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Mobile Rust Removal

Rust and scale blasted off trailers, tanks, machinery and steelwork in place — clean metal, ready to prime.

Self-contained rig No power or water needed Sydney & all of NSW

Mobile rust removal takes corroded steel back to clean, sound metal without moving it. Trailers, horse floats, fuel tanks, gates and plant equipment are blasted where they sit, then left ready for primer.

Blasting reaches into pits, welds and corners that wire wheels and grinders miss — and it shows you exactly how much good metal is left before you invest in repairs.

On tanks and enclosed spaces we use dustless blasting: no heat, no sparks, and the water keeps dust down inside the vessel.

How sandblasting works →

Why blasting beats grinding for rust

Grinders and wire wheels only reach flat, open surfaces and can thin sound metal. Blasting gets into pits, seams, welds and corners evenly, so no rust is left behind to spread under new paint.

It also shows the true condition of the steel. Once rust is gone, you can see whether a trailer floor, chassis rail or tank wall needs repair before you pay for paint.

Keeping the rust from coming back

Bare steel starts to rust again quickly, especially near the coast. An inhibitor is used on wet jobs, and the steel should be primed within a day.

For long life, ask your painter or coater about a primer and topcoat system suited to where the item lives, such as a coastal property or a farm.

What turns up on site

The blast yard comes to you.

Self-contained rig

Compressor, blast pot, media and water tank on one trailer. No power or water needed from you.

Three media on board

Soda, dustless and abrasive — switched to suit each surface, without a second visit.

Containment & masking

Tarps, screens and masking protect glass, gardens, neighbours and anything that stays.

Clean-up included

Spent media and stripped coating are collected. The site is left as clean as we found it.

How a mobile job runs

Quote, protect, strip.

Gauge the rust

Surface rust, scale and pitting are checked to decide between dustless blasting and dry grit.

Blast to sound metal

Rust is removed from pits, welds and seams, showing how much sound metal is left.

Inhibit & prime

An inhibitor holds off flash rust so the steel can be primed while it is clean.

What we blast on site

Mobile rust removal for…

Box Trailer before mobile rust removalBefore
Box Trailer after mobile rust removalAfter
Box Trailer More before & afters →
Why mobile

On site beats on a truck.

Soda Tec mobile

No trailer, float or tow truck to book
Asset stays on site — no downtime moving it
Method chosen for the surface, on the day
You can see the work as it happens
Site cleaned up when we leave

Blast yard

Transport both ways, often with a crane or float
Days off the road or out of service
Limited to the booth’s media and size
Drop off and hope
Fixed assets — walls, pools, tanks — can’t go at all
Where we work

Mobile rust removal across Sydney & NSW.

From the CBD to the Central Coast, Newcastle, Wollongong and regional NSW — travel is priced into your quote up front.

Sydney Parramatta Castle Hill Liverpool Campbelltown Hawkesbury Central Coast Newcastle Wollongong Blacktown Bathurst All service areas →
Questions

Mobile rust removal, answered.

All FAQs →

For anything beyond a small patch, yes. Blasting removes rust from pits and seams evenly and doesn’t thin sound metal the way grinding can.

Yes. Dustless blasting produces no sparks or heat, which is why it’s used on fuel storage tanks.

Bare steel will flash rust if left. We can add an inhibitor on wet jobs — prime within a day for best results.

Yes. Chassis and floors are usually dustless blasted to clean steel, then primed.

Ideally within a day. Near the coast, sooner is better.

Also on site

Related mobile services

All mobile services →
Mobile sandblasting Hard-hitting abrasive media for heavy rust and tough coatings — brought to your yard, farm or worksite. Learn more → Mobile abrasive blasting Soda, dustless or abrasive — one mobile team that picks the right media for your surface and brings it to you. Learn more → Mobile dustless blasting Water-suppressed blasting at your site — fast stripping with no dust cloud drifting over neighbours, staff or traffic. Learn more → Mobile paint stripping Old paint off cars, timber, brick, steel and concrete — stripped where it stands, without chemical strippers or sanding. Learn more →

Book a free onsite quote.

Tell us what needs stripping and where it is. Craig will come and look, test the surface, and give you a fixed price.