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Concrete Moisture Testing Video

July 22, 2014

Concrete Moisture Testing: This video, narrated by KTA President Ken Trimber, regards concrete moisture testing tools and techniques for the paint and coatings industry. We ...

Coating Assessment

Saponification: From Paint to the Grave

June 20, 2014

At its very basic level, saponification is the term given to the process in which vegetable oils and animal fats are converted into soap. We ...

Buildings

Why New Coatings Fail on Old Concrete Floors

May 20, 2014

While it’s hard to put an exact price tag on what concrete-floor coating failures cost building owners, contractors and retailers each year, two things are ...

Coating Application

Incorrect Mixing of Multi-Component Coatings

May 15, 2014

Many important industrial coatings are two- or even three-component products (also referred to as two-pack, 2K, or three-pack, 3K) in which a chemical reaction between ...

Coatings

Polychlorinated Biphenyls PCBs In Paint, Adhesives, and Caulks

March 24, 2014

Background of PCB While exposure to lead is often regarded as the most prevalent health and environmental hazard in the coatings industry, it is important ...

Bridges

Understanding Slip Coefficient and Tension Creep Testing of Coatings Used in Slip-Critical Bolted Connections

February 24, 2014

Bridges, buildings, and other structures commonly include designed bolted connections of steel beams, girders, and other structural members using connection/splice plates of various sizes and ...

Buildings

Clues to a Coating Failure

January 17, 2014

A consultant follows the facts to discover why perfectly good, recently applied paint fell from a new steel ceiling and to find the source of ...

Inspection

Measuring Ambient Conditions

January 6, 2014

Measuring Ambient Conditions In this installment of the KTA Video Learning Series, KTA Vice President Bill Corbett steps you through the measurement of ambient conditions. ...