Mobile dustless blasting · Perth WA · Since 2013
Dustless Blasting & Abrasive Blasting Services
Hulls, ute shells, brick walls, tank shells, decking and plant — we bring the rig to you. Water in the media knocks the dust down, so there is no plume over the yard, no grit through the shed, and no clean-up bill afterwards.
Also stripping graffiti and line marking — see all eight services
What we blast
Eight surfaces, one rig
The same machine handles a 40-foot hull and a set of gate hinges. Media and pressure change; the truck does not.
Automotive blasting
Panels, chassis and full shells taken back to bare metal without warping the steel or filling your shed with grit.
Marine blasting
Anti-foul, rust and tired primer stripped from hulls, keels and running gear — on the hardstand or in your own yard.
Line marking removal
Painted and thermoplastic lines stripped from asphalt and concrete without scarring the surface underneath.
Graffiti removal
Tags removed from brick, render and masonry while keeping damage to the wall to a minimum.
Refinery and industrial blasting
Tanks, pipework, structural steel and plant prepped on site to the coating spec, with containment.
Wood restoration
Decking, beams, jetties and heritage timber stripped of paint and grey weathering without gouging the grain.
Metal restoration
Gates, balustrades, wheels, trailers and machinery brought back to clean metal, ready for powder coat or paint.
Brick and concrete restoration
Paint, render, carbon and coatings taken off masonry, tilt panels and slabs at a pressure the surface can take.
Why dustless
The dust never leaves the surface
Recycled glass media is wet as it leaves the nozzle. The abrasive still cuts, but the fines drop at your feet instead of drifting across the boatyard. Neighbours stay happy and the job stays open.
Capability
What comes off, and how long it takes
| Surface | Typical coating | Passes | m²/hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steel hull | Anti-foul, primer | 2 | 14 |
| Car body panel | Enamel, filler, primer | 1 | 9 |
| Brickwork | Acrylic paint, tags | 1–2 | 22 |
| Earthmoving plant | Enamel, grease, scale | 2–3 | 11 |
| Asphalt line marking | Thermoplastic, cold paint | 1 | 30 |
Rates are for planning only. Tim confirms on a site look, which is free inside the metro area.
Wet blasting and dry blasting
We run both. The job picks the method.
Wet blasting injects water into the media stream, so the fines drop at the nozzle instead of drifting across the site. Dry blasting runs the same abrasive with no water — faster cutting, no moisture on the steel, but a full dust plume. Most operators only own one setup and sell you that one. We carry both, so you get told which suits your job and why — the full comparison is in our guide.
Wet blasting
When the dust can't travel
Occupied sites, boatyards, suburban streets, food and pharma plants, anywhere trades need to keep working nearby. The water also cools the surface, so thin panel and alloy come back flat instead of oil-canned. It's our default for automotive, marine, brickwork and timber.
Dry blasting
When the steel must stay dry
Heavy mill scale, thick industrial coatings, tank interiors and anything going straight into an inorganic zinc or a coating system that won't tolerate moisture. No flash rust window, faster cut on heavy build-up, and a sharper profile where the spec calls for one. Contained and extracted, in the yard or on your site.
| Factor | Wet (dustless) blasting | Dry blasting |
|---|---|---|
| Airborne dust | Roughly 92% less — fines drop at the nozzle | Full plume, needs containment |
| Masking and containment | Adjacent surfaces only | Whole area, often full enclosure |
| Work around the job | Trades can keep working nearby | Area usually shut down |
| Heat and warping | Water cools the surface — no panel distortion | Heat build-up on thin panel |
| Flash rust | Inhibitor added; coat within the window | None — steel stays dry |
| Cutting speed on heavy scale | Good | Faster |
| Clean-up | Spent media washes down and is collected | Dust settles over everything |
| Best suited to | Occupied and residential sites, panel, hulls, masonry, timber | Tanks, structural steel, mill scale, moisture-sensitive systems |
Not sure which one your job needs? Send a photo — Tim will tell you, even when the answer is the cheaper method. Tim Heslop has run this rig since 2013, and he quotes every job himself.
Common questions
Answers before you call
Does dustless blasting damage the surface underneath?
No. Wet media at a controlled pressure strips the coating without gouging the substrate. We drop the pressure and change media for softer surfaces such as timber, render and alloy panel, and test a hidden section before we start.
How much does dustless blasting cost in Perth?
Most domestic jobs land between $600 and $3,500. Price moves with square metres, how many coats are on the surface and how hard the site is to reach. Tim quotes a fixed price after a free site look inside the Perth metro area.
Do you come to me?
Yes. The rig is 100% mobile and works across Perth, Rockingham, Mandurah, Bunbury and Kalgoorlie. We bring our own water, media, power and containment, so all we need on site is access and somewhere to set up.
How is dustless blasting different from sandblasting?
Water is injected into the media stream, so the abrasive still cuts but the fines drop at your feet instead of drifting as a dust plume. That means around 92% less airborne dust, less masking, and work can continue around the site.
How long does a hull take?
A typical 38-foot steel hull is one day on the hardstand: two passes, a wash down and a flash-rust inhibitor so your painter can start the next morning. Larger vessels and heavy build-up can run to two days.
Will the surface flash rust afterwards?
Bare steel wants a coat within four to six hours in Perth humidity. We rinse and apply an inhibitor at handover, which holds the surface overnight so the coating crew can start the next morning.
Send us the job
A photo, a suburb and a rough size is enough for a number. Quotes come back same day, most days.