Cleaning your hull with ground glass

'Dustless blasting'    .    Click Here to view large photo The idea of blasting for removal of paint or dirt has been around for a long time, but the technology has improved radically over the last 50 years. If you are looking for a environmentally sound way of cleaning your hull without using chemicals or spending a VERY long time scraping, you need to consider the idea of dustless blasting, using ground glass. Amazing? Read on: The Dustless Hull Blasting System from MMLJ Manufacturing uses an environmentally inert combination of water and recycled bottled glass to remove paint and marine growth from boat bottoms without harming the gelcoat in 1/10th the time as traditional techniques. Dustless blasting uses a minimal amount of water (about 15% of a power washer consumption). The inert combination delivered through a Dustless Blasting machine encapsulates the hull coating being removed, never giving it the opportunity to become airborne. So the glass and the marine growth end up together below the boat, and most of the water mists into the air. Dustless blasting removes marine growth very quickly -  .. .   A simple plastic sheet underneath the boat will then capture the abrasive and coating together for quick and easy disposal. For more information, go to the Dustless Blasting website. by Lee Mylchreest - 9:22 PM Fri 28 Dec 2012 GMT Click here for printer friendly version Click here to send us feedback or comments about this story. If you want to send this story to a friend, please use link below http://www.sail-world.com/indexs.cfm?nid=105088 Based on your current download speed Sail-World has delivered large images (660 pixels long side.)  If you would like to see only small images (300 pixels long side) click here .  For medium sized images (500 pixels long side) click here .  If you would prefer to see text only (without pictures) click here Click for further information on Practical Related News Stories: 05 Apr 2013  World's tiniest PLB now certified for use 27 Mar 2011  Low DSC connect rate:Sailor irresponsibility or technological failure? 18 Sep 2010  Sailor's aid or sailor's nightmare - the tides explained 05 May 2007  AIS - a major navigation advance 16 Jun 2006  The Necessary Sextant and How to Choose It 25 May 2006  Man Overboard! - See the Video 18 Apr 2006  Yachtmaster stable after flare explosion 23 Mar 2006  Seabrakes - a must have for offshore sailors? 12 Jan 2006  Retrieving your Anchor 01 Jan 2006  New Products 21DEC05

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