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What is laser paint removal?
Laser paint removal is a precision, non-contact cleaning process that uses controlled laser energy to strip away coatings, paints, and surface finishes without damaging the underlying material.
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The laser selectively interacts with the coating layer, breaking the bond between the paint and the substrate. This allows coatings to be removed cleanly while preserving surface integrity, profiles, and tolerances making it ideal for both functional and restoration applications.
Laser Paint Removal - Drum
Laser Paint Removal - Roller End
Key benefits of laser paint removal
Protects Your Components and Tolerances​
Coatings can be removed selectively without grinding, blasting, or altering the underlying material protecting dimensional accuracy and surface condition.
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Cleaner Process, Less Disruption
Because there’s no blasting media or harsh chemicals, you avoid excessive mess, containment requirements, and post-process clean-up, helping keep projects moving smoothly.
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Controlled & Repeatable​
Laser settings are matched to the coating and substrate, delivering predictable, repeatable outcomes across single parts or larger batches, improving quality and confidence.
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Faster Turnaround, Less Downtime​
With fewer process steps than manual or chemical stripping, laser paint removal can shorten lead times and help return equipment or components to service sooner.
Standalone Laser Cleaning
We offer laser cleaning as a standalone service for industrial, commercial and private customers alike, who need precise, non-abrasive removal of rust, coatings, grease and surface contamination.
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Where required this process integrates into our wider engineering activities such as refurbishment, bonding preparation and component repair.
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From one-off components to ongoing maintenance support, the service is flexible to your needs.
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Get in touch and speak to us about your application or the challenge you’re looking to solve.​
Close-up of an industrial roller end that shows the original blue paint coating that has degraded over time before laser paint removal.
Engineering example of surface preparation on an industrial roller, showing a split between laser cleaned metal and original blue coating in a factory setting.
Close-up of an industrial roller end that shows the original blue paint coating that has degraded over time before laser paint removal.
How laser paint removal works
Laser paint removal uses a process known as laser ablation, where short pulses of energy are directed onto the coated surface.
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The coating absorbs the laser energy more readily than the base material, causing it to lift, fragment, or vapourise, while the substrate remains largely unaffected.
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Because the process is highly controllable, operators can remove:
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Single paint layers
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Multi-layer coating systems
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Localised coatings in defined areas
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Contamination beneath coatings​
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The result is a clean, prepared surface ready for inspection, recoating, bonding, or further engineering work.
Laser rust removal in Yorkshire & across the UK
Reliant Rubber Engineers provides industrial laser paint removal services from our West Yorkshire facility, supporting customers across Leeds, Bradford, Sheffield, Manchester, the Midlands and wider UK.
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Because laser paint removal is integrated directly into our engineering, bonding, and refurbishment services, customers benefit from a joined-up workflow.
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This makes our service particularly well suited to:
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Industrial machinery and equipment refurbishment.
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Structural steel and fabrication preparation.
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Automotive and transport components.
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Tooling, moulds and rollers.
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Heritage and restoration projects.
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Surface preparation prior to recoating or bonding.
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Engineering and manufacturing facilities in Yorkshire, the North of England and the Midlands.