Corrosion Resources: Typical Painting Difficulties on Ships By Jean Broge Louis D. Vincent’s book, The Marine Coatings User’s Handbook, offers information for new building and maintenance painting of ships and vessels.
Island Time, Weather, and Coatings in the Offseason By Stephanie Marie Chizik An exterior façade project at a resort on the Turks & Caicos Islands had to happen in the offseason — during the rainy season. Was paradise found?
Local Crew Helps Recoat Seattle’s Iconic Space Needle By Ben DuBose Crews at Purcell Painting & Coatings overcame complex geometry and access challenges to restore Seattle’s iconic Space Needle to peak condition
Coatings Pro v. DIY Epoxy Garage Floor Kits By Tim Seay, Co-Owner of Decorative Concrete of Virginia Have a client trying to decide whether to get a professionally installed garage floor versus a DIY one? This epoxy expert has a few key points.
Do You Know the May 2021 Issue? CoatingsPro’s Word Search By Stephanie Marie Chizik Did you read the latest issue of CoatingsPro? This word search should keep you entertained, distracted, or at least busy for a few minutes!
Empire State of Mind: Polyurea-Coated Rooftop Cooling Towers By CoatingsPro Staff A family-owned coatings contracting trio completed the rehab of three cooling towers in Manhattan using a few rooftop knacks.
Temperature Effects on Installing Epoxies By Josh Jones, Technical Trainer and President for STI Product, surface, and air temperatures affect the installation of epoxy, polyaspartic, and urethane coatings. Too high or too low can change the degree of success.
Warren’s Corner: How to Avoid Blistering From the Cold Wall Effect By Warren Brand, Owner of Chicago Corrosion Group, LLC The cold wall effect may seem like a hokey idea, but with a simple example of a soda can on a hot summer day, it may become clearer.
The Bridge to Tribeca: Recoating a Pedestrian Connection in NYC By Stephanie Marie Chizik Recoating a pedestrian bridge connecting two schools over a busy thoroughfare in Manhattan required platform and software solutions.
New Digital Frontier for Painting Contractors By Divya Thadani, PPG General Manager of PPG Services The use of digitization isn’t just for Netflix and Uber. Technology can help in the coatings world, too, especially when communicating with clients.