Contamination That Can Be Cleaned/Stripped

Below is a list of contaminants that TCI Cleaning can remove for you. If the contaminant does not appear in this list, please contact us for advice.
These types of contaminant are often a result of an error during the production process. For instance, it is possible that certain paint layers are rejected due to layer thickness, level of gloss or even colour. In addition, coatings can also be completely removed from products that are being renovated. This creates ‘bare’ material that can be re-treated. These contaminants are primarily understood to be:

COATING AND COATING RESIDUES

Powder coating

Electrophoretic paint

Wet paint

Teflon (polytetrafluoroethylene)

Paint

THERMOPLASTIC POWDER COATINGS

Polyamide powders

Polyethylene powders

Polyvinylchloride powders

THERMOSETTING POWDER COATINGS

Acrylate powders

Epoxy resin

Epoxy powders

Epoxy polyester powders

Polyester powders

Polyurethane

Polyurethane powders

PRE-COMMISSIONING DEPOSITS

Welding and mill scale

Surface rust

Foreign steel particles (brush residues)

Process liquids

Grinding disc particles

Grease and oil residues

Sand, soil

 

CORROSION PRODUCTS

Iron sulphates

Iron fluorides

Iron thiocyanate

Iron cyanide

Iron sulphide

Iron chlorides

Iron oxides

Iron hydroxides

Magnetite

FIRESIDE DEPOSITS

Sodium vanadate

Sodium vanadyl vanadate

Vanadium trioxide

Sodium pyrosulphate

Pb pyrosulphate

Silica (silicon dioxide)

Iron oxides

Iron sulphate

Sodium chloride