Your Top Questions Answered

When you compare the cost of common franchise startups to the cost of a Dustless Blasting machine, the difference can get up to the hundreds of thousands of dollars. With a dustless blaster, you can start your business for under $50,000 and make an average of $300 an hour off the factory lot. Some customers even start to make money before they pick up their machine! Your dustless blaster offers a premium, high-demand service, which means you can charge a premium price. 

Investing in a dustless blasting machine allows you to build your business, YOUR way. There are zero franchise fees or royalties, and you keep 100% of the profits. You get the benefits of brand recognition, community support, and business-building materials at no extra cost. Check out this blog for more information on why a Dustless Blasting startup is NOT a franchise. 

"This is an investment that absolutely pays you back, potentially within the first week or two of ownership."

If you know you want to start your own business but the thought of where to begin is overwhelming, we suggest taking a moment to think about what industry or community you'd like to offer services in. This helps narrow down the type of dustless blasting machine you'll be matched with. 

A smaller, compact mobile trailer might be best if you want to focus on more residential applications like pools or house restoration. A larger machine with longer run time and a more powerful compressor might be better if you see yourself blasting bigger industrial applications. 

The best part of a blasting business is the freedom to build your enterprise in an industry you care about. With so many applications for a dustless blaster, you're sure to finally enjoy the work you do. 

"If you're tired of your corporate job dictating what you do...you can find your true passion in a new industry or the people you're serving in your community."

Once you figure out what services you want to offer, it's time to find your perfect machine. A few factors go into selecting your dustless blaster. The first items to consider are budget and towing capacity. You can check out our trailer specs to see if your truck has the capability to tow the machine of your choice. 

The next factor to consider is run time. If you're thinking you'll spend about 80% of your time blasting smaller projects, our compact Mobile S trailer is a perfect fit for you. If you're considering spending the majority of your time blasting larger projects like industrial-scale buildings or vast parking lots, a bigger mobile trailer will be the best fit for you.

It's important to remember each dustless blaster offers the same, great blasting services. The difference comes in the size and run time of the machine.

We have sales reps that would love to help match you with your perfect dustless blaster based on your specific application, budget, and towing capacity. Not ready to speak to a representative? Check out our build and price tool to start your machine matching process.

"All of our machines offer the same high-quality surface preparation power, the difference comes with run time and towing capacity."

Are you ready to take the next step in your dustless blasting startup process? We offer a simple-to-use financing option as another way to get your business on the road faster. We work with several outside lenders that are familiar with Dustless Blasting and are happy to answer any questions you have. It usually takes no more than 72 hours to access your financing plan, with the response coming directly to your inbox. Visit our website to fill out an application today.

"We try to make your lives simple, whether it's through communication with our sales team or filling out a financing application."

Okay, you've decided this business is a good fit for you, found your industry passion, and invested in your machine...now what? How do I go about getting actual paying customers? There are three key factors when sourcing new customers for your startup. Though we can't guarantee or source jobs and customers for your business, we do have some helpful tips, tricks, and tools to potentially help increase your operation's visibility. 

Let's start with your digital presence. Since you most likely don't have a physical store for your blasting business, the way you market yourself online is crucial to how customers will find you. Think about how many times a day you use Google to help you find a service. As the experts in digital marketing of abrasive blasting, we offer online marketing packages for purchase to take the work of building a website, social media accounts, and running ads off your shoulders so you can focus on blasting. 

Taking marketing offline, we also offer print materials. This includes items like business cards, rack cards, and quote forms. Operators have found business from featuring their rack cards at a local store counter or even passing their business card out to people who spot their machine in a Home Depot parking lot!

Finally, reach out to local businesses. You'd be surprised at how many companies are still using outdated, costly surface preparation methods. They'll appreciate the reprieve your dustless blaster can bring to them. 

"Reach out to local businesses...You'd be surprised how many companies are still using hand grinders and are desperate for you to come help them save time and money."

One thing we love to do here at Dustless Blasting is offer our contractors the support they need to be successful in their business. From hands-on demos at our Houston, Texas facility to hundreds of hours of support materials in our academy, we'll guide you every step of the way.

You can schedule a free onsite demo here to see the dustless blaster in action before you even buy your machine! 

Can't come to Houston? No worries. Check out our online academy or blog content for videos and downloads covering how to price jobs, machine start up and shut down, containment, clean up, maintenance, and so much more. 

We have a free-to-use technical support line, and any question is a good question! Additionally, once you purchase your machine, you'll gain access to our exclusive Dustless Blasting contractor Facebook group. There, you'll get real-time advice and support from veteran dustless blasters for any question that pops up on the job.

Your success is our success. We know starting a business can be an overwhelming time, but we're here to help when the projects start rolling in.

"If you ever have to call us for questions, we will answer the phone. We want you to succeed."