Welding is both dangerous and messy, because it involves high temperatures and sparks, both of which pose significant health and fire hazards. Part of this is due to spatter, which is essentially molten metal droplets that travel through the air during the welding process.
Furthermore, as they cool and dry, splatters form a strong bond with the surface on which they fall, making them difficult to remove. This can cause imperfections to the metal surface, as well as complicate any further work required on the area. The cracks, marks or pores left by these droplets can lead to corrosion and accelerate surface rusting, as well as cause slipping and other hazards.
What is an Anti Welding Spatter Spray?
A welding spatter spray, sometimes also called a welding protection spray, is a spray that is often applied to the metal parts being welded, surrounding work areas and the tip of the welding torch. During the welding process, small drops of molten metal are produced, which can spread and spatter all over, creating a mess.
These molten metal droplets can harden as they cool, adhering to the surface on which they land and forming a strong bond. Applying a lubricant spatter protection spray creates a non-stick coating on surfaces, preventing these metal droplets from adhering and allowing them to be easily cleaned away.
Welding spatter sprays usually contain a lubricant dissolved in various solvents, packaged in a high pressure can for convenient and easy application.
What Are the Advantages of Using Welding Spatter Sprays?
Maintaining Your Welding Equipment
Spatter produced by a welding can stick to equipment, and cause it to malfunction. This is especially true for the tip of the gas nozzle on a welding torch. Molten metal can clog up this portion, causing the flow of gas to be disrupted. This is why gas nozzles should be treated with sprays before each welding session, so that any bits of metal caught on the tip of the welding tool can then be removed easily. This helps keep your equipment functioning optimally, reducing down time and repair or replacement costs.
Delivering Clean Metallic Surfaces
As welders, it is necessary to deliver clean, high quality work for your clients and this means producing pieces without bits and spots of metallic spatter along a welded line. To ensure the welded pieces look clean and polished, it is important to prime them with an anti spatter spray beforehand, so that you can manually remove unwanted droplets later on.
Introducing CRC 3033 Anti-Spatter for WeldingThe CRC 3033 Anti-Spatter for Welding, offered by Willpower, is formulated with a lubricant dissolved in a water based solvent. It’s environmentally friendly and safe for regular use. It also does not leave residues upon application, and can be easily wiped away with a cloth or sponge after use to leave a clean and dry surface.
Its composition makes it suitable for surfaces that need to be painted later on. This is due to its easy to remove feature, freeing your surfaces from silicones and petroleum residues which can cause paint and coating adherence issues. If these surfaces need to be painted, varnished or have any other material applied to it later, it is better to choose a water-based spatter spray which can be wiped off easily. |
Minimise Cleaning Efforts
The use of spatter protection sprays minimizes the need for challenging cleanups using chisels, chipping hammers and filers, among others, to remove spatters that have stubbornly adhered to surfaces. Reducing time and effort on post-welding cleanup means you reduce unproductive periods and can focus your energies on other important tasks.
Heat Protection
The non-flammable properties of anti-welding spray means that welders can easily carry on with their work without worrying about damage to surrounding surfaces due to high temperature welding. This is highly convenient as welders can rely on this spray as a form of protection for nearby surfaces from the effects of the welding sparks and high heat.
Preventing Rust and Corrosion
Welding spatter that has stubbornly adhered to metal surfaces can leave scratches and pores if they are removed in the conventional way using chisels, grinders or wire brushes. This can cause the area to be more prone to corrosion and rusting. The application of anti spatter sprays prevents this from happening and facilitates more pristine, blemish free metallic surfaces that are also longer lasting.
The Bottom Line
Fortunately, anti spatter sprays are easily available and affordable to have. Willpower’s CRC 3033 Anti Spatter Spray provides effective protection for your metal surfaces, allowing for effective welding even of wet surfaces. Its water based formulation is both environmentally and health friendly, allowing regular use without any worry.
A water based formula spatter spray also means easy wipe-away clean up, and the option to paint your metal surface without the presence of petroleum and silicone residues. Make your purchase easily online, or contact us if you have any further questions about our anti-spatter spray.
