The Hydrocat Advantage
Merrick’s Hydrolazing & Waterblasting is proud to offer advanced Hydrocat robotic maintenance services.
Our high pressure (40,000 psi) Hydrocat robots can operate at great heights and remove coatings at a much greater rate than conventional blasting. They use a closed-loop vacuum that transfers all stripped coating materials to a sealed containment box. This is extremely useful when removing hazardous materials like lead or asbestos because it greatly reduces toxic waste levels and eliminates exposure to employees. Coatings and materials can be filtered to allow for the easy and safe disposal of effluent discharge.

Clean and Versatile Coating Removal
Merrick’s Hydrocat Robots remove a number of surface coatings, from fiberglass and rubber liners to epoxy, urethane and more. New coatings can be applied right after Hydrocat robotic cleanings because there’s no need to clean up large volumes of conventional sand or slag blasting media.

The Hydrocat is also quite versatile. For instance, surfaces with a good epoxy intermediate coating and a failing urethane finish can have just the urethane coating removed, leaving the epoxy intact. This saves time and money, negating the need to do a complete repaint and saving the client a considerable amount of money.

Easy Waste Disposal
All coatings and materials, such as lead-based paint, can be strained through carbon filters and then passed through a cation resin that separates heavy metals from the coating, allowing effluent flow to be dumped into the client’s wastewater treatment facility.