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Jonn Rippman brings an impressive resume to address your questions as Blastrac’s resident technical and application expert. Mr. Rippman’s wealth of knowledge and expertise has been gleaned from over twenty years of experience with concrete grinding, concrete polishing, scraping, scarifying and shotblasting.

Currently, Mr. Rippman is Blastrac’s National Training Manager and heads the monthly SPARC training program at the Oklahoma City manufacturing location. Mr. Rippman’s extensive experience comes from nine years as a Service Engineer and then nine more years as a Regional Manager. His instructional expertise and vast experience make him the perfect candidate to assist you with any questions you may have about Blastrac’s products and applications.

Question: Our 1-9DEZ is blasting more on the right than on the left. Is there an adjustment we can make to the machine?
There is a simple adjustment that you can make to change the blast pattern. You stated that the machine is blasting harder on the right side. Is that the operator’s position? … [read article]

Question: Would one of the 10 inch grinders work or do I need a scraper?
You can remove the thinset and level your surface using a grinder, instead of a scraper. Here’s what I would recommend: To remove up to 3/8 inch thick tile I would use the Blastrac BS-50 Walk Behind Scraper with ceramic tile bit … [read article]

Question: Concrete Preparation for Acid Staining
In response to your question, shotblasting would not be the best method for preparing the substrate to accept a concrete stain system. It would leave a noticeable pattern where you overlap the blast patterns … [read article]