What We Strip

Automotive & Marine Blasting in Vancouver

Mobile blasting for vehicle frames and boat hulls — gentle on thin metal.

Built for Vancouver

Mobile Marine & Auto Blasting at Vancouver's Marinas and Shops

Vancouver's salt air and marine environment are brutal on boat hulls, outdrives, and vehicle frames, and many can't easily be hauled across the city for blasting. Thin aluminum hulls also risk warping under the heat of a dry blast.

We bring the rig to your slip, shop, or driveway and strip frames, hulls, and hardware with our dustless wet setup, which runs cooler to protect thin metal and keeps overspray off neighbouring boats.

From fibreglass to aluminum to steel, we match the media and tailor it to your craft. Ask us for a free written estimate.

Why Choose Us

Why Vancouver Homeowners Choose Us for Automotive & Marine Blasting

Comes To The Marina

Mobile rig blasts hulls and outdrives dockside — no hauling your boat across town.

Safe On Thin Metal

Dustless wet blasting runs cooler and gentler, helping prevent warping on thin hulls and panels.

No Overspray On Neighbours

Contained, low-dust work keeps media off adjacent boats, vehicles, and slips.

Frames To Fibreglass

Handles steel frames, aluminum hulls, fibreglass, and marine hardware with media matched to each.

Materials & Specs

What We Use for Automotive & Marine Blasting

Industry-standard materials and specifications you can rely on.

Abrasive Media

Matched to aluminum, steel, or fibreglass

Blast Method

Dustless wet preferred on thin metal

Surface Profile

Clean profile ready for marine coatings

Containment & Cleanup

Neighbours shielded, all media hauled away

Recommended Coating Window

Prime steel promptly once dry

How It Works

Your Surface Blasted Clean in 4 Steps

From the first call to a clean, primed surface — here's how a job runs.

Come To Your Slip

We bring the mobile rig to your driveway, shop, or marina slip and assess the hull, frame, or hardware on site.

Mask & Protect Neighbours

We contain the work area and shield adjacent boats, vehicles, and slips so no media or overspray drifts onto them.

Wet Blast The Surface

We strip the hull, frame, or hardware with our dustless wet setup, keeping thin metal cool and flat as it comes clean.

Clear Media & Prime

We haul away all spent media, dry the surface, and prime bare steel promptly so it doesn't flash-rust before refinishing.

Marine blasting on a stripped aluminum boat hull by Vancouver Pro Sandblasting

Where It Works

Ideal Applications for Automotive & Marine Blasting

Aluminum Boat Hulls

Stripping aluminum hulls back to clean metal dockside without warping the thin material.

Fibreglass Boats

Removing failing gelcoat and bottom paint from fibreglass hulls with media matched to the surface.

Outdrives & Hardware

Blasting outdrives, props, and marine hardware clean before refinishing or recoating.

Vehicle Frames

Stripping rust and old coatings from car, truck, and trailer frames down to bare steel.

Trailers & Dock Hardware

Cleaning corrosion off boat trailers and dock hardware that takes a constant beating from salt air.

Common Questions

Automotive & Marine Blasting — Frequently Asked Questions

How much does automotive or marine blasting cost in Vancouver?

Many vehicle and boat jobs run in the $300–$800 range, or roughly $4–$12 per square foot depending on size and condition. Hulls, frames, and hardware all vary. We come to your shop or marina and provide a free written estimate on your specific project.

How long does it take to blast a frame or hull?

A single vehicle frame or a smaller hull is often a one-day job, while larger boats or heavily corroded frames take longer. Turnaround depends on the size, the material, and the condition. Your written estimate confirms the timeline for your piece.

What's the process for marine and automotive blasting?

We come to your location, mask and contain the area so media doesn't drift onto neighbours, blast the surface clean — usually with our dustless wet setup on thin metal — then haul away all spent media. We can prime bare steel before we leave.

Will blasting warp my thin aluminum hull or body panels?

Not when we use our dustless wet setup, which cushions and cools the blast to reduce the heat that warps thin aluminum and light panels. That's the approach we take on boat hulls and bodywork, stripping them clean without distorting the metal.

Can you blast at the marina without affecting nearby boats?

Yes — we contain the work area and run low-dust wet blasting, so media and overspray stay off neighbouring boats and slips. Our mobile rig comes right to the dock, and we haul away every bit of spent media when the job's done.

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Where We Work

Serving Vancouver & the Lower Mainland

Our mobile rig covers Metro Vancouver and surrounding communities within roughly a 40 km radius.

Vancouver Burnaby Richmond Surrey New Westminster Coquitlam Port Coquitlam North Vancouver Delta West Vancouver

Ready to Get It Blasted Clean?

Send us the surface and your location, and we'll come take a look and provide a free, no-obligation written estimate — usually within one business day.

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