![]() ![]() Soda blasting is an environmentally-responsible method to remove coatings and contaminants from a variety of substrates. Over 100 tons of baking soda was used to clean Lady Liberty, and baking soda quickly became a blasting media of choice. Through trial and error, the engineers tested many different blasting abrasives and discovered that Sodium Bicarbonate had extraordinary cleaning and coating removal properties all while not causing any surface damage. maker of ARM & HAMMER™ Baking Soda, was contacted by the engineers looking for a way to remove the final two interior coatings of coal tar without damaging Lady Liberty’s delicate copper skin. During the restoration, Church & Dwight Co., Inc. ![]() For its 100th anniversary, the Statue of Liberty underwent an enormous restoration project. ![]()
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