The short answer - yes.
The dynamics behind it -
In-place inspection of structural steel often requires the removal of rust and paint without damaging the substrate that might occur by methods of mechanical cleaning or with sandblasting. Since both of these methods affect the surface modules, the altered steel can present an inaccurate determination as to the actual condition of the steel.
SodaBlasting is used in a multitude of applications involving surface remediation of substances that cover sensitive substrates. In the case of structural steel, surface molecules are not removed or translocated in the surface cleaning process.When SodaBlasting is used as the surface preparation method in removing old paint and rust in preparation of a protective coating, other phenomenon occur that are unique to the process. SodaBlasting will remove electrolytes, such as acids and chlorides, which is referred to as a passivity process to the metal. The result is that the metal will not have activated anode and cathode steel molecules which can be observed by the absence of rust over bare metal after extended periods. Sandblasted and mechanically cleaned surfaces will rust in as little as a matter of hours.
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