When you think of amusement parks, you may think of a variety of images: roller coasters, Ferris wheels, popcorn, cotton candy, long lines, hot summers, the list probably goes on. But for a coatings contractor, that list may expand to the many, many different substrates with different kinds of coatings.

Some jobs only require a week or two of work. Others mandate shifts that span 24 hours a day, seven days a week and take three years to finish. This was the second kind of job. It started when The Central Nebraska Public Power and Irrigation District decided to recoat an irrigation pipe that ran along a canal. The goal was to extend its life by up to 30 years.

Now a twister came roaring in at 170 miles per hour (273.6 km/hr.) and struck Henryville Junior and Senior High School, the only school site for all elementary, middle, and high school students in the small town.

For the three-person crew from Tri-State Painting, it was the chemical cleaning portion of the job that called them to a water treatment plant in the Keystone State.

When the Atlanta Farmers Market’s 22-year-old roof started leaking over vendors, goods, and customers, the owners knew that a solution was essential. After all, it wouldn’t be right if the market’s roof was leaking on those famous Georgia peaches

What do you get when you put a stainless steel tank inside a carbon steel tank? It might sound like a construction-only riddle, but that’s exactly the situation that brought Jim Stotler and his five-person crew to an Iowa jobsite.

With any coatings job, there’s a recipe for success. The ingredients depend on the project, but the general equation is the same. Substrate + Intended Use + Proper Coatings and Application = System Success.

For a center tailored toward keeping children entertained, temperature control was a very real need. That’s where the SPF came into play.

When the Baystate Medical Center in Springfield, Mass., began the new construction on a massive, four-phased project, a green roof was to be an invaluable addition to several new structures

Washington, D.C., is known across the country for many things, austere buildings being one of them. But not all of the buildings are created equal. And when the H. Carl Moultrie Courthouse, home to D.C's Superior Court, needed a few upgrades, the crew from Tecta America came in to help.

Tank coatings and trout fishing? Two worlds that must be kept separate – at least until the work day is over. But what happens when the work day and the fishing hole collide? Well, not exactly collide…but more accurately are separated by a distance of 30 feet (9.14m).