FIRE RESTORATION and Dry Ice Blasting

FIRE RESTORATION CONTRACTORS have come to depend on BIBS-Starr to provide turnkey cleaning solutions.

By Providing:

• Turnkey pricing (Control Costs)

• Complete blasting packages (no need to rent or purchase expensive equipment)

• Fast turnaround (trained personnel)

• Pricing is based on most major software

Fire Restoration work for Woodard

This historic ceiling was damaged by fire over 30 years ago. We successfully restored it using our dry ice-blasting process. Cleaning up from fire damage can cost you valuable time and money when using traditional methods. CO2 Cleaning has become the preferred method for removing smoke, soot, vaporized synthetic resins, and char, and reduces the musty, burnt smell that results from a fire disaster. It is a fast and efficient way of removing smoke and fire damage, reducing your downtime and allowing your business to recover faster and be back up and running.

CO2 blasting is versatile and enables greater access to roofs, attics, crawl spaces, etc., and provides fast and efficient removal of smoke and fire damage. Tight angles of trusses, around nails, wiring, and all plumbing can be cleaned without damage to the surface integrity. In addition, there are no harmful chemicals used and no secondary waste to clean up, unlike other blasting media, such as soda, sand, and water. CO2 blasting is equally effective on concrete, steel, wood, and masonry, making this the best technique to use for fire restoration.

Cleaning the ceiling of a Historic church after a fire.

Benefits To You:

• The fastest rate of removal

• Environmentally friendly – no secondary waste, dust-free cleaning

• A natural biocide

• Minimizes demolition

• Eliminates sanding & scraping

• Versatile – greater access to tight areas

• Better penetration – behind & between structural members without damage to surface integrity

Cleaning Plastic Injection Molds

PLASTIC MOLDING – MANUFACTURING

Cleaning up from a plastic molding production run can cost you valuable time and money when using traditional methods. Dry ice blasting has become the preferred method for removing waxy, paraffin build up and product residues. It is non-abrasive, environmentally friendly, and sublimates upon contact leaving NO secondary waste and or residue.  Dry ice blasting is also non-conductive so electric motors and circuitry can be safely cleaned.

Current cleaning methods lower productivity for long running parts. Dry ice blasting cleans the mold surfaces while the mold is at curing temperature in the press. Plastic injection screws can be cleaned during compound or color changeover.  This reduces your downtime since surfaces need not be cooled or reheated.

Co2 Cleaning Sidel Plastic Blow Mold

Hot Glue-Labeling Head – Before and After CO2 cleaning

Air Conveyor lines cleaned Plastic Bottle Manufacturing

     Benefits:

• Eliminates waxy, paraffin build-up and product residues

• Eliminates damaging screw structure or tolerance

• Eliminates orange peel and thin wall defects

• Reduces downtime for mold cleaning by 90%

• Cleans molds hot and in place

• Lowers waste and scrap costs

• Environmentally Friendly

DRY ICE BLASTING FOR ELECTRICAL POWER GENERATION PROFESSIONALS

PEAK PERFORMANCE WITH LESS OUTAGE TIME

Power Generation professionals know one key to peak performance is clean electrical equipment. However, the demand to keep the equipment running often leads to deferred cleaning and maintenance, reduced efficiency, and in some cases, outages caused by flashover. Dry ice blasting solves that problem. It is fast, dry, and leaves no secondary waste to clean up. The outage time typically needed for cleaning can be reduced by up to 65%.

Dry ice blasting provides a non-conductive, environmentally responsible, green cleaning process that allows the equipment to be cleaned in place, without cooling down or disassembly. This process is non-abrasive so there is no damage to cables, insulation or sensitive components.

Applications:

• CO2 Blasting Blade Attachment Grooves Turbine Rotor

• Turbines

• Compressors & Generators

• AC/DC Motors

• Circuit Breakers

• Switch Gears

• Transformers

• Rotors

• Stators

• Insulators

• Field Frames

Benefits

• Reduce Catastrophic Failure

• Improve Megohm Readings

• Increase Polarization Indices

• Improve Thermal Dissipation

• Reduce Outage Time for Cleaning by 65%

• Eliminate Secondary Waste

• Clean In-Place, No Cool Down or Disassembly

• Non-Conductive

• Non-Abrasive

• Environmentally Responsible

High Dusting, Combustible Dust Removal, Rafter Cleaning

Hazard Alert: Combustible Dust Explosions

Combustible dusts are fine particles that present an explosion hazard when suspended in air in certain conditions. A dust explosion can be catastrophic and cause employee deaths, injuries, and destruction of entire buildings. In many combustible dust accidents, employers and employees were unaware that a hazard even existed. It is important to determine if your company has this hazard, and if you do, you must take action now to prevent tragic consequences. 

How Dust Explosions Occur

In addition to the familiar fire triangle of oxygen, heat, and fuel (the dust), dispersion of dust particles in sufficient quantity and concentration can cause rapid combustion known as a defla­gration. If the event is confined by an enclosure such as a building, room, vessel, or process equipment, the resulting pressure rise may cause an explosion.

These five factors (oxygen, heat, fuel, dispersion, and confinement) are known as the “Dust Explosion Pentagon”. If one element of the pentagon is missing, an explo­sion cannot occur.

Catastrophic Secondary Explosions

An initial (primary) explosion in processing equipment or in an area where fugitive dust has accumulated may dislodge more accumulated dust into the air, or damage a containment system (such as a duct, vessel, or collector). As a result, if ignited,

Initial Explosion Secondary Explosion the additional dust dispersed into the air may cause one or more secondary explosions. These can be far more destructive than a primary explosion due to the increased quantity and concentration of dispersed combustible dust. Many deaths in past accidents, as well as other damage, have been caused by secondary explosions.

Industries at Risk

Combustible dust explosion hazards exist in a variety of industries, including agriculture, chemicals, food (e.g., candy, sugar, spice, starch, flour, feed), grain, fertilizer, tobacco, plastics, wood, forest, paper, pulp, rubber, furniture, textiles, pesticides, pharmaceuticals, tire and rubber manufacturing, dyes, coal, metal processing (e.g., aluminum, chromium, iron, magnesium, and zinc), recycling operations, and fossil fuel power generation (coal).

Prevention of Dust Explosions

To identify factors that may contribute to an explosion, OSHA recommends a thorough hazard assessment of:

•    All materials handled;

•    All operations conducted, including byproducts;

•    All spaces (including hidden ones); and

•    All potential ignition sources.

 Let BIBS-STARR Address all your Cleaning needs.

Property Managers – Are you losing potential leases due to unsightly curb appeal??

Property Managers we want to help!  We understand your tight budgets so we will work with you to establish a viable working relationship that provides a superior maintenance program that we can both agree on – while staying within your budget.  We will work quickly and efficiently day or night maintaining the appearance of your properties. We take pride in the properties we clean and with our years of experience and many cleaning service options we leave you with the peace of mind that a job will be done right the first time.

Starr Restoration Services is a professional pressure washing company in St. Louis MO with 25 years of experience cleaning exterior surfaces for businesses and commercial properties.  We offer free estimates for all of our commercial cleaning services

Pressure Washing

Starr Restoration Services uses a specifically formulated biodegradable cleaner which is designed to safely clean dirt, grime, algae, mold, mildew and much more from any exterior surface. Not only does cleaning your buildings and properties improve their appearance, but it also cleans away erosive deposits which can cause costly structural damage. Our commercial pressure washing customers include:

• Property Management Companies

• Hotels and Resorts

• Warehouses

• Retail stores

• Construction Cleanup

• Office Buildings

• Apartments

• Restaurants, Bars

• Schools

• Churches

• Homes

Examples of pressure washing services we perform in the St. Louis area:

• Pressure washing high-traffic areas such as sidewalks, decks, entries, and storefronts to clean off dirt, bird droppings, mold and mildew, gum spots, spills and stains.

• Emergency clean up services for unexpected spills and other mishaps (paint spills, oil spills, hydraulic leaks, etc.).

• Deep cleaning of areas that have heavy grease build-up, erosive deposits or other extensive stains.

• Cleaning up from special events (Mardi Gras, weddings, Cinco de Mayo celebrations, etc.).

• Pressure washing parking garages, parking lots, and other common areas (community pools, courtyards, etc.).

• Pressure washing surfaces for repaint.

Graffiti Removal Services St. Louis

Starr Restoration Services provides graffiti removal services for areas in and around St. Louis.  We provide a safe, reliable, fast, and efficient process for removing unwanted markings and tags.  Unwanted tags and markings can send the wrong message and possibly cause a loss in business.Starr Restoration Services can completely remove the paint with our many cleaning options and over 35 years of experience.    Graffiti can be removed faster when it is still fresh, saving you money.  Also, the sooner it is removed the better to discourage future tagging. We can remove the tags within 24 hours of your call.

What is Dry Ice Blasting or CO2 Cleaning?

You may be wondering just what is CO2 cleaning or dry ice blasting.  CO2 cleaning (dry ice blasting) is a relatively new cleaning process that uses compressed air to accelerate frozen carbon dioxide (dry ice) pellets to a supersonic speed to impact and clean a surface.

The dry ice temperature of 79 degrees C causes a micro-thermal shock. The combination of kinetic energy, dry ice pellets, and the air pressure break the bond between the coating and the substrate. The coating pops off from inside out with the air stream removing it from the surface.

The pellets leave no residue by converting directly from a solid blast pellet to a vapor, thus eliminating the need and cost of media disposal. This cleaning process has many benefits. To find out in more detail on how CO2 cleaning can be a benefit to your industry call us we will be happy to speak with you regarding your next project.

CO2 CLEANING BENEFITS:

• Less Downtime Hours – CO2 cleaning is faster and more efficient, eliminating disassembly prior to cleaning.

• Totally Non-Abrasive – CO2 cleaning will not damage or etch equipment, such as bearings, rollers and seals.

• No Solvents – Harmless CO2 pellets that evaporate upon contact take the place of solvents.

• Waste Disposal Reduction – Since the Co2 pellets evaporate, the only waste to dispose of is the contaminant itself.

• Prolongs Equipment’s Useful Life – The surface being cleaned wears more slowly allowing it to maintain its integrity. Other cleaning methods can damage and change the structure of the surface. CO2 cleaning is non-abrasive and will not change the structure of the surface. Another factor to consider is that the equipment does not have to be moved and can be cleaned in place. This eliminates the possible damage to equipment when being moved.

• Increased Safety – Safe for the environment, employees, equipment and facility.

Starr Restoration Services, Inc. covers many cities and States throughout the Midwest, St. Louis Missouri, Chicago Illinois, Nashville Tennessee, Springfield Missouri & Illinois , Memphis Tennessee, Oklahoma City Oklahoma,  Des Moines Iowa, Indianapolis Indiana, Louisville Kentucky. MO, IL, TN, KS, IA, OK, IN, KY to name a few.

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