Using Garnet for Preservation and Restoration projects

When used at a low pressure in equipment, garnet can be used successfully for many types of preservation work. It was used at the Eiffel Tower in Paris to remove a layer of wax from the granite base. When using garnet at a low pressure, almost no dust gets generated because of its density. At the Eiffel tower, they “dry-blasted” while using only simple containment measures, and did not have to close down any of the sidewalks or other pedestrian routes.

Garnet was used extensively by the National Park Service at Gettysburg prior to its 150th Commemoration Event for cleaning and restoring many of its monuments and statues.

Garnet can also be used on very delicate substrates, and is widely used in Europe for wood restoration. At a low pressure, garnet bounces off the surface vs. cutting into it. This bouncing action removes dirt, crusts, and other contaminants, but will not harm the wood itself.

Garnet comes in four different mesh sizes to suit your blasting and cleaning needs.

• Main uses of brown fused alumina
• The color of garnet is primarily controlled by its composition.