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Quest for the “20 Year” Coating

Occasionally, the protective coatings on a structure reach a life span of 20 years. Quite often when this happens, one of the companies involved in the project, either the coating supplier or coating applicator, will publish pictures of the bridge or tank in a trade magazine as if the project was a great achievement. If instead, we accept the premise that most of the resins used to manufacture protective coatings easily remain stable for 20 years, we should ask ourselves the question, “why aren’t all of the coating systems lasting 20 years?” 

Product Number: 41208-458-SG
Author: Dannie L. Vickers
Publication Date: 2008
Industry: Coatings
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Occasionally, the protective coatings on a structure reach a life span of 20 years. Quite often when this happens, one of the companies involved in the project, either the coating supplier or coating applicator, will publish pictures of the bridge or tank in a trade magazine as if the project was a great achievement. If instead, we accept the premise that most of the resins used to manufacture protective coatings easily remain stable for 20 years, we should ask ourselves the question, “why aren’t all of the coating systems lasting 20 years?” This paper does not introduce new or innovative application techniques, nor does this paper present new polymer chemistry. Instead, this paper simply questions why 20-year coating applications are not commonplace with the available products and equipment.

Occasionally, the protective coatings on a structure reach a life span of 20 years. Quite often when this happens, one of the companies involved in the project, either the coating supplier or coating applicator, will publish pictures of the bridge or tank in a trade magazine as if the project was a great achievement. If instead, we accept the premise that most of the resins used to manufacture protective coatings easily remain stable for 20 years, we should ask ourselves the question, “why aren’t all of the coating systems lasting 20 years?” This paper does not introduce new or innovative application techniques, nor does this paper present new polymer chemistry. Instead, this paper simply questions why 20-year coating applications are not commonplace with the available products and equipment.

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