Media Blasting in The Woodlands, TX

The pine forest around The Woodlands and the lakes and creeks across North Houston mean a lot of wood and log homes, fences, beams and outdoor wood furniture, all of it weathering in the humid air. Mildew, graying and old stain build up on logs and wood siding under the trees, where pine sap and pollen stick and the moisture hangs. Aluminum and fiberglass — boat hulls on Lake Conroe and Lake Houston, patio furniture, engine parts — are soft enough that a hard abrasive would scar them, so they need soda or glass bead at low pressure.

Picking the right media is what keeps a log home looking like wood and an aluminum part smooth instead of chewed up. Practical care helps: reseal or re-stain log homes on schedule so the wood doesn't gray again, keep glass-beaded aluminum clean with mild soap, and don't let mildew sit on wood under the trees. General guidance only — we'll tailor it to your surface.

Is this the right fit? The right media is decided after we see the surface. Wood, brick, stone, aluminum and fiberglass need the right media and pressure, and some items — thin metal, plastic, glass, rubber — may warp, pit or outgas. We never blast a surface without checking it first. Send photos and we'll tell you straight.

Corn cob and walnut shell are soft organic media — they strip old stain, paint, mildew and grime off wood without tearing up the fibers. They're the standard for log homes, wood siding, beams and outdoor furniture, and they're clean and easy to contain. We dial the pressure to the wood so the surface comes out smooth and ready to re-stain.

Log homes and log cabins around the wooded parts of The Woodlands and North Houston gray and mildew fast under the trees. Log cabin blasting strips the old stain, graying and mildew off the logs so a fresh stain bonds and the wood looks like wood again. We use corn cob or walnut shell at a pressure tuned to the species and the condition of the logs, blast clean, and leave the logs ready to re-stain and reseal. Get on a re-stain schedule and the logs stay sound instead of graying back.

What drives the cost? The media (soda and specialty media cost more than sand), the size and number of parts, how much has to come off, the surface, and travel distance for on-site log home work. We give you a real number after we see the job.