Blast the Rust and Paint, Spare the Steel.
Pulsar is a mobile fiber-laser cleaning and surface-prep service. We use a high-powered laser to lift rust, paint, coatings, grease, and graffiti off a surface, without sandblasting, without chemicals, and without grinding. The beam vaporizes the contaminant and stops at the solid material underneath, so steel, brick, gelcoat, and sheet metal come out clean and undamaged. We bring the laser and the power to your site: no booth, no grit to sweep up, no chemical runoff, and no shipping parts off for days. Faster, cleaner, non-damaging surface prep, done on-site across eastern Washington and North Idaho.
Before & After.
Real Pulsar jobs: rust, paint, and coatings lifted off in a single pass, with the metal, brick, or tile underneath left untouched. Drag the handle to reveal.
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Two Beams.
A Whole Lot of Jobs.
Pulsar runs two fiber lasers: a pulsed beam for precise, gentle work that protects the surface underneath, and a continuous-wave beam with the muscle to clear heavy rust and thick coatings fast. We match the beam to the job. Here's what they take off and what they leave untouched.
Rust & Oxide
Lift rust, scale, and oxidation off steel, iron, and alloys down to bright, paint-ready metal, without grinding away good material or warping thin panels.
Learn more →Paint & Coatings
Strip old paint, powder coat, and primer layer by layer, leaving a sound substrate that new coatings actually bond to. No sanding dust, no media stuck in the seams.
Learn more →Graffiti
Lift spray paint off brick, stone, concrete, and metal without scarring the surface or blasting away the face, and with no chemical runoff near storm drains.
Learn more →Grease & Grime
Cut baked-on grease, oil, and grime off machinery and equipment before repair or repaint, no solvents, no wash-water to contain.
Learn more →Weld Scale & Oxide
Pre- and post-weld cleaning, mill-scale and oxide removal, and fast de-fouling of tooling between runs, so parts are weld- and inspection-ready on the spot.
Learn more →Soot, Mold & Growth
Clean soot, mold, and biological growth off masonry and historic façades, where abrasive blasting can't safely go.
Learn more →Tile & Grout
Lift ground-in dirt, grease, and buildup out of grout joints and off the tile face, no scrubbing, no harsh chemicals, and no water flooding the floor.
Learn more →Fireplaces & Masonry
Take soot, creosote, and smoke stains off brick, stone, and hearths, back to clean masonry without acid washes or the mess of scrubbing.
Learn more →Industrial
Refurbish mining and mill equipment: strip rust, scale, and coatings while preserving tolerances and leaving clean, inspection-ready surfaces.
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Soot off · brick unharmed
Soot Gone.
Brick & Mortar Untouched.
Years of soot and creosote bake into the brick around a fireplace or wood stove, and steaming or scrubbing it is slow, messy, and hard on old mortar. The laser vaporizes the buildup in a fraction of the time, with no water, no chemicals, and no blasting grit. It stops at the masonry, so the brick and mortar come out clean and unharmed. It's gentle enough for historic and heritage stone, and we can reseal the surface before we leave.
- ✦Fireplaces & hearths, soot, creosote, and smoke staining off brick and stone
- ✦Smoke & fire damage, restore wood, brick, and concrete after a fire
- ✦Masonry & monuments, chimneys, façades, and historic stone, conservation-safe
- ✦Resealing available, protect the cleaned surface once it's done
From Hearths to Heavy Iron.
If you own, manage, or restore something with rust, paint, or graffiti on it, laser cleaning almost certainly does it faster and cleaner than what you're using now. A few of the people we work with:
Cities & Municipal
Erase decades of neglect from brick and stone, with no chemical runoff near storm drains.
Property Management
Fast graffiti and grime removal that keeps storefronts and lots lease-ready.
Painting Contractors
A clean, sound substrate before you spray. We handle the prep, you handle the finish.
Industrial & Fabrication
Rust, weld scale, and coatings off parts in place, no shipping them out.
Marine & Boating
Antifouling paint and corrosion off hulls and hardware without gouging gelcoat, nothing washing into the water.
Auto Restoration
Rust and paint off frames and panels without warping sheet metal or trapping media in seams.
Farms & Equipment
Rust and grime off silos, tractors, implements, and trailers, right on your property.
Schools & Universities
Chemical-free, low-dust cleaning that's safe around students and easy to schedule.
Historic Restoration
Conservation-grade cleaning that preserves the original surface and patina.
Homeowners & Hearths
Soot off fireplaces and brick, smoke and fire damage restored, with no mess left inside your home.
Mining & Heavy Equipment
Strip rust, scale, and old coatings off used machinery for refurbishment and resale, without touching tolerances.
Restoration & Remediation
Fire, smoke, and mold crews: fast, dry, chemical-free surface recovery on wood, brick, and concrete.
Refurbish Faster. Sell for More.
For yards that dismantle, refurbish, and resell heavy machinery, surface prep is the bottleneck. Laser ablation strips decades of rust scale, baked-on grease, and old lead-based paint without the grit, masking, and hazardous waste of sandblasting, so assets move through the yard faster and come out inspection-ready.
Tolerances Preserved
Non-contact cleaning lifts scale off bearing seats, splines, and machined faces without pitting or warping, the asset keeps its engineered tolerances.
NDT-Ready Surfaces
Ablation exposes clean, bare metal, the ideal baseline for dye-penetrant, magnetic-particle, or ultrasonic testing, so cracks and weld defects show before resale.
Cleaner & Compliant
No blast media, no chemical runoff. HEPA-filtered fume capture pulls particulate right at the laser head, including old lead paint, easing EPA and OSHA exposure.
On-Site, Start to Finish.
No hauling parts to a shop, no curing chemicals, no grit to sweep up. We bring the laser and the power to you and hand back a ready-to-coat surface, same day on most jobs.
Assess
We look at the surface, the contaminant, and the material underneath, and dial in settings that remove one without harming the other.
Set Up
Our mobile unit and generator roll up to your site. Minimal containment, no blasting booth, no wash-down station.
Clean
The laser vaporizes rust, paint, or grime and stops at the solid material beneath, leaving the base surface intact.
Inspect
We walk the finished surface with you: clean, dry, paint-ready, and a tidy site, usually the same day.
The Cleaner Way to Strip.
Sandblasting, grinding, and chemical stripping each force a trade-off: they damage the surface, leave a mess, or take your asset out of service. The laser doesn't.
Blasting & Chemicals
- ✗ Abrasive, bites into and thins the base material
- ✗ Hazardous, toxic chemicals, fumes, and disposal costs
- ✗ Grit & dust to contain and haul off
- ✗ Hard to control on thin, detailed, or historic work
- ✗ Downtime, often means shipping parts out for days
Pulsar Fiber Laser
- ✦ Non-contact, won't pit, warp, or thin the surface
- ✦ Zero chemicals, zero abrasive media
- ✦ Minimal cleanup, fumes captured, no grit
- ✦ Precise enough for delicate, detailed, and historic work
- ✦ Fully mobile, on-site, same day on most jobs
Big Beam.
Bigger Standards.
Pulsar runs on one idea: surface prep shouldn't force you to choose between speed, safety, and the health of the material underneath. We built a fully mobile fiber-laser operation that delivers all three: calibrated settings for every surface, trained operators, and a finish your coating (and your inspector) will sign off on.
Licensed, insured, and local to the Spokane and North Idaho region, with a free test patch on your own surface before any job.
Get a Free QuoteCleaner Results. Fewer Trade-Offs.
Certified, Licensed & Insured.
Pulsar is run by a trained, certified laser operator, and every job is backed by formal laser-safety certification and full coverage, with a free test patch on your own surface before you commit.
Laser-Safety Certified
OSHA & ANSI Z136.1
Industrial Technician
Cert. #667019
Licensed · Bonded · Insured
Lic. # PULSALC741LS
Eastern WA & North Idaho
Free Test Patch
Proven on your surface
Guaranteed results
Get a Free On-Site Demo.
Watch the laser clean a small patch of your own rust, paint, or graffiti. Free, on-site, no obligation. Tell us what needs cleaning and where, and we'll bring the beam out and show you. Most jobs get a same-week estimate.
Serving Spokane, Coeur d'Alene, Hayden, Sandpoint, Pullman & Moscow · Licensed, bonded & insured · Lic. PULSALC741LS
Book a Free Demo (509) 714-6263