The term “abrasive media” is most often associated with harder, manmade materials such as steel shot or grit, silicon carbide or aluminum oxide. However, certain metal finishing applications require a softer, less abrasive material that can deliver the desired result without the risk of damage to the substrate surface.
Crushed black walnut shells offer a softer, gentler media blasting alternative to these harsher materials. Specifically intended for use in dry air blasting applications, walnut shells are a lightweight, angular media that will effectively remove topcoats while leaving undercoating intact.
Prior to the introduction of walnut shell media blasting, metal finishers typically had to resort to stripping coatings down to the bare metal and completely replacing the under-coatings and topcoat. Walnut shell blasting eliminates the need for these costly, time-consuming processes.
The combination of light weight, angular design and relative softness makes walnut shell blast media an excellent choice for the deburring, cleaning, deflashing or stripping of softer substrates such as plastics, wood, fiberglass, aluminum and various composite materials. The walnut blasting process is compatible with air and wheel blasting as well as tumbling.
Finishing Systems offers black walnut shell media in multiple sizes and grits to meet any blasting need. We also offer high-quality walnut shell tumbler media that is the best choice for tumbling applications. You can count on our more than 40 years of experience and expertise to help you select the right media for your specific metal finishing processes.
We complement our walnut shell media offerings with a wide selection of walnut shell blasters and other essential walnut shell blasting equipment. And if you prefer to outsource your metal finishing processes, our state-of-the-art 24,000-square-foot York, PA facility contains the latest blasting and tumbling equipment. We can perform the entire process from start to finish.
Contact Finishing Systems to learn more about our wide range of walnut shell media and walnut blasting and tumbling services today.
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