Tag: substrate safety
Laser Cleaning Carved Stonework: Risk, Control and Test Patches
A conservation officer won’t let you near a listed facade with a grit pot. That’s usually how these conversations start. Laser cleaning gets specified on…
Stripping Paint from Timber with a Laser: What Really Happens to the Wood
This is the question we are asked more than any other. Someone has a run of Victorian sash windows, a set of panelled doors or…
Does Laser Cleaning Damage the Surface? A Substrate by Substrate Guide
It is the first question almost everyone asks, and it is the right one to ask. Laser cleaning removes rust, paint, coatings and contamination without…
Common Myths About Laser Cleaning, Debunked
Laser cleaning has moved from niche technology to a serious option across construction, restoration, manufacturing and heritage work. But it’s still new to a lot…
Does Laser Cleaning Damage Metal? What the Science Says About Substrate Safety
It’s the first question almost everyone asks about laser cleaning: if a laser is powerful enough to strip rust, paint and coatings off steel, surely…
