Does laser cleaning meet the SP-10 surface preparation standard?

Yes. Vantix laser cleaning systems reach up to SP-10 near-white metal blast standard.

That is the surface preparation level most industrial coating specifications call for, which means laser cleaning can satisfy the specification itself rather than serving only as a touch-up method between blast operations.

The difference in practice is containment. Reaching the same standard without grit means no blast enclosure, no media recovery and no contaminated abrasive to dispose of, which is often what decides whether prep can be done in-house at all.