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Laser Cleaning
No. The laser energy is absorbed by the contamination but reflected by the clean base material, so the process stops naturally once the surface is clean, on either the pulsed or continuous configuration.
No. The laser energy is absorbed by the contamination sitting on the surface but reflected by the clean base material underneath, so the process is self-limiting and stops naturally once the surface is clean. This holds on both pulsed and continuous configurations, which is what makes laser cleaning a non-destructive alternative to grit blasting and chemical stripping.
