Buildings & Infrastructure

Increased Infrastructure Reliability and Availability

The constant crossroad between the quality of corrosion protection systems and availability asset is no longer an issue. Sponge Blasting technology allows more organizations, every day, to keep their assets available with less disruption to the community at large. Sponge-Jet technology promotes sustainability without sacrificing the strict quality requirements for surface preparation needed in order to obtain proper and long lasting protection of infrastructure.

  • Bridges & Tunnels
  • Parks & Recreation
  • Locks & Dams
  • Stadiums
  • Institutions (Schools, Hospitals, Museums)

Building and infrastructure like these have all benefited from Sponge-Jet’s innovative, gentle and controlled technology.

Features & Benefits

  • Lessens Disruption to Community
  • Increases Structure & Asset Availability
  • Supports Public Environmental Initiatives
  • Lowers Project Costs
  • Increases Asset Life and Coating Performance
  • Extends Time Between Repairs

Buildings & Infrastructure Applications

  • Precision Cleaning of Tiles in Municipal Tunnel

    Cleaning accumulated environmental contaminants from glazed tile in New York’s Holland Tunnel; goal… remove contaminants, but cause no damage to tile.

  • Coating Removal on Concrete at Football Stadium

    Coating removal on the concrete walkways, steps and risers of West Point’s Michie Stadium; repainting of the stadium called for removal thick non-skid coating system without damage to the base substrate.

  • Coating Removal on Steel Infrastructure at Marine Terminal

    Coating preparation on steel super-structure at Dos Bocas Marine Terminal (Mexico); the contractor was tasked to remove corrosion and repaint beams while controlling fugitive emissions during blasting - and without interrupting multiple trades or causing seaside contamination. Specifications called for 65micron (2.5 mil) profile with a Near White Metal Blast Cleaning - Sa2.5 (NACE 2 / SSPC SP-10).

  • Cleaning Environmental Stains from Bridge Pilings

    Cleaning accumulated environmental contaminants from architectural stone pilings of Boston’s Historic Longfellow Bridge.

  • Coating Repair on Truss Bridge

    Sponge-Jet coating preparation during repairs of the Sarah Mildred Long Bridge; engineers specify Sponge-Jet to maximum dust suppression over water during surface preparation on replacement steel beams and weld seams.

  • New Coating Preparation on Prefabricated Truss Bridge

    Sponge-Jet coating preparation on prefabricated truss bridge; this bridge manufacturer built Sponge-Jet blasting into the blast and coating operations of their manufacturing process.

  • Lead-based Paint Removal from Brick at Historic Baseball Park

    Lead paint removal from iconic Fenway Park; restoration contractor successfully uses Sponge-Jet to suppress harmful fugitive emissions of lead-based paint from original brick facades.

  • Plate and Pipe Coating Maintenance at Dam

    Turbine room maintenance at the Bonneville Dam; Removing lead-based paint from steel plates and pipes adjacent to remote yet dust-sensitive locations in the facility.

Sponge-Jet Resource Center

Resources

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Resources

  • Battery Chamberlin Preservation

    Article on historic US Army gun at Battery Chamberlin (California) and how Sponge-Jet was selected b…

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  • Bridge Maintenance and Construction Info

    PDF shows benefits of Sponge-Jet blast media. Selective blast helps facilitate inspection.

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  • Bridge Weld Seam

    PDF magazine article describes benefits of Sponge-Jet blast media in bridge weld seam construction a…

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Blog

Recent Blog Posts

  • Why Pre and Post Project Surveys are Critical for Lead Jobs

    Imagine for a moment that ACME Coatings Contractor has recently completed an important water tank exterior coatings project. The job, which involved removing lead-based paint from the 40 meter (135-ft) tall, 3.7-million liter, legged tank, went well from start to finish. The owners are happy, final payment has been rendered, and the project manager is filing the last bit of paperwork when the owner’s representative calls and asks, “Out of curiosity, how can we be sure that ACME didn’t leave lead dust under or around the tank?”

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  • Abrasive Nozzles: A Short History

    B. C. Tilghman: The Father of Sandblasting and Abrasive Nozzles

    The process of sandblasting as we know it today started around 1870 with a man named Benjamin Chew Tilghman, who observed abrasive wear on wind-blown desert windows. Tilghman also noticed the effect that high-velocity sand could have on hard material and began designing a machine that could propel sand at speeds much faster than the wind - and could concentrate this flow into a small stream.

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