Industries
Municipal & Utility Asset Sandblasting
SSPC-compliant blast prep for bridges, water towers, utility structures, and public infrastructure in Southeast Michigan.
Industries
SSPC-compliant blast prep for bridges, water towers, utility structures, and public infrastructure in Southeast Michigan.
Municipal and utility assets — bridges, water towers, utility structures, pump stations, and fleet equipment — require surface preparation that meets the standards set by engineers and public agency specifications. SSPC surface prep standards are written into public works coating specs for a reason: the protection of public infrastructure depends on the coating system performing for its rated life, and that performance starts with the blast.
Blasting Jack provides mobile blast services for public infrastructure projects in Southeast Michigan. We work with municipalities, utility authorities, engineering firms managing rehab projects, and general contractors on public works. SSPC-SP10 near-white metal blast is our standard deliverable for bridge and water tower applications where the coating spec requires it.
Municipal fleet equipment — public works trucks, utility vehicles, heavy equipment owned by municipalities — follows the same process as private fleet work. We mobilize to municipal yards and blast fleet vehicles and equipment for repainting. It's often more cost-effective to blast and repaint aging fleet units than to replace them.
Bridge girders, floor beams, and connection hardware exposed to road salt and weather require blast prep to SSPC-SP10 before recoating. We work on bridge steel during maintenance windows coordinated with traffic control requirements.
Municipal water towers and storage tanks require periodic interior and exterior relining. Interior lining prep typically requires SSPC-SP10 or SP5. We handle confined space entry for interior tank blasting on water storage assets.
Electrical substations, transmission line support structures, and utility poles require blast prep when protective coating systems age. We work with utility owners and engineering firms on these assets.
Pump station and lift station structural steel — including in-place piping supports, building steel, and mechanical equipment frames — corrodes in wet and chemical environments. We blast these during planned maintenance shutdowns.
Public works trucks, utility vehicles, road maintenance equipment, and heavy equipment owned by municipalities corrode with outdoor storage and heavy use. On-site fleet blasting at the municipal yard before repainting extends fleet life.
Overhead sign structures, signal support poles, light poles, and traffic infrastructure steel corrode in roadway environments. Blast prep restores the surface before protective coating systems are reapplied.
Both. We work directly with municipalities, utility authorities, and public works departments on maintenance projects. We also sub to GCs managing public infrastructure contracts. Either way, we can provide the documentation and compliance records the project requires.
Bridge and water tower recoating projects typically require SSPC-SP10 near-white metal blast. Some water tank lining specs require SSPC-SP5 white metal. We deliver whatever the project spec calls for. Bring us the coating spec and we'll confirm we can hit the required profile.
We provide the blast scope — traffic control is typically the GC's or agency's responsibility. We work within the access windows and bridge closure schedules established by the project team. We've worked on bridge projects where traffic control was managed by others and we simply executed the blast prep within the available window.
Yes. Interior water tower and tank blasting requires confined space entry procedures — we're confined space capable. Interior tank blasting for water storage assets requires NSF-appropriate surface prep and coordination with the lining applicator. Contact us with the asset details and we'll discuss what's required.