Sandblasting: Prevent Corrosion With a Dehumidifier
Humidity control When sandblasting
Humidity is not good if you want to keep things dry. Particularly, if you want to avoid substrate surface corrosion during and immediately after abrasive sandblasting.
A high level of relative humidity means there is a lot of water vapor in the air. Since moisture in the air is one of the most common causes of rust, decreasing the humidity reduces the likelihood of rust forming on equipment and tools.
A method sometimes used to reduce relative humidity while sandblasting is to heat the surrounding air. While this reduces relative humidity (RH), it does not actually remove any water or reduce the water content of the air. In fact, heating air will enable it to hold more water before saturation.
Dehumidification, on the other hand, effectively reduces the moisture content of the air, providing a far better solution.
Dehumidifiers and Sandblasting
A dehumidifier introduces dry air into your sandblasting booth, which significantly reduces RH, which decreases the risk of ‘flash rusting’.
Reducing humidity to below 50% RH will also allow you to ‘hold the blast’ on uncoated steel for days. Obviously the need to immediately clean and paint after every blast can be reduced with the use of a dehumidifier, which means you can keep blasting for longer and meet production targets more quickly.
Humiscope, which is Australia wide, has the answer to your sandblasting corrosion dilemma. Humiscope has dehumidifiers for commercial and industrial applications available for rent or purchase.
Humiscope Dehumidifiers
Custom Designed Dehumidifiers for Sandblasting
We custom build and install our commercial and industrial dehumidifiers. We offer bespoke design and work closely with our European manufacturer to to build the dehumidifier specific to your needs.
Customised Rental Dehumidifiers for Sandblasting
Our temporary or long term rental dehumidifier units come in a variety of sizes. We configure our rental units to suit the application to ensure you achieve the ideal indoor environment for sandblasting. We can also install and duct for you.
If you are new to the benefits of dehumidification, get in touch with one of our friendly staff members. They are happy to offer help and advice on the right dehumidifier for your project.