Blasting uses various materials to strip imperfections, paint, rust and other contaminants from a surface. Blasting takes the place of more labor-intensive cleaning methods like wire brushing or sanding, and can speed up the surface preparation process by up to 75 percent.

Blasting is a process by which abrasive particles are made to impinge on a component to clean or modify its surface properties, blasting is used to remove sand and scale in the fettling of castings, and for dressing of stampings and billets, etc.