Blasting Supplies and Equipment

Vibratory Deburring & Polishing Medias

Vibratory Abrasive Media enhances deburring and polishing processes, achieving high-quality finishes for various industries.

Ceramic Media

Plastic Media

Steel Mill

Below are just a few of the vibratory media we carry.
We have many more options to choose from to ensure you get the perfect results for your parts.

Ceramic Media

Benefits of Ceramic Media

  • Aggressive Cutting Action: Ideal for tough deburring and heavy-duty surface preparation.
  • Long-Lasting: Ceramic media lasts longer than other types of media, providing a more cost-effective solution over time.
  • Improved Surface Quality: Achieves high-quality finishes with minimal wear and tear on parts.

Uses of Ceramic Media

  • Deburring: Removing sharp edges and burrs from metal parts.
  • Surface Finishing: Smoothing out rough surfaces to create uniform textures or surfaces before coating.
  • Cleaning: Used to clean metal surfaces of rust, scale, or debris.
  • Descaling: Removing scale formed during metal heat treatments or processing.

Shapes of Ceramic Media

Our ceramic vibratory medias are available in a range of formulations, each engineered with specific abrasive and binder compositions. These variations directly influence cutting rates, surface finishes, cycle times, and media wear. By selecting the appropriate composition, you can achieve anything from aggressive deburring and rapid material removal to fine surface refinement, all while optimizing media longevity and process efficiency.

At Rodeco Metal Finishing, our process development lab leverages decades of hands-on testing experience, thousands of completed trials, and an extensive inventory of test media in countless shapes, sizes, and compositions. This expertise allows us to identify the ideal media and process parameters for your specific application, ensuring you achieve the best possible finish quality, throughput, and cost efficiency.

Angle Cut Cylinder

Used for smoother finishes, providing uniform contact.

Angle Cut Triangle

Most common, great for general deburring and flat surfaces.

Cone

Excellent for reaching into holes, recesses, and tight corners.

Sphere

Used for smoother finishes, providing uniform contact

TriStar

Ideal for more aggressive cutting and deburring of flat surfaces or parts with sharp edges.

Wedge

Often used in polishing for parts with rounded or smooth surfaces.

With so many vibratory media options, it can be hard to choose. We test your parts for free to find the best media for your job. 

Plastic Media

Benefits of Plastic Media

  • Gentle Action: Ideal for deburring and polishing softer materials, including aluminum, brass, and zinc.
  • Non-Damaging: Reduces the risk of damage to parts during the finishing process, making it perfect for delicate or intricate components.
  • Prevents Surface Impingement: Prevents damage to thin or fragile parts, which is common with more aggressive media like ceramic.
  • Cost-Effective for Light Tasks: A great option for processes requiring a lighter, less aggressive finish, reducing wear and tear on equipment.
  • Good for Polishing and Surface Smoothing: Especially suited for pre-polishing stages before more intense abrasive media is used.

Uses of Plastic Media

  • Ideal for deburring and pre-plating finishing on softer or more sensitive metal alloys.
  • Plastic media is lighter in weight, resulting in gentler impact on softer metals
  • Fine finishing of precious metals, providing a smooth surface preparation before buffing
  • Removal of flash from die castings, surface brightening for pre-plating, and precision deburring

Other Characteristics

  • Durability: While not as hard as ceramic, plastic media still has a long lifespan, though it wears faster on aggressive tasks.
  • Size Variability: Available in a wide range of sizes, from very fine for light polishing to larger sizes for more aggressive deburring.
  • Non-Abrasive Options: Lighter plastic media is less aggressive than ceramic, making it ideal for softer materials like aluminum, brass, or zinc.
  • Weight: Lighter than ceramic media, reducing the risk of damaging delicate or thin-walled parts.

Shapes of Plastic Media

Our plastic vibratory medias are formulated with carefully selected abrasive and resin systems to deliver controlled, consistent cutting action. These compositions directly impact the aggressiveness of material removal, surface refinement, cycle times, and overall media wear. By choosing the right formulation, you can achieve precise edge radiusing, gentle deburring, and superior pre-plate or paint finishes—especially on softer metals and delicate components—while maintaining excellent dimensional control and minimizing impingement or part damage.

At Rodeco Metal Finishing, our process development lab draws on decades of specialized testing, thousands of successful process trials, and a vast library of plastic media in diverse shapes, sizes, and abrasive concentrations. This unmatched expertise enables us to determine the optimal media and process parameters for your exact needs, ensuring you achieve the highest level of surface quality, process consistency, and operational efficiency.

Cone

Great for reaching into small holes or recesses, ideal for parts with intricate geometries.

Pyramid

Perfect for corners or slots, providing a more controlled, light deburring action.

TriStar

Common for general deburring, especially on flat or sharp-edged parts.

Wedge

Perfect for corners or slots, providing a more controlled, light deburring action.

With so many vibratory media options, it can be hard to choose. We test your parts for free to find the best media for your job. 

Steel Media

Benefits of Steel Media

  • Heavy media (300 lbs per cubic foot) used for to peen, burnish and clean parts
  • Provides a bright finish without the cutting action of the other medias
  • Durable and very long lasting media
  • Available in carbon and stainless steel

Uses of Steel Media

  • Great for castings, stampings, or products which need to be brightened
  • Burnishing, peening, brightening, cleaning and flash removal
  • Primarily used for light deburring and surface burnishing, as it offers no cutting action
  • Effective for brightening components in preparation for secondary processes like anodizing

Shapes of Metallic Media

Metalic media comes in a variety of shapes designed for specific tasks and part geometries.

Ball Cone

Most common, great for general deburring and flat surfaces.

Diaganol

Excellent for reaching into holes, recesses, and tight corners.

Knurled

Ideal for more aggressive cutting and deburring of flat surfaces or parts with sharp edges.

Oval Ball

Used for smoother finishes, providing uniform contact

Pin

Ideal for cleaning narrow, intricate features

With so many vibratory media options, it can be hard to choose. We test your parts for free to find the best media for your job. 

Already using a specific vibratory media that you like? We can match it to ensure you get the same results you trust.

Call us today at 919-775-7149 to discuss options and pricing.