Hydrostripping is a breakthrough in the recycling of aluminum road signs that will help you clean up storage problems and get back perfectly clean sign blanks that are ready for re-lamination. The surface is clean and smooth, in prime condition to form a flawless bond...there's nothing more for you to do.

How it all works

After several years of research and development, engineers finally designed a recycling solution for any used aluminum sign. They employed an overhead gantry and shuttle table system – (describe what that is). It is driven by a Programmable Logic Controller (PLC), which moves a unique water head across the signs. From the head is forced a stream of water 36,000 pounds per square inch, literally blasting laminates into small fragments while leaving the underlying aluminum surface clean and smooth.

Environmentally Friendly

Not only does recycling all this aluminum help the environment, but it is an environmentally safe in itself. The process uses 36,000 psi water pressure –WATER ONLY. There are no chemicals or abrasives to be concerned about.

Particles of laminate blasted from the sign blank are drawn by vacuum to a container for proper disposal. Excess water is filtered and recycled for additional use. Analysis of solids allows for totally safe, non-hazardous disposal

Savings Add Up Fast

When you take into account your costs for either selling scrap aluminum or sanding sign blanks, the advantages of Hydrostripping become apparent. All you have to do is provide us with the square footage you need stripped and we'll take it from there. We'll give you a price quote including transportation to and from your business and we'll take care of returning to you smooth, clean blanks that are ready for re-lamination with NO FINAL CLEANUP ON YOUR PART. Call today for a quote.

Satisfaction Guaranteed

Customers who have used the Hydrostripping process have demonstrated loyalty to this process because it works! And we guarantee that every sign will be ready for relamination when you get it back.

The Hydrostripping Process!
 

Work Included in the Hydrostriping process

Use of ultra high-pressure water
Removal of existing laminates
Removal of existing abrasives

Additional Services at no extra charge:

We will do straightening of the odd sign to fit our tables at no additional charge
We will flatten any bullet holes.
We will wash back of sign with a high pressure washer to assure clean stacking.
We will mark each pallet with the sizes and quantity that it contains.
We will furnish each shipment with complete inventory worksheet and work order number.

Customer Requirements:

All signs will be charged at a minimum size of 2.0 sq. ft. (We clean smaller sizes as well)

Any signs that have 3 or more laminates will be cleaned and charged $0.25 sq. ft. for each additional laminate.

Diamond Grade laminate coverings shall be removed for an additional $0.10 sq. ft.

   Additional Request:

  Place all signs on pallets
  Try and maximize pallet space.  This will help with trucking and floor
        space.
        requirements.
  Use 2 banding strips per stack of signs.
  Mark each pallet with your entities name (magic marker or face or tape).

  
   Additional Services at no extra charge:

  We will do straightening of the odd sign to fit our tables at no additional
        charge
  We will flatten any bullet holes.
  We will wash back of sign with a high pressure washer to assure clean
        stacking.
  We will mark each pallet with the sizes and quantity that it contains.
  We will furnish each shipment with complete inventory worksheet and
        work order number.