Strategies to Inspect Thermal Spray Zinc Metalizing By Ben DuBose To ensure continued coating performance in harsh environments, it is necessary to properly inspect the thermal spray metalizing. Bernardo Duran of the International Zinc Association offers insight on appropriate strategies and considerations.
Overpass Overcoat for a Major Texas Thoroughfare By Ben DuBose Crews at 1 Priority Coating & Bridge Painting are working on the overcoat portion of an overpass restoration project on Highway 287 in Fort Worth, Texas.
Coating Removal by Heat Induction By Gisle Solhaug, Business Manager for North America, RPR Technologies AS Businesses are looking for environmentally friendly methods of surface preparation. This article discusses the use of heat induction as a method of removing various coatings on steel substrates.
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.
Accessing Success: How Crews Recoated the Mackinac Bridge By Ben DuBose In a multi-year project, crews at Seaway Painting used custom platforms to access and protect the 552-foot towers of Michigan's historic Mackinac Bridge with a three-layer coating system.
Restoring Seattle’s Historic Aurora Bridge By Anthony Punt Factoring in areas that needed steel repair, officials with Liberty Maintenance knew the historic bridge should have been recoated years ago. But thanks to the hard work of an innovative crew, the overdue job was completed with time to spare.
Sponsored Content PPG PSX Polysiloxane Coatings Beautifully Corrosion Resistant By PPG PMC The PPG PSX family of polysiloxane coatings offers three distinct products to meet the color and corrosion-fighting demands of asset owners, architects, engineers and maintenance personnel around the world.
The Case of the Delaminating Red Lead Primer By Malcolm McNeil, Owner and Operator of McNeil Coatings Consultants, Inc. When the new topcoat on a bridge’s primer started to delaminate, the asset owner laid blame on the contractor. But could it have been caused by something else?
Tips for Securing an Early Completion Bonus By Lynn Connors, Global Marketing Manager of Liquid Applied Waterproofing at GCP Applied Technologies Get five tips on how to help ensure that you’ll be getting your completion bonuses on bridge projects — new and rehab
Metallizing Offers Long-Term Protection for the Lavaca Causeway By Karen D Fisher Only a few coatings contractors also offer cathodic protection and metallizing. So when the longest bridge in Texas needed major rehabilitation, M&J Construction of Pinellas County Inc. was able to answer the call on all fronts.
Sponsored Content What Does It Take to Protect North America’s Infrastructure? IUPAT By IUPAT North America relies on infrastructure. And infrastructure relies on International Union of Painters and Allied Trades (IUPAT) industrial painters and coating application specialists, and the companies that employ them, for long-lasting protection that can add 100 years to the lifespan of bridges alone.
Editor’s Pick: Historic New Zealand Viaduct Gets 21st-Century Makeover By Ben DuBose Concerns over the deteriorating paint system, ongoing corrosion of the carbon steel, pooling water, suspect rivets, and a need to boost capacity prompted owner KiwiRail to seek out solutions to keep the viaduct operational heading into its second century.
Philadelphia Bridge Coating Job Looks Made for Hollywood By Ben DuBose Nearly 60 years of exposure to the elements can pose quite a corrosive threat to a bridge’s structural integrity.
Historic New Zealand Viaduct Gets 21st-Century Makeover By Ben DuBose Concerns over the deteriorating paint system, ongoing corrosion of the carbon steel, pooling water, suspect rivets, and a need to boost capacity prompted owner KiwiRail to seek out solutions to keep the viaduct operational heading into its second century.
Hoaned in on Coordinated Bridge Recoat By Stephanie Marie Chizik With motorists above, a girder of the then 28-year-old bridge in Milwaukee, Wis., started to crack and sag. Although no injuries occurred, the steel arch bridge was closed immediately and repairs started soon after.