glass beads for sandblasting and road marking paint

Product Description

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HONEST HORSE Companies use glass bead blasting, which is a type of abrasive blasting, for surface finishing, specifically to prepare metals by smoothing them. Bead blasting provides superior surface cleaning to remove paint, rust and other coatings. 
The glass bead blasting process is environmentally-friendly and chemical-free and can be used to detect weld and solder flaws. Advantages of using glass bead blasting include:
• A large variety of grades available for different jobs and profiles.
• Does not interfere with coatings as it is no-reactant.
• It leaves no residue or embedded contaminants, and also does not cause any dimensional surface change.
• Improved corrosion resistance and the ability to smooth away surface flaws.
• No detectable crystalline silica.
How it works
Glass bead blasting is essentially applying fine glass beads of various sizes at varying degrees of pressure. Smaller glass spheres result in a smoother surface while larger spheres produce a more textured finish.
Glass beads do not remove any of the base metal or imbed the surface. It will produce a better, more uniform finish while also adding sheen or brightness to the part.
It has a variety of applications, including:
• Finishing: Can be used on a wide range of materials, including metals, glass, plastic and rubber. 
• Cleaning: Without causing a dimensional surface change, glass bead blasting removes/cleans foreign substances.
• Deburring: In order to assemble and operate parts, corners and edges may need to be deburred. Glass bead blasting can remove burrs and feathered edges while ensuring no base metal from the surface is removed.
• Peening: Peening extends the life of metal parts by combating stress cracks and corrosion. 

A GROWING ROLE IN ENSURING HIGHWAY SAFETY
With more drivers traveling on more roads, the need to promote safety - especially at night and during poor weather conditions - has been a continuing concern. In response, HONEST HORSE has developed both materials and technology to improve visibility while enhancing driver safety.
Embedding glass beads into highway safety markings creates reflective lines that shine through darkness, rain, and fog to direct drivers more safely along the road. Customers who rely on our HONEST HORSE products include highway safety authorities, pavement marking material producers, and road marking companies.
At the same time, we work with governments around the world to address improvements in highway safety. With our ongoing research into retroreflectivity coupled with our industry leading Technical Service team, our leadership and innovation have set the standards for reflective highway markings.
Worldwide acceptance of these safety standards has resulted in global demand for reflective marking materials. Currently, more than two-thirds of our annual worldwide production - the single largest use of our products worldwide - is used for highway delineation and guidance systems.

CONTINUING TO EXPAND IN A CHANGING WORLD
As greatly as HONEST HORSE has grown over the years, we realize that a universe of possibilities remains to be explored. We welcome your inquiries about our current products and about pursuing new opportunities and applications.