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Got Grease! Baking Soda Cuts Grease… and Time

Cleaning is being done every day and is an integral part of many businesses and their processes. One of the most commonly asked questions about using sodium bicarbonate (a.k.a. baking soda) as a blasting abrasive is simply: How does it work? Let’s start with: What is abrasive blasting? Abrasive blasting uses either pressurized air or

Video: Baking Soda and Non-Destructive Cleaning

The reasons you should consider baking soda when you clean.

Cleaning Components with Baking Soda

There are many different processes for cleaning parts and components before engines can be rebuilt, and engine builders use a variety of cleaning solutions for different reasons. However, the argument can be made that sodium bicarbonate blasting or soda blasting has numerous advantages.

Soda Blasting to Clean Engines and Parts

Baking soda will safely clean many different types of material including steel, lead, aluminum, plastic, rubber, alloys, masonry, stone, concrete, composites, and more without damaging them.

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Improve your Turbocharger Cleaning Process with Soda Blasting

It’s been more than 100 years since the idea for a turbocharged engine was developed. Originally their use had been limited to very large diesel engines and while there have been additional innovations for use in automobiles, it was not always the most popular power adder. The boost was powerful but the cost was too

Video: ARMEX MoistureGuard8

Non-destructive, baking soda abrasives can clump when wet, but ARMEX has a solution. See why its MoistureGuard is an advanced flow aid for your abrasive.

Video: ARMEX in Action

Clean engine parts quickly and easily with ARMEX baking soda without damaging the part. Watch just how easy it is.

ARMEX Launches Re-Man XL Abrasive Blast Media

ARMEX, a global brand of Sodium Bicarbonate (baking soda) abrasive blast media, has announced the launch of Re-Man XL at the Big R / Automechanika in Atlanta.

Join PERA for a Webinar on Vapor Blasting Cores and Components

Before the remanufacturing process can begin, you must have clean cores. Brian Waple of ARMEX and Jeff Paduano of ESCA Industries will discuss how to use vapor blasting with baking soda to improve your current cleaning process.

ARMEX Launches Social Media Networks

ARMEX, a global brand of baking soda used for non-destructive abrasive blasting has launched social media networks on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and LinkedIn.

ARMEX (Episode 3) – PRI 2016

Brian Waple of ARMEX provides a firsthand look inside a blast cabinet as baking soda is used to clean an engine part.

ARMEX (Episode 2) – PRI 2016

Brian Waple of ARMEX shows how baking soda can clean engine parts of oils, grease, paints, burnt on carbon and other contaminants with before and after demonstrations.

ARMEX (Episode 1) – PRI 2016

Brian Waple of ARMEX talks about the advantages of using baking soda for dry blast cleaning and non-destructive cleaning on engine parts.

Is Non-Destructive Cleaning Critical? ARMEX is the Only Choice

When part specifications and surface tolerances cannot change, the only blasting abrasive to use is ARMEX. The gentle physical propriety of baking soda, yet aggressive cleaning ability is what makes ARMEX the only choice.

Component Cleanliness

It can’t be overstated how important the cleaning machines are in the modern engine shop. Shop owners who prioritize effective and efficient cleaning techniques will find success in a more streamlined process.

Giant Finishing GSB-4836 Slurry Blast Cabinet

Giant Finishing’s GSB-4836 Slurry Blast Cabinets feature 12-gauge stainless steel fabricated heavy-duty laser cut and hand-welded construction.

All Things Media Blasting

Engine building is a segment of the automotive industry that has always been ahead of the curve in media blasting, and no matter the engine shop, cleaning equipment is a common bond.

FRAM Adds to Air Filter Product Lines

All of these new SKUs are available for purchase as of Jan. 22, 2021, and grow FRAM’s overall coverage by 4.7 million vehicles.

Shop Solutions August 2020

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The ARMEX Difference

Non-destructive baking soda abrasives can clump when wet, but ARMEX has a solution. See why its MoistureGuard is an advanced flow aid for your abrasive.