GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. — A new Grand Junction business, Colorado Eco Cleaning, uses dry ice-blasting to clean just about anything.

Owner Kim Parker of Palisade hopes to focus on historical restoration and log cabin cleaning. The cleaning technique does not use water and is often used to clean motors and other items that are best to keep dry.

A dry ice company in Colorado Springs was successful in removing graffiti from a car's new paint job, Parker said.

“Cleaning motors (with dry ice) helps extend the life of motors,” said Parker's husband Don, who is helping his wife establish the business.

“There's no moisture, no mess of sand (from sand blasting). It vaporizes on contact,” he said.

Dry ice has been used to clean roof tiles at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, crystal build-up in wine barrels, and antique books.

“It also kills mold inside homes, and is a sterilizer,” Kim Parker said.

The dry ice is made in Cortez and delivered to Air Gas on 25 Road.

Parker is waiting to hear from the Grand Junction Regional Airport where she's submitted bids to dry ice-blast the airport's escalator and pebblestone railing. She's also placed bids to clean generators in the oil and gas fields.

Dry ice-blasting is considered an alternative to pressure washing, sand and soda-blasting harsh chemicals and solvents, and other traditional cleaning methods.

Parker and her husband both attended business classes at the Business Incubator Center, 2591 Legacy Way, to help launch the business.

“I went to one on business taxes,” Parker said. “It was a phenomenal class. There was so much information. They are tremendous. I love the Business Incubator.”

For more information about dry ice blasting visit www.coloradoecocleaning.com, or call 970-210-0449, or e-mail info@coloradoecocleaning.com.