I have a customer with a large warehouse and roughly 9,000 sq ft of exterior painted brick. He would like to remove the paint and restore the building to its original look. I did some research and found that soda blasting appears to be extremely effective for this and environmentally friendly. So I looked around and found that I can rent the equipment but it was extremely pricey – $2500/week from Sunbelt. A few companies offer the equipment with 100lb hoppers for around $300. Not sure what I need to look for specifically in the equipment though to ensure that what I buy has substantial power yet doesn’t break the bank.

Anyone have equipment advice? Any experience with this process, in general, and words of advice.
Thank you much for any feedback.