Prepping an auger or conveyor for repaint
Augers and conveyors are the definition of awkward. Long, round, full of internal geometry, and rusted in exactly the places that are hardest to reach.
What comes back well
- Tube exteriors — straightforward, and the biggest visual improvement.
- Hoppers and intakes, inside and out, where product wear has taken the coating off.
- Frames, undercarriages and hitches.
- Drive guards and shields, which are usually the worst-looking parts on the machine.
The honest limits
Flighting inside a long tube can only be reached so far. We will tell you what depth we can genuinely prepare rather than claiming the whole run and leaving you with coating failure eighteen inches in.
Sequence with repairs
If bearings, flighting or sections are being replaced, do that first. Blasting a machine then cutting into it means grinding and welding on a prepared surface, and you will be doing the prep twice.
Augers and conveyors moving between yards around Seven Persons, Irvine and Dunmore get more handling and more road time than most farm equipment, which is why the coating goes first at the contact points.
Talk it through with Matt.
Call 403-702-4435 or text a photo of the job for a straight answer.
Fastest way to a number: text a photo of what needs blasting to 403-702-4435.
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