Stripe Coating The Protective Coatings Glossary (SSPC 00 – 07) defines a “Stripe Coat” as: “A coat of paint applied only to edges or to welds on steel structures before or after a full coat is applied. The stripe coat is intended ...
What is considered a good coating specification and how is it written? Specifications are essentially a project “roadmap” that should convey the project scope of work and the requirements in a simple, clear, concise an...
Rather than describe a failure that has already occurred, this article addresses key steps to follow when painting bolted connections in order to prevent failures from occurring by focusing on surface preparation and painting prac...
Blistering formation in high performance industrial coatings is a common phenomenon. Understanding why blisters form is sometimes very simple and in other instances quite complex. For example, understanding and describing the proc...
The field phase of this concrete floor coatings forensics case history included five steps: project familiarization and interview; moisture detection; coating thickness measurements; adhesion testing; and microscopic examination, ...
This month’s Case from the F-Files describes the problem of bubbles, pinholes, and blisters in a polyurethane finish coat applied to new structural steel members at a coal-fired power generation plant. Many of the pinholes and bub...
From JPCL, July 2012 In this month’s F-Files, blisters formed in a lining system installed on the interior of a raw water storage tank that was constructed at a new power plant. Because careful quality control and quality assuranc...
