for your specific application.

Abrasive Blasting With Up to 99.9% Less Dust

Sponge-Jet abrasives, available from BlastOne, offers a wide range of benefits over traditional blasting media, making them ideal for diverse surface preparation applications. Here are some key advantages of using Sponge-Jet abrasives:

  • Reduced Dust

    Sponge-Jet abrasives generate up to 99.9% less dust compared to traditional blasting media. This is crucial for projects where dust control is critical, such as near sensitive equipment, when removing hazardous contaminants or coatings, or in confined spaces.

  • Improved Safety

    Thanks to low dust and rebound, Sponge-Jet blasting creates a safer work environment. Reduced dust exposure protects workers’ health, while high visibility allows for better inspection during the blasting process, reducing the risk of rework. Additionally, lower rebound minimizes the risk of skin abrasion and eye injury.

  • Reduced Costs

    Sponge-Jet abrasives can significantly lower your overall project costs. Less dust translates to less clean-up, reduced containment and air management needs, and less chance of facility damage. Other benefits include less material usage due to recycling and reusability, and the ability for other trades to continue working nearby during the blasting process, minimizing downtime.

  • Increased Efficiency

    With Sponge-Jet abrasives, near-perfect blasting visibility eliminates the need to wait for dust to settle, allowing for continuous inspection and reducing the likelihood of rework. Additionally, automatic vacuum recovery, recycling, and reloading systems offered by BlastOne can further streamline the blasting process.

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White Plastic

Lightly Aggressive

Designed to remove an applied coating without etching/profiling steel or aluminum substrates. Sponge impregnated with 30/40-mesh, type 11 plastic urea to lightly remove coatings with minimal etching of the substrate.

White SPOCC

Lightly Aggressive

Designed to remove contaminants without high surface impact energy and damage. Sponge impregnated with spherical precipitates of calcium carbonate provide unique cleaning characteristics.

White Glass Bead

Lightly Aggressive

Used for the preparation of soft alloys and a low-build coating system is specified.

Sponge impregnated with 60/80-glass bead to brighten and lightly etch metals or other materials.

Green

Lightly Aggressive

Designed for contaminant removal and absorption without the presence of moisture.

Sponge with fiberous cleaning agent. Used to remove contaminants which are not easily wiped clean (burned smoke and oil, wax, etc.).

Part # SJMWP3040-15
Weight 6.8 kg (15 lb)

Abrasive/Cleaning Agent

 

 30/40 Mesh, type II Plastic Urea
Profile Carbon Steel 0 μ (0 mils)
Achievable Range 0-5 μ (0-0 mils)
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Part # SJMSPOCC-20
Weight 9.1 kg (20 lb)
Abrasive/Cleaning Agent Spherical Precipitate of Calcium Carbonate
Profile Carbon Steel <6 μ (<.25 mils)
Achievable Range 0-10 μ (0-.5 mils)
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Part # SJMGL6080-30
Weight 13.6 kg (30 lb)

Abrasive/Cleaning Agent

 

 60/80 Mesh, Glass Bead
Profile Carbon Steel <6 μ (<.25 mils)
Achievable Range 0-10 μ (0-.5 mils)
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Part # SJMSPOCC-20
Weight 6.8 kg (15 lb)

Abrasive/Cleaning Agent

 

 Wollastinite (cleaning agent)
Profile Carbon Steel <6 μ (<.25 mils)
Achievable Range 0-10 μ (0-.5 mils)
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Silver 320

Lightly Aggressive

Used for sensitive industrial surface preparation, the resurfacing of existing coatings or delicate substrate treatment.

Sponge impregnated with 320-grit Aluminum Oxide for controlled layer by layer coating removal. CARB certified.

Silver 220

Lightly Aggressive

Used for sensitive industrial surface preparation, the resurfacing of existing coatings or delicate substrate treatment.

Sponge impregnated with 220-grit Aluminum Oxide to clean or lightly etch metals, composites and other materials.

Silver 120

Moderately Aggressive

Used for light industrial surface preparation where selective coating and corrosion removal is required and where minimal profile is specified.

Sponge impregnated with 120-grit Aluminum Oxide to clean or lightly etch metals, concrete and other materials. CARB certified.

Silver 80

Moderately Aggressive

Used for industrial coating removal and surface preparation. Slower than Silver 60 Media abrasive but suitable when the specified profile must be below 50 microns (2 mils).

Sponge impregnated with 80-grit Aluminum Oxide to clean or profile metals, concrete and other materials. CARB certified.

Part # SJMS320-20
Weight 9.1 kg (20 lb)

Abrasive/Cleaning Agent

 

 #320 Grit Aluminum Oxide
Profile Carbon Steel <12 μ (<.5 mils)
Achievable Range 5-25 μ (0-1 mils)
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Part # SJMS220-30
Weight 9.1 kg (20 lb)

Abrasive/Cleaning Agent

 

 #220 Grit Aluminum Oxide
Profile Carbon Steel <12 μ (<.5 mils)
Achievable Range 5-35 μ (0-1.5 mils)
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Part # SJMS120-30
Weight 13.6 kg (30 lb)

Abrasive/Cleaning Agent

 

 #120 Grit Aluminum Oxide
Profile Carbon Steel ±25 μ (±1 mils)
Achievable Range 15-75 μ (.5-3 mils)
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Part # SJMS80-30
Weight 13.6 kg (30 lb)

Abrasive/Cleaning Agent

 

 #80 Grit Aluminum Oxide
Profile Carbon Steel ±50 μ (±2 mils)
Achievable Range 25-85 μ (1-3.5 mils)
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Silver 30

Highly Aggressive

Used for industrial coating removal and surface preparation. Silver 30 Sponge Media is ideal when a coarse angular profile is specified for the coating that is to be applied.

Sponge impregnated with 30-grit Aluminum Oxide to aggressively abrade and profile metals, concrete and other materials. CARB Certified.

Silver 30DG

Highly Aggressive

The fine particle size of this Sponge Media product allows for more uniform treatment of detailed surfaces and increased production. Silver 30DG Sponge Media™ abrasive recyclability is lower; ricochet and dust are more pronounced compared with standard Sponge Media products.

Silver 16

Highly Aggressive

Used Sponge Media for industrial coating removal and surface preparation. Silver 16 Sponge Media is ideal when a very coarse, angular profile is specified for the coating that is to be applied.

Sponge impregnated with 16-grit Aluminum Oxide to aggressively abrade and profile metals, concrete and other materials. CARB Certified.

Red

Highly Aggressive

Typically selected when deep removal by impact is more important than abrading; such as heavy packed (Grade D) rust and pitting.

Sponge impregnated with steel grit to aggressively abrade and profile metals, concrete and other materials.

Part # SJMS30-40
Weight 18.1 kg (40 lb)

Abrasive/Cleaning Agent

 

 #30 Grit Aluminum Oxide
Profile Carbon Steel ±75 μ (±3 mils)
Achievable Range 50-125 μ (2-5 mils)
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Part # SJMS30DG-40
Weight 18.1 kg (40 lb)

Abrasive/Cleaning Agent

 

 #30 Grit Aluminum Oxide
Profile Carbon Steel ±75 μ (±3 mils)
Achievable Range 50-150 μ (2-6 mils)
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Part # SJMS16-40
Weight 18.1 kg (40 lb)

Abrasive/Cleaning Agent

 

 #16 Grit Aluminum Oxide
Profile Carbon Steel ±100 μ (±4 mils)
Achievable Range 75-300 μ (3-12 mils)
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Part # SJMR40-40
Weight 18.1 kg (40 lb)

Abrasive/Cleaning Agent

 

 Steel Grit Abrasive
Profile Carbon Steel ±100 μ (±4 mils)
Achievable Range 50-200 μ (2-8 mils)
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Why Sponge Media?

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Containment capability of sponge and the cleaning and cutting power of conventional abrasives

The pliant nature of Sponge Media abrasives allow its particles to flatten on impact (fig. 1), exposing the abrasive. After leaving the surface, the media expands, creating a vacuum – entrapping most of what would normally have become airborne contaminants (fig. 2). This is referred to as Sponge Media’s MicroContainment.

THE SPONGE-JET PROCESS

To delve deeper into the innovative process behind Sponge-Jet’s effectiveness, let’s explore how Sponge Media abrasives capture contaminants and achieve superior dust control.

INDUSTRIES SERVED

Oil & Gas

  • Benefits

    Reduce shutdown

    Blast near other trades and operating equipment

    Extend coating life; lessen future maintenance and downtime

    Achieve workplace health and safety goals

    Increase the reliability of rotating equipment and compressors

    Limit over-blasting and rework

    Reduce transportation and disposal costs by recycling

    Profile up to 125 microns

  • Customers

    PETROBRAS

    SARAS

    Chevron

    Petronas

    Caribbean Methanol Co

    REPSOL YPF

    Shell Oil

    ExxonMobil

    Refineria Isla SA

    PDVSA

    PEMEX

    BP Oil

  • Application

    Stripping distillation tower interiors/exteriors

    Preparing erection and annular tank weld seams

    Removing Corrosion Under Insulation (CUI)

    Profiling/paint preparation of new structural steel and rust removal of old structural steel

    Removing iron-stained grinding residue from stainless structures

    Removing failed coating and corrosion on floating roof-top tank covers

    Cleaning coke or burned residue from boilers

    Sponge blasting heat exchange condensers, pump stations and gassifiers

    Spot-blasting pipeline externals; undergroup and arial applications

Bridge

  • Benefits

    Faster than hand-tools with an abrasive blasted, angular profiled – meeting better coating specifications

    Superior surface preparation over hand-tools with composite-cleaning sponge/profiling-abrasive particles

    No water or slurry containment and related cleanup issues

    Prevent damage to adjacent coated surfaces with reduced ricochet

    Up to 95% less fugitive emissions – ideal for lead coating removal and other contaminant types

    Meet or exceed standards for chloride removal

    Recyclable media – less media required to complete projects and less waste for disposal

    Reduce containment costs

  • Customers

    Västerbron Bridge – Sweden

    Memorial Bridge – USA

    Nairn Dam Bridge – Canada

    Erasmus Bridge – The Netherlands

    Øresundsbron Bridge – Sweden

    Pine Barren Road Over Pass – USA

    Storebælt Great Belt Bridge – Denmark

    Cape Lambert Wharf – Australia

    Longfellow Bridge – USA

    Oegstgeest Viaduct – The Netherlands

    Sarah Mildred Long Bridge – USA

  • Application

    Repair and preserve coated highway structures

    Surface cleanliness up to Sa3/NACE 1 SP-5 and angular profiles from 35 to100 microns(1.5 to 4mils) on steel substrates

    Precise spot-repairs to coatings

    Completely prepare bolt heads/rivets and splice plates

    Remove environmental staining, biological growth, pigeon fouling or patina from exterior bridge surfaces

    Properly prepare beams, girders, splice plates and expansion joints most highly susceptible to corrosion

    Selectively remove Graffiti, or failing industrial coatings and/or clean concrete and masonry substrates

Facility Maintenance

  • Benefits

    Reduce maintenance shutdown time with minimal interruption

    Blast near rotating production equipment without damaging ricochet

    Capture dust and contaminants without the use of water

    Clean and degrease without water, chemicals or liquid detergents

    Control blasting for precise cleaning/depainting

    Selectively strip coatings and remove contaminants

    Greatly reduce fugitive emissions compared to conventional abrasives

    Inspect during blasting with superior visibility

    Reduce waste to 90% by recycling Sponge Media

    Up to 20 times faster than hand-wiping or power tools

  • Customers

    Dow Chemical Co

    Pepperidge Farms

    Novartis AG

    Johnson’s Wax

    Molson Coors Brewing Co

    Nestlé Purina

    US Post Office

    New York Life Insurance Co

    Kraft Foods

    Smurfit – Stone

    Dunlop Tire Corporation

    Anheuser-Bush Company

    PPG Industries

    McCain Foods Limited

    Johnson and Johnson

    Metropolitan Museum of Art

    SC Johnson

    American Freightways

    Disney World

    Daimler AG

    Westinghouse Electric Corp

    Alcoa, Inc.

    Firestone Industrial Products

    RJR Nabisco,Inc.

  • Application

    Profiling/paint preparation of new structural steel and rust removal on old structural steel

    Removing environmental staining, biological growth, pigeon fouling or patina from exterior surfaces

    Removing smoke and soot damage from facility ceiling and walls

    Cleaning stainless steel drying ducts and/or conveying equipment

    Removing failed paint from zinc-coated corrugated ceiling panels

    Sponge blasting on roof top structures or tanks

    Spot-blasting problematic, high-wear areas on manufacturing equipment

    Removing oily residue from manufacturing equipment

    Removing Corrosion Under Insulation(CUI)

Marine

  • Benefits

    Extend the serviceable life of floating assets

    Accelerate surface preparation and painting operations

    Eliminate damage to adjacent surfaces and surrounding coatings 12x faster than power tools

    Remove the toughest mil scale, elastomeric and non-skid coatings

    Create surface profiles 0-125+microns(0-5+mils)

    Reduce abrasive handling and waste disposal

    Clean and degrease without water or liquid detergents

    Reduce costs compared to conventional surface preparation

    Precisely blast and depaint on sensitive substrates

    Selectively strip coatings and remove contaminants

    Increased visibility during blasting

    Fugitive emissions greatly reduced compared to conventional abrasives

  • Customers

    Sumitomo Shipyard – Japan

    Todd Pacific Shipyards Corp. – USA

    Canadian Coast Guard – Canada

    Puget Sound Naval Shipyard – USA

    BAE Systems – USA and France

    Rosyth Naval Base – Scotland

    Toulon Naval Base – France

    Northrop Grumman Corp.-USA

    Linde Shipyard – Denmark

    Rowan Companies, Inc. – USA

    Signal International, LLC – USA

    Brest Submarine Base – France

    VT Halter Marine Inc.- USA

    US Coast Guard – USA

    Atlantic Marine, Inc. – USA

    Electric Boat Corp. – USA

    Victoria Shipyards Co. Ltd. – Canada

    Department of Defense – Canada

    Davenport Shipyard – UK

    La Ciotat Shipyard – France

    US Navy Texas SIMA – USA

  • Application

    Erection welds and fit-out welds

    Bilges, ballast tanks and engineering spaces

    Areas typically prohibited to abrasive blasting (e.g. near hydraulics, electronics, seals and bearings)

    Corrugated steel, non-ferrous metal surfaces, cargo hold-downs, deck perimeters and escape trunks

    Voids, sump pits, rudder stocks, scuppers, bridge wings and fairings

    Lube oil tanks; fresh, grey and potable water tanks

    Living spaces, fan rooms and mechanical control rooms

    Bow planes, dive planes and baffles

Rail Transportation & Automotive

  • Benefits

    Extend the serviceable life of your assets Accelerate surface preparation and painting operations

    Remove the toughest… mil scale, elastomeric, non-skid, and chlorinated rubber coatings

    Create surface profiles 0-5+mils(0-125micron)

    Reduce abrasive handling and waste disposal

    12x faster than power tools

    Clean and degrease without water or liquid detergents

    Reduce costs compared to conventional surface preparation

    Precisely blast and depaint on sensitive substrates

    Selectively strip coatings and remove contaminants Sponge Media abrasive rebound does not impinge adjacent coated surfaces

    Increased visibility during blasting

    Fugitive emissions greatly reduced compared to conventional abrasives

  • Customers

    Pennsylvania Railroad E6s Atlantic No. 460

    Norfolk Southern

    Queensland Rail

    National Railway Equipment Company

    Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding for New York Water Taxi

  • Application

    Reduce rejection & rework (six sigma quality)

    Reliability of schedule & budget

    Improve community relations and compliance

    Maximize asset availability and readiness

    Increase production & profits

    Equipment reliability and asset life extension

Waste Water

  • Benefits

    Fugitive emissions greatly reduced compared to conventional abrasives!

    Reduce downtime accelerating surface preparation and painting operations

    Eliminate damage to bearings, rotating machinery or other process equipment 12x faster than power tools

    Dramatically improved coating performance compared to power tools

    Remove tough surface contaminants, rust and industrial coatings

    Blast without damage to adjacent surfaces and surrounding coatings

    Profile steel 0-125+ microns (0-5+mils) or existing coatings (for recoating)

    Allow other trades to work nearby during blasting

    Clean and decontaminate without harmful chemicals or liquid detergents

    Reduce costs compared to conventional surface preparation

    Precisely blast and depaint on sensitive substrates

    Selectively strip coatings and remove contaminants

    Extend the serviceable life of tanks, basins and highly corrosive areas

  • Customers

    The Department of Water Resource’s California Aqueduct

    Department of Environmental Protection’s Bowery Bay Waste Water Treatment Plant

    Western Racine Waste Water Plant

    Moberly Waste Water Treatment Plant

    Racine Waste Water Plant

    Racine Water Department

    Fox River Water Reclamation District

    Madison Metro Waste Water Plant

    Fon du Lac Water Treatment Facility

    Green Bay Water District

    Lake Geneva Water Department

  • Application

    Exterior and interior tanks

    Walls, ceilings and structural steel

    Clarifier tanks, wires, racks and cat walks

    Digestor Covers

    Pretreatment, secondary and primary treatment areas

    Pump stations and piping

    Interior walls, tanks

    Presedimentation and sedimentation basins

    Aeration basins

    Filter trains

    Cleaning basins (e.g. flocculation, sand, aeration, presedimentation and sedimentation)

    Lead paint abatement

    Water channels

    Biological reactors

Wind Tower

  • Benefits

    Minimize maintenance shutdown time Sponge Blast near sensitive equipment (electronics, rotating parts, seals, bearings)

    Remove corrosion, soluble chlorides and faulty shop primer

    Clean/degrease in one step without water, chemicals or liquid detergents

    Control blasting for precise cleaning/depainting

    Selectively strip coatings and remove contaminants

    Greatly reduce fugitive emissions compared to conventional abrasives

    Inspect during blasting with superior visibility

    Reduce waste to 90% by recycling Sponge Media

    10 times faster than hand-wiping or power tools

    Profile from 0 to 100+ microns (4+mils)

  • Customers

    Clipper Windpower (US)

    DeWind (Germany/US)

    Gamesa (Spain)

    GE Energy (Germany/US)

    Repower (Germany)

    Siemens (Denmark/Germany)

    Vestas (Denmark)

  • Application

    Profiling/paint preparation of new structural steel and rust removal on old structural steel

    Removing environmental staining, biological growth, pigeon fouling or patina from exterior surfaces

    Removing smoke and soot damage from facility ceiling and walls

    Cleaning stainless steel drying ducts and/or conveying equipment

    Removing failed paint from zinc-coated corrugated ceiling panels

    Sponge blasting on roof top structures or tanks

    Spot-blasting problematic, high-wear areas on manufacturing equipment

    Removing oily residue from manufacturing equipment

    Removing Corrosion Under Insulation(CUI)

Military & Government

  • Benefits

    Extend the serviceable life of your assets

    Accelerate surface preparation and painting operations

    Remove the toughest… mil scale, elastomeric, non-skid, and chlorinated rubber coatings

    Create surface profiles 0-5+mils(0-125micron)

    Reduce abrasive handling and waste disposal

    12x faster than power tools

    Clean and degrease without water or liquid detergents

    Reduce costs compared to conventional surface preparation

    Precisely blast and depaint on sensitive substrates

    Selectively strip coatings and remove contaminants Sponge Media abrasive rebound does not impinge adjacent coated surfaces

    Increased visibility during blasting

    Fugitive emissions greatly reduced compared to conventional abrasive

  • Customers

    BAE Systems

    General Dynamics / Electric Boat Corporation

    Letterkenny Army Depot

    Northrop Grumman – Avondale

    Northrop Grumman – Kings Bay

    Northrop Grumman -Newport News

    Northrop Grumman -Pascagoula

    Puget Sound Naval Shipyard

    Todd Pacific Shipyard

    US Army Fort Gordon

    US Army National Guard

    US Coast Guard

    US Logistics Base

    US Navy Contractor Anteon Corporation

    US Navy Texas Sima

    Lockheed Martin

  • Application

    Depaing RAF Harrier aircraft composite skin

    Submarine bow planes, dive planes, baffles, sales; areas prohibited to abrasive blasting (e.g. near Hydraulics, electronics, seals and bearings)

    Military vehicles, trailers; aluminum, Kevlar and fiberglass humvees

    Track and wheel-based combat and general transport vehicles

    Aircraft carrier bilges

    LPD boats (e.g. hot oil tanks, bilges, engine rooms)

    All non-ferrous metal surfaces on aircraft carriers

    Coast guard cutter hulls and bilges

    Radar boxes, containers and portable bridges

    Phalanx close-In weapon systems

Protect Your Environment and Bottom Line

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Tired of dust disruptions and safety hazards? Sponge-Jet technology offers superior dust control, reducing workplace hazards and costly project delays.

EQUIPMENT BREAKDOWN

Traditional blasting methods can expose instruments, electronics, and rotating equipment to harmful dust and moisture, leading to costly breakdowns. The Sponge-Jet technology eliminates up to 99% of abrasive dust, improving overall equipment and plant reliability.

EYE INJURIES

Traditional abrasive blasting can put workers at risk! In the US alone, abrasive blasting causes an estimated 1,000 eye injuries daily, incurring a staggering $300 million in annual costs.

Unlike traditional abrasives that ricochet and endanger eyes, Sponge-Jet abrasives minimize rebound, significantly reducing the risk of eye injuries and promoting a safer work environment.

POLLUTION

Abrasive blasting is a major culprit behind fugitive emissions, releasing hazardous particles less than ten microns in size. These particles contribute significantly to respiratory problems, smog, and global pollution. Sponge-Jet technology offers a game-changing solution by capturing up to 99% of these emissions. By choosing Sponge-Jet, you can contribute to a cleaner environment and safeguard public health.

DOWNTIME

Million-dollar delays? Not with Sponge-Jet! Traditional blasting forces plant shutdowns, costing over a million dollars per day. These delays worsen when mechanics, welders, and electricians can’t work near abrasive blasting. Sponge-Jet eliminates this issue, allowing for faster project completion and keeping your entire operation running smoothly.

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