Dry Ice Blasting: Rent or Buy Calculator

RENT · BUY · OUTSOURCE

Have a rental quote? Compare what you would actually pay to complete the same cleaning workload. Include the air supply, delivery and running costs—not just the machine price.

Use written quotes in USD and a consistent tax basis. This compares cash outlays, not revenue or a guaranteed return. Your inputs stay in this page; they are not sent with a quote request.

Use your own written quotes. A blank amount is unknown; enter 0 only when no charge applies.

1. Set the same cleaning workload

Comparison period (years)Compare 1–10 years; the same workload repeats each year.Cleaning jobs per yearCount complete cleaning tasks, not blasting hours.Jobs completed per rental bookingUse the tasks one paid rental period can actually cover.

2. Enter complete equipment costs

Blaster rental / booking ($)Use the full paid period, including minimum days or weeks.Rental air supply / booking ($)Enter 0 only if no separate air-supply charge applies.Rental transport and fees / booking ($)Include collection, return and non-refundable fees.Complete purchase investment ($)Machine, required air supply, treatment, installation and delivery. Do not rebuy suitable equipment you already own.Annual ownership fixed costs ($)Maintenance, storage and other ownership costs.

3. Keep operating costs comparable

Shared running costs / job ($)Operator labor, dry ice, energy and other costs that apply to both rental and ownership.Extra rental running costs / job ($)Additional costs unique to the rental setup; exclude items already entered.Extra owned running costs / job ($)Additional costs unique to the owned setup; exclude items already entered.Contractor quote / complete job ($)Optional. Leave blank if unknown. Match the same cleaning scope, site and tax basis.

If your rental quote already includes air supply or delivery, enter those costs once. A refundable deposit is cash tied up temporarily, not an expense in these totals. Include any non-refundable fees. For a service business, assess realistic sales revenue and margin separately.

Rent — selected period

Buy — selected period

Outsource — selected period

Annual workload changes the answer

Costs at each year-end

Year	Rent	Buy	Outsource

Purchase equipment is counted once. Rental bookings round up separately each year. Shared labor, dry ice and energy apply to both self-operated options. Financing, depreciation, resale value and discounted cash flow are outside this comparison. Cleaning results and site requirements must still be checked.

Review the calculation

Rent per year = complete bookings × (blaster + air + transport/fees) + jobs × (shared running costs + rental-only running costs).

Buy over the period = initial complete investment + years × [annual fixed costs + jobs × (shared running costs + ownership-only running costs)].

Outsource = years × jobs × the complete contractor quote. An absent quote is not zero.

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Dry Ice Blasting: Rent or Buy Calculator

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Dry Ice Blasting: Rent or Buy Calculator

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