Sandblasting and Surface Preparation

At Central Painting, we specialize in comprehensive exterior refinishing services tailored to commercial and industrial properties across Canada.

Surface Preparation

Central Painting utilizes sandblasting as well as other various surface preparation techniques prior to coating application, including:

• Abrasive Blast Cleaning (Sandblasting)
• Vacuum Blasting
• Vapor Blast Cleaning
• Shot Blasting (Mobile Unit)
• High-Pressure Wash Cleaning
• Soda Blasting
• Dry Ice Blasting
• Power Tool Cleaning (Including Bristle Blasting)
• Concrete Grinding
• Industrial Area Cleaning

The Importance of Surface Preparation

Brand Standard

Creates a smooth, even surface for a clean, professional finish
Ensures colour consistency and better overall appearance
Reflects positively on the business or facility’s image

Safety

Removes contaminants like rust, grease, and debris
Allows safety coatings and protective systems to bond properly
Helps maintain safer work environments and reduces hazards

Surface Protection

Improves coating adhesion and durability
Helps prevent corrosion, moisture damage, and coating
failure
Extends the lifespan of surfaces and reduces
maintenance needs

Surface Preparation Services

Central Painting offers a wide range of commercial and industrial painting services, with a strong emphasis on high-quality craftsmanship and lasting results. With over 30 years of experience, we understand the critical role quality paintwork plays in large facilities.

SAND, SODA AND DRY ICE BLASTING

Sandblasting removes rust, old paint, scale, and contamination, creating a rough profile for coating adhesion. This technique is best used for heavy-duty prep to ensure the next coat of paint is applied to a clean surface. Soda blasting involves the gentle removal of paint, grease, and surface contaminants without severe abrasion. Dry Ice Blasting provides a non-abrasive clean that leaves no media residue and is safe for sensitive equipment. Great for electrical equipment and food equipment.

POWER TOOL CLEANING, VACUUM AND VAPOR BLASTING

Includes the mechanical removal of loose paint, rust, and debris. Uses handheld or mechanized tools like grinders, needle guns, wire brushes, or scrapers to mechanically abrade the surface. Best for localized areas or where blasting isn’t feasible.

Vacuum blasting provides abrasive cleaning and surface preparation while simultaneously capturing dust, spent media, and debris through a built-in vacuum system, making it ideal for sensitive indoor environments with minimal cleanup. Vapour blasting uses a water and abrasive slurry to gently remove coatings while reducing dust and surface damage, producing a smoother finish that is well suited for delicate metals and restoration work.

HIGH PRESSURE WASHING

Central Painting uses high pressure washing to clean surfaces that contain dirt, loose material, and contaminants with water pressure. This strategy is best for concrete, exteriors, and hard surfaces.

SODA, SHOT AND DRY ICE BLASTING

Soda blasting involves the gentle removal of paint, grease, and surface contaminants without severe abrasion, while Shot Blasting Cleans and roughens surfaces using small metal shots; often used for metals and concrete prep. Dry Ice Blasting is provides a non-abrasive clean that leaves no media residue and is safe for sensitive equipment. Great for electrical equipment and food equipment.

VACUUM AND VAPOR BLASTING

Our Clients

Projects

At Central Painting, efficient and high-quality surface preparation is the first step in every successful painting project. Our team begins by carefully assessing the existing surface conditions to determine the most effective preparation method and tools required for the job. This ensures contaminants are properly removed and the surface is prepared to meet the specific requirements of the coating system. Proper preparation allows coatings to adhere correctly, resulting in a smoother finish, longer- lasting protection, and a professional, high-performance result.

Why choose us?

At Central Painting, we bring decades of experience, unmatched craftsmanship, and industry-leading technology to every project. As one of Canada’s top commercial and industrial painting contractors, we are committed to delivering high-quality, durable finishes that enhance and protect your property. Our focus on efficiency, safety, and customer satisfaction sets us apart as a trusted partner for businesses nationwide.

Quality Assurance

Our team maintains strict standards and daily reporting to ensure accountability and consistency throughout every phase of the project, including thorough closeout walkthroughs, to ensure results meet expectations and deliver a polished final outcome.

Comprehensive Warranties

We offer a wide range of comprehensive warranties, including extended warranties, tailored to your project.

Clear Communication

Each project is managed by dedicated project managers who keep clients informed at every stage.

Strong Safety Approach

We maintain a strong, proactive safety culture reinforced through ongoing training, clear safety expectations across all teams and job sites, and comprehensive programs supported by digital recordkeeping. Our standardized daily field reporting keeps stakeholders informed without added effort or disruption.

Digital Reporting

Our digital reporting ensures safety standards are consistently met and documented, eliminating the need to chase field teams for updates, reducing administrative burden, delays caused by misinformation, and manual follow-up. Our Digital Reporting also mitigates safety, compliance, and operational risks to improve client confidence, and satisfaction through timely, accurate updates.

Flexible Scheduling

We offer off-hours, shutdown, and overnight services to accommodate our clients schedule. Our flexible approach minimizes disruption to your operations while keeping projects on track.

A Seamless Solution Floor to Ceiling

Central Painting and Industrial Floor Systems work hand in hand to provide a comprehensive, top-down approach to facility maintenance. From high-performance coatings and roof systems to concrete polishing, epoxy flooring, and safety line painting, our two expert teams collaborate on every level to ensure efficient timelines, streamlined communication, and exceptional results — all under one roof. This unique partnership is what sets us apart and allows us to deliver unmatched quality and consistency across both painting and flooring projects.

Our Process

Submit a quote request

Once you submit a request for a quote to us, your inquiry will be given to one of our qualified estimators to let you know they received your request and they will be getting back to you within a certain timeline or request further documents if needed. If the project requires a site visit before providing a quote, they will schedule that with you upon receiving your request.

Review quote

Once you receive your quote you can schedule a time to review and break down pricing if this has not already been done upon receiving your quote. A full breakdown of pricing will be provided.

Project Planning

After receiving approval on the proposed quote, our operations team will begin internally to schedule and plan your project to meet your timeline.

During Project

You will be assigned a project manager who will oversee all steps, start to finish on your project and be available to discuss the project with you at any time.

Project Completion

An Operations Representative will review and coordinate all items outlined in the project scope of work to ensure everything is finalized. They will complete all required final inspections and obtain necessary approvals.

Once a decision was made to coat intumescent paint on the exposed structural steel Central Painting was able to organize their work forces and mobilize on site within days of being awarded the project and was able to work flexible hours and schedules to get the project completed as quickly as possible. The coating application was successful, the client was pleased at the outcome and the work was completed in a timely manner. I would definitely recommend and use Central Painting on future projects, it was a pleasure working with you.

Central Painting were a valuable member of our team that successfully completed a very challenging project for the University of Regina College Ave. Campus Revitalization. The project included renovation and restoration of the original 106-year-old College Building and a 50,000 sq. ft addition that incorporated the original front façade of the four-story Conservatory Building. We had a very challenging schedule and their site foreman worked with us to make sure we completed the required areas in a timely manner despite the constant sequencing challenges.

I’ve worked with Central Painting on multiple projects over the past 15 years. The quality of work and customer service they provide are always at industry-leading levels. Their team ensures a smooth project from start to finish and they stand behind their work!

We’ve been fortunate over the last 20 years to have had the expertise and professionalism provided by Central Painting on many of our jobsites. Fast paced, multi-phased renovations and new builds are quite difficult at the best of times but their consistent commitment to our projects has always been paramount in our success. Working within the constraints of tight timelines and the forever increasing safety standards has never been an issue for Central and they’ve managed to do so while maintaining a high standard in the finished product.

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