January 8th, 2009 by jacobg

Any business owner knows that graffiti can be unappealing to customers, but did you know it has other sociological side effects? Recent field experiments have shown that people in an alley with graffiti are 33% more likely to litter than people in a graffiti-free alley. These studies have also shown a 12% increase in theft.

In the mid 1990’s New York started a program that would clean up graffiti, litter, and signs of vandalism. After the streets were well maintained, petty crime rates dropped. Programs like this have caught on in other major cities, Chicago for example has a city crew who removes graffiti using a truck-mounted soda blaster.

The SodaBlaster can remove graffiti in a fraction of the time required by other methods and is environmentally friendly. Soda blasting has a huge advantage over sand blasting because it is safe for almost any surface, whereas sand is harsh and can destroy many materials.

SodaBlast Systems manufactures their blasters in the USA, all of their products have a lifetime warranty, and use patented technology that insures uninturrupted blasting. They have a new website devoted to Graffiti clean-up. Check it out at BestGraffitiRemoval.com.

November 11th, 2008 by jacobg

BlueSkyNews is a boating newsletter based in San Diego, California. They have a monthly column with good ways for boaters to go green. This month they featured a story about a family owned business called Advanced Restoration, who uses a SodaBlast Systems blaster. “This creative company strips the bottom paint from boats using a non-toxic environmentally safe food grade product - ordinary baking soda. The baking soda they use is USDA/FDA/OSHA Approved.”

The company uses our Soda Blaster Mobile 200 system, which reportedly is much more efficient than traditional methods. “They can remove paint in 1/10 of the time that it takes for traditional chemical or sanding solutions without damaging the thin gelcoat, which in return saves the consumer time and money in dry dock.” The writer of the article has seen the work in person and also says “It reduces a hard labor intensive dirty job to a quick and clean one.” To see the full article on BlueSkyNews click here.

Get more information on boat hull maintenance at SodaBlastBoats.com