Blasting Media

We stock a complete line of blasting media for cleaning, peening, and abrasive cutting at our three locations: Houston, Dallas, and Corpus Christi. We have tested each different media with varying conditions to further educate ourselves with the performance of each material in order to help you get the most out of your production. If you do not know what blasting media you need or have any quesitons, please contact us and we would be happy to help.

WARNING: Silica sand should not be used as an abrasive blasting material. See OSHA standard PB-246-697 and "OSHA Crystalline Silica Exposure" Health Hazard Information in the Safety section of our website. All of Clemtex's Abrasives sold abide by OSHA's standards and contain less than 1% free silica.

Aluminum Oxide is fused alumina grains that are hard, blocky and tough for extra fast cutting action that is precisely screened for “specification use” which may be reclaimed many times and is ideal for blast rooms and cabinets. Grades/Typical Profile Grade ...

Black Beauty is a mineral slag that has sharp diamond-like cutting edges, and does not attract moisture, while providing fast cleaning rates, and an excellent anchor profile for a superior coating adhesion. Grades BB2 extra coarse (10/40 Mesh) BB3 medium (12/40 Mesh)...

Grit-O-Cob is the crushed inner core of corn cobs and is a highly absorbent, non-sparking media that cleans electrical components and soft metal fast with no abrasion to the surface. It is also used in tumbling equipment for polishing. Its absorbency makes it a good candidate for spill containmen...

BLACK BEAUTY® GLASS abrasives are high quality, chemically inert, environmentally friendly and contain less than 1% free silica. As a blasting media, recycled crushed glass is a highly efficient material for many applications. Our products are used by customers in removal of surface coatings ...

Garnet is a naturally occurring mineral that is precisely graded, fast cutting, may be recycled many times, and is used in blast rooms and cabinets. Grades 16 mesh 36 mesh 60/80 mesh 80 mesh - Graded specifically for water-jet cutting 150 mesh Packaging ...

Glass beads are microscopic spherical glass beads used in wet honing and dry blasting for cleaning, polishing, peening, de-burring and finishing operations achieving very close tolerances. Grades Swarco: 20/30 mesh, 30/40 mesh, 40/50 mesh, 60/80 mesh, 70/100 mesh, 100/170 mesh, 1...

Green Diamond is a mineral slag that has sharp cutting edges, well graded and very clean, while providing superior cleaning rates, and a containment free surface for superior coating adhesion. Free Silica Content Green Diamond Contains 0% Free Silica Grades GD2 (8/16 mes...

This product is no longer available. Please replace as follows: GL1.0 - SJ120 Garnet GL2.0 - SJ80 Garnet GL2.8 - GD6 Green Diamond ...

Plastic Media is a non-aggressive granulated plastic abrasive for use in applications where the underlying substrate cannot be damaged. Cleaning with Plastic Media is a fast, environmentally sound and cost-effective alternative to traditional chemical and hand stripping. The process is now ac...

You cannot AFFORD to blast with silica sand!!! Clemtex does not sell sand. As an alternative, Green Diamond or Black Beauty should be used. WARNING: Silica sand should not be used as an abrasive blasting material. See OSHA standard PB-246-697 and "OSHA Crystalline Silica Exposure...

Silicon carbide is an extremely hard material (Mohs hardness 9.25), is chemically inert and does not melt. Silicon Carbide has a high thermal conductivity, a low coefficient of thermal expansion, is thermal shock and abrasion resistant and has strength at high temperatures. Silicon carbide’s varie...

Starblast is a naturally occurring mineral “Staurlite” that is fast cleaning and is generally used in blast rooms and cabinets. Grades 40/80 mesh Packaging 50 lb bags 4000 lb jumbo bag Profile Range: 1.6 - 2.0 mils Typical: 1.8 mil ...

Steel Grit is a high carbon angular pellet that is made in the range of hardness 32 to 65 Rockwell C which is highly recyclable producing minimal dust and used primarily in blast rooms. Grades G14, G16, G25, G25/G40 mix, G40, G50, G80 Packaging 50 lb bags, 55 gallon drum...

Steel Shot is a high carbon, cast steel round media that is hardened and tempered that is used in centrifugal wheel blast machine and also used in applications requiring peening and hardening of critical surfaces. Grades S-110 (.011" dia.), S-170 (.017" dia.), S-230 (.023&qu...

Shellblast is a soft grit abrasive that is non-sparking, and will not scratch, pit or damage metal, also excellent for cleaning precision parts, impellars, electrical connections, and soft metals. Grades 4/6 mesh, 6/10 mesh, 12/20 mesh, 20/40 mesh, 40/100 mesh Packaging ...

Duralum® Special White is a virgin fused white aluminum oxide. It is a friable, high purity, medium density abrasive. Applications: Duralum® Special White is designed for general industrial use in operations such as lapping, polishing, refractory coating for investment cast shells, decorativ...