Can You Sandblast Headstones and Monuments?

You can sandblast headstones and monuments using the proper preparation, technique, and abrasives. Sandblasting headstones requires attention to detail to accurately create names, dates, and images. To accomplish this, it’s important to have a nozzle with the correct orifice size and ensure you’re using pressure appropriate for the abrasive and the composition of the headstone.

The type of abrasive you use is also vital. Gravestone sandblasting requires the worker to be able to see clearly and invest ample time in achieving the ideal level of detail, which means it’s important to have a low-dust environment where it is safer and easier to see.

What to Know About Sandblasting Gravestones

Sandblasting is preparing a surface using a forced, high-pressured stream of abrasive media and air or water. For headstones and monuments, it’s crucial to use the right blasting settings to ensure the final product looks crisp and has sufficient contrast between the blasted and untouched material. Headstone blasting often involves tight and precise work areas and is done with the expectation of inscribing the correct details, which need to have a particular aesthetic and be legible. The right abrasive can go a long way in achieving detailed, attractive sandblasting on monuments.

What Does Blasting a Headstone Mean?

Blasting a headstone means removing layers of the stone using an abrasive material to engrave names, dates, images, or messages. The abrasive material, released under a specific amount of pressure, cuts into the stone to create a permanent imprint. You can sandblast a headstone or other monument using various techniques and abrasives. Different methods and materials, however, will yield different results.

Sandblasting Monuments

Monuments come in different shapes, sizes, and colors, which can influence which type of abrasive is best to use and how it should be applied. You can sandblast the following materials:

• Black stone: Black stone looks best with deep cuts, so using a nozzle with the correct orifice size is key. Depending on the desired outcome, you can choose a higher or lower pressure.
• Grey stone: When sandblasting grey stone, it’s essential to consider if you want deeper or shallower engravings. Deep imprints add more contrast, while shallow imprints yield softer detail. 
• Brown stone: Customizing brown stone with sandblasting requires abrasives that can provide crisp, high-quality images that will resist fading. This stone tends to look better as it ages, improving the engravings too.

Innovative Sandblasting Media From 10X Engineered Materials

We at 10X Engineered Materials use innovation and clean technology to change the landscape of sandblasting. Our solutions provide an easier, more sustainable way for anyone in the sandblasting industry to create striking projects while putting people first. We pave the way for breakthroughs with abrasives that are:

• Environmentally responsible: Our abrasives are mineral wool, which has been used to grow vegetables for human consumption. Thus, they won’t impact your health or harm the environment, even if left on the ground. 
• Safer for workers: 10X Engineered Materials’ abrasives produce less dust for better visibility and are not toxic to the lungs. The human respiratory system is capable of safely breaking them down and removing them from the body.
• Better for your bottom line: Our products are capable of high-efficiency cutting action, saving you time and boosting your profitability. 
• High-quality: Our abrasives leave an attractive, high-grade finish that looks appealing on many different monument materials.

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We at 10X Engineered Materials are passionate about people and the planet. We aim to make sandblasting safer and more effective by delivering new material options that outperform the competition with minimal environmental impact. 

Add our abrasives to your operation today and see high-quality, sustainable results you can rely on. Contact us by completing our online form for more information.