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The hardest step in the furniture restoration process is usually the first one. Whatever coating or finish is on the piece needs to come off. There are 3 main methods to removing finish, and they all kind of suck.
Sanding sucks because it’s labor intensive, dusty, and requires the step down method in grain to get good, smooth results. Huge time suck, big dusty mess.
Chemical varnish stripper sucks because it’s a gross chemical that goops up as you scrape it and has to be cleaned and disposed of. It’s bad for the environment, stinks, and in some cases can damage your wood. Big stinky mess, extra disposal work.
Laser cleaning sucks because the machines are expensive. But that’s it. That’s the only reason.
You can hire a company to come laser clean your piece and it will cost you some money but that’s the only downside .
Laser cleaning requires no sanding, no chemicals, and doesn’t leave a huge nasty mess behind.
In short, every method kind of sucks, but laser cleaning sucks a lot less. Like, a LOT less.
So, here’s the pitch. We are the company that makes it suck less for you. We have the expertise and equipment to remove your finish so you can start your project with a clean slate.
Get in touch to learn more.

Portland area coffee roasters,
Get in touch today to book a free demo at your roastery to see if laser cleaning your parts, ducts, and equipment can save you time while cleaning.

Laser cleaning is the fast efficient way to remove built up residue, oil and other gross stuff accumulating on your machines. No scrubbing, no wet or harsh chemicals, just pure laser energy vaporizing the problem away.

Text or call today.

I had the opportunity to help a customer restore his vintage coffee roaster to get it back in business and sell. 50 years of coffee oils, carbon, and residue they would have taken weeks to scrub came off in a few hours.
The client thinks the facelift and cleaning will add $10k more to the selling price.
Here’s a short video of a couple of parts I cleaned.

Hello. What are you all using to clean your lenses? I’ve been working in TV and video for a long time so Ive been using Pancro and wipes and little silicone tipped cleaning swabs.
It works well and I have easy access to all of it but I’m curious if there’s other, preferred methods I don’t know about.
I appreciate any advice.

I recently had a client who just bought a used food truck with a bunch of equipment inside. Several of the pieces had a lot of rust.
This is a small piece of what I cleaned for him, and he was happy I did the work in a couple hours and he didn’t have to soak them in solvents to get his gear working.

Portland, Oregon, USA.
Working with a local transmission and torque converter rebuilder to restore rusty converters and parts so they can be painted and reused. They usually use a wire brush on a lathe to clean these, then they break them open at the welded middle and rebuild the inside, then re weld it together, paint and install .
The laser is able to work faster and get the part cleaner without smearing the metal around the welds.
I’m just getting started with laser restoration and I’m looking to find more clients that see its value. Around here, it’s a pretty new concept so educating the market is one of the challenges.
How do you convince the coach and horses driver that a car is what he really needs? He already has a dependable ride.
There’s where I am.
Any advice is appreciated.

I cleaned this part today and almost immediately it began to darken in places previously clean .
Is there something I can wipe a piece down with after I clean it to “seal” it from the elements until I deliver it? It happened to another piece recently as well.
Does anyone know what the acid the chemical do people use to at the em of their process? I think Thst is a sealant of sort.
Thank you!

Cleaning up some transmission parts for a new client that usually sends them out to a chemical dip. He agreed to try laser cleaning to see if it saved him time and money.
He was impressed by how quickly the rust and grease came off, and the parts didn’t have to leave his yard.
I’m hoping this is the beginning of a weekly stop.

Video follow up to my earlier post. Can anyone see what I could be doing g differently to make this go faster?

I have SDX 300w 5mj top hat. Im at 75% power here

Should I be at higher frequency?

I hadn’t done a stone work job before so I took what looked like a small one. A planter feature at the house that has some old nature on it. Dirt, plant debris, moss. It’s been a really mossy year here.

It’s. A shale wall with a pressed concrete top, Amd I figured it would take 5-6 hours to clean.

Once I got set up and found setting that worked well, I went after it.

Every piece needed a couple passes, and the debris would life fine but it didn’t appear to be getting all of it. I worked the laser for 7 hours and barely got half it done. I have to go back tomorrow to finish it.

It makes me think that when it comes to stone work, smaller maybe better. Statues, fireplace mantles, stone door facades. This large outdoor feature is a pressure wash job all day. I’m glad I learned the lesson but I won’t be making this my focus at all going forward.

On to the next.