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In the wake of a natural disaster, home or business owners may find themselves attempting to salvage water-damaged documents with a hairdryer. This desperate act is not only dangerous, but it also isn’t usually successful. This begs the question, then, of how to dry wet documents.

As document restoration specialists, we can tell you that preparation makes all the difference in the world when it comes to surviving natural disasters. Businesses and organizations that take the time to prepare for and protect themselves against risk are far more likely to survive a natural calamity. While most business owners and organization leaders have a basic understanding of what they can do to protect themselves against disasters – such as create an office emergency kit, conduct regular data backups to a remote location and train employees what to do in an emergency – there are other lesser-known aspects of disaster preparation that are often overlooked. Acquiring valuable papers insurance to protect your organization against the prospect of water damaged documents is one of those underappreciated (yet highly important) aspects of risk management.

Abrasive blasting uses various materials to strip imperfections, paint, rust, and other contaminants from a surface. It’s an important step in surface coating preparation, as it cleans a substrate and creates a surface that will hold a protective coating. Blasting takes the place of more labor-intensive cleaning methods like wire brushing or sanding and can speed up the surface preparation process by up to 75 percent.