September 18, 2008 - The Hannah Grimes Center for Entrepreneurship on Roxbury Street is having a blast! ... A baking soda blast.
The lead-free red paint, covering the building's bricks, is being removed by a technology called sodablasting. This green technology is a safe alternative to paint strippers, and is FDA approved, non-toxic, and contains no free silica. It is non-sparking, non-flammable, and non-hazardous and environmentally safe and responsible. Sodium bicarbonate, or baking soda, is forcefully applied to the brick surface using compressed air and/or water, carefully removing the paint from the exterior without harming the substrate. This same process was used to restore the Statue of Liberty in the early 1980s.
The paint removal, contracted with highly trained and professional Procare Services, Inc., is set to be completed in two weeks. Hannah Grimes is working hard to enrich and restore the character of its neighborhood.
