Different shot blasting process
There are few different types of shot blasting process. Since we don’t always want to have same final effect we have to use different types of media for that. Type of shot blasting process only varies based on what type of media is being used by shot blasting machine.
Most commonly used media for shot blasting process is sand. We can use different size of sand to get different effects. Apart sand we can also use other media such as chilled iron, garnet, glass beads or olivine.
Some media are used abrasively and are used to clean surface and remove for example paint or rust. Other media are being used in shot blasting process to just polish the surface or to chemically change the structure of item so it can be made more robust.