Corn Cob Blasting Media

Log Home and Wood Refinishing

The look and feel of natural wood is very desirable. When it's time to re-finish the wood, home owners are faced with hours and hours of sanding or chemical stripping. Corn can help you with your goal.

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Why Corn?

Corncob grit is considerably less aggressive than sand, it is often categorized as a "soft abrasive". Corncob grit does not etch glass or foul bearings and is frequently used to clean log homes, electric motors, and machinery with hydraulic cylinders.

Other applications include: smoke damage and residue clean-up; mold cleaning; plant maintenance; and loose and flaking paint removal. It is ideal for wood, aluminum and fiberglass.

Blasting with corncob particles is accomplished with the same equipment as used for soda blasting. ProBlast Coatings Removal System was used to strip this home pictured to the right.

Corn Cob was chosen as the blast media for several reasons:

• The logs do not have to be PH neutralized after blasting, as is the case with Soda

• Corn is a natural product and will not damage plants or grass

• Corn is worker and environmentally friendly