Blast Off Inc. was incorporated in Early 2005 after 2 years of researching the best, most effective method of stripping fiberglass boat bottoms without damaging the gelcoat. This business developed from my interest in boating on the Great Lakes and the maintenance involved in owning a fiberglass hulled boat. It has also stemmed from doing other types of cleaning and restoration - from cleaning car parts to restoring different parts of cars and boats to better-than-original quality. We have been fortunate during the last few years to have the opportunity to provide many types of coating removal services. Check our gallery(link) for some examples.

We started out providing mobile blasting services for marine applications, eventually adding graffiti removal, soda blasting and later on sand blasting and specialty media blasting. We now offer all types of mobile blast cleaning services - everything from classic cars, graffiti removal, fire restoration to industrial / commercial blast cleaning. We have just recently relocated our shop near the Buffalo/Tonawanda border and are able to offer the same great blasting services in-house. We have redesigned and increased the size of our blast room to 16' wide x 14' Tall x 28' long. We have our own rotisserie for mounting car bodies to be blasted as well as over-head crane, forklift, and other heavy material handling equipment.

Our blasting services provided have evolved into specializing in Automotive Restoration. We have developed a 2-part process for removing coatings and rust from the parts without any damage or warping of the substrate(surface). Cars are our specialty, but we can blast pretty much anything.

As we expand our services we always strive to provide our customers with the best options for their cleaning and paint removal projects. Our experience includes projects for cities/municipalities, general contractors, marinas, body shops and many others. We are happy to offer our services to all of Western NY, and surrounding areas. We have had customers who have traveled as far as 3 hours for us to blast their delicate parts as a result of them seeing what we have done first hand. Although we are located and primarily service Buffalo, we regularly see customers from Rochester, Syracuse and further!

Thank you for checking out our site and if you have any further questions do not hesitate to CONTACT US

SERVICES

Soda Blasting
Media Blasting
Glass Bead Blasting
Sand Blasting
Mobile Blasting
Powder Coating
Dry Ice Blasting

NEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS


August, 2009

We've moved! Our new adress is 422 Vulcan St. Buffalo NY 14207. As always we are BY Appoinment Only as we are not always blasting in the shop.
We're now able to accomodate larger trucks and trailers with our larger blast room. Our new blast room is 16' wide x 14' Tall x 28' long

Soda Blasting
Soda blasting is the process of propelling Sodium Bicarbonate(Baking Soda) from a blast machine using the power of compressed air. This method has an almost infinite amount of uses. Baking Soda can be used to strip paint and coatings from metals, fiberglass, glass, brick, stone, tile, and other delicate surfaces all without damaging the surface. It is also great for removing grafitti from delicate surfaces like brick, stone, concrete, marbel, or granite. One of the biggest uses is for Automotive restoration. It is used to strip layers of paint, primer, undercoating, and sealers all while not damging or warping the metal. The baking soda breaks apart on impact which prevents any heat buildup which can cause warping. The soda is so delicate it will not remove rust but once all the coatings are removed from the surface we brush blast the parts with a different media to remove residue and remaining rust. After blasting hundreds of cars we have found this 2 part process to be the best method to safely, effectively clean the parts.When replacing parts is not an option, soda blasting is a great alternative to sanding the parts by hand and will give you better results in a fraction of the time! If you're spending thousands on a paint job why not start it right by getting the car completely stripped? We are able to safely remove paint and primer from Corvettes and other fiberglass-bodied cars too. See our gallery for examples.

Media Blasting
Media blasting is the process of propelling blast media particles from a blasting machine using the power of compressed air. This is a commonly mis-used term. It is most often used to describe blasting with plastic media, baking soda, or something similar. Media blasting actually refers to any type of blast media used. Blast Off Inc. has about a dozen different blast medias on hand at all times. Blasting delicate parts such as automotive body parts is not an easy task but after 4 1/2 years and hundreds of projects we have it down to a science. We are able to determine the appropriate blast media to use based on the material being blasted, the coatings, and the condition of the material. We are able to blast these delicate parts with excellent results due to our 4 1/2 years of experience specializing in coatings removal. This is not just point and shoot like heavy sandblasting. See our gallery for examples.
Glass Bead Blasting
Glass Bead Blasting is used to remove/clean foreign substances from the surface without removing base material or causing a dimensional change to the surface. This makes this a great method for cleaning engine parts as you do not want to remove material on mating surfaces where gaskets are used.Glass bead works great for cleaning/deburring and gives the appearance of a slightly polished finish on aluminum engine parts or anything else. See our gallery for examples.
Sand Blasting
Sand Blasting is the process of propelling blast media particles from a blasting machine using the power of compressed air. Sand blasting is a geneic term that was used when Silica Sand was used to blast with, Silica sand is very dangerous and should not be used unless by a proffesional with the proper respirators and filtration equipment. We at Blast Off Inc. do not use Silica sand but there are many alternative blast medias that we do use that actually work better and are safer. We always have at least a dozen different blast medias on hand at all times to use the correct media for the correct application. We are not like the "big" blasters that just use the same blast medias that they use on bridges and heavy steel which cause the warping/damaging problems that are so common. We do also have the capabilities of blasting the heavy stuff too!
Powder Coating
We at Blast Off Inc. are able to offer Powder Coating through our business partners. All items that are going to be powder coated have to be blasted first, so we are able to blast the items then pass them along to one of our Powder Coating shops to provide the coating services. They are in our shop to pick up the stuff we blast for them anyway!
Mobile Blasting
We are able to offer mobile blasting services on site. Our mobile blasting projects include, but are not limited to, boat bottoms, inground pools, graffitti removal, log home stripping, smoke/soot remediation, stripping paint from brick.
Dry Ice Blasting
Blast Off is now offering Dry Ice blasting!

What is Dry Ice Blasting?
Dry ice blasting is the process of propelling Dry Ice(frozen carbon dioxide (CO2) ) from a specialized blast machine using the power of compressed air. This process is environmentally-friendly and contains no secondary contaminants such as solvents or grit media. The process of Dry Ice blasting allows most items to be cleaned in place without time-consuming dis-assembly and is approved for use in the food industry. It can be can be used to remove production residues, release agents, contaminants, paints, oils and biofilms. It is a non-abrasive, nonflammable and non-conductive cleaning method.