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Assuring Quality with Certified Coating Contractors, Applicators, and Inspectors

Product Number: 51219-187-SG

Author: Troy Fraebel

Publication Date: 2019

$20.00

Those who started in the industrial painting industry back in the 1980s may remember that third-party inspectors, hired by the owner, performed all of the inspection activities and documentation. The NACE Coating Inspection Program (CIP) had just begun in the early 80s, but those getting certified did not work for a contractor. That has changed. Now contractor quality control (QC) and owner quality assurance (QA) are much more clearly defined.

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Atmospheric Plasma Coating Removal: The Future Without Spent Abrasive

Product Number: 51218-099-SG

Author: Cory Brown, Randy A.Nixon

Publication Date: 2018

$20.00

Throughout both commercial and military industries there is a growing need for environmentally safe and cost-effective solutions capable of removing paint and coatings from a wide range of surfaces including steel, aluminum, concrete, and composites. Atmospheric Plasma Coating Removal (APCR) is the next generation of coating removal and surface preparation technology that represents a step forward in developing more environmentally responsible methods for coating removal.

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Avoiding Problems With Coating Wood: A Review Of Substrate Condition And Preparation, Moisture Issues And Coating Selection

Product Number: 41207-338-SG

Author: Jayson L. Helsel

Publication Date: 2007

$20.00

This paper provides a review of key items to consider in coating wood. The most important considerations are ensuring a sound wood substrate surface, elimination of moisture as a problem, adequate surface preparation, and the proper choice of coatings. Coatings for wood can be categorized as film-forming or penetrating finishes. This paper expands on a recent related article published in the Journal of Architectural Coatings.

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Back To The Future: 19th Century Coatings Provide 21st Century Value

Product Number: 41210-536-SG

Author: Michael P. Edison

Publication Date: 2010

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Restoration of the Pemaquid Point Lighthouse, Bristol, Maine

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Balancing Act: Principles of Design and Formulation for Waterborne Acrylic DTM Coatings

Product Number: 51217-077-SG

Author: Leo Procopio, Laura Vielhauer

Publication Date: 2017

$20.00

Achieving high performance with waterborne acrylic latex DTM coatings often requires a balancing act to be performed by both the polymer scientist designing the latex polymer and the coating scientist formulating the coating. A successful coating is defined by a set of critical properties while in the paint can, during application, and ultimately in its performance throughout its service life.

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Ballast Tank Coating Inspection by Imaging Fluorescent Coatings

Product Number: 41205-169-SG

Author: Paul D. Gossen

Publication Date: 2005

$20.00

Improved holiday detection of new coatings in ballast tanks on Navy ships can increase the coating’s service life. This paper describes development of a fast, compact and portable holiday detector based on imaging of fluorescent coatings.

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Basics of Corrosion in Reinforced Concrete

Product Number: 41215-897-SG

Author: Fred Goodwin, Frank Apicella

Publication Date: 2015

$20.00

Concrete is the second most common man-made material after potable water, yet it is a complex material that is poorly understood. Steel reinforcement is added to improve the concrete's tensile strength and ductility and is initially protected by the high concrete pH and depth of cover concrete. Eventually, due to the ingress of deleterious ions, lowering of the pH from carbonation, or electrical potential changes within the steel, corrosion will occur.

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Beating the Odds for Successful Concrete Flooring Installations

Product Number: 41216-970-SG

Author: Fred Goodwin, Lori Proops, Richard First

Publication Date: 2016

$20.00

Failure of flooring materials is usually due to a combination of factors rather than a single, simple cause that led to below expectation performance. For example, construction on a less than high quality concrete slab on grade, combined with the absence of a vapor retarder, with residual concrete wear and contamination, followed by inadequate surface preparation, and finally poor coating selection applied during inclement ambient conditions that is turned over early to severe service is a recipe for disaster.

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Bedeviled Bridges: An Answer to a National Scandal

Product Number: 51217-062-SG

Author: Mike O’Donoghue, Vijay Datta, Glenn Hollins

Publication Date: 2017

$20.00

In some quarters of society there is a public outcry regarding the significant corrosion, coatings deterioration and safety concerns associated with North American bridges. Against this backdrop, this paper describes the application more than 20 years ago of an innovative coating system for the rehabilitation and lead abatement of a major truss bridge superstructure in Alberta, Canada.

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Benefits Exhibited by Styrene Free Coating Technology

Product Number: 41216-961-SG

Author: Razi Anwer, Mike Durbin

Publication Date: 2016

$20.00

Styrenated Unsaturated Polyester & Vinyl Ester coatings are accepted for use in chemical immersion tank linings. The primary advantage is the increased chemical resistance to harsh commodities and fast turnaround time compared to epoxy coatings. However, styrene is becoming heavily regulated due to its safety and health concerns.

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Benefits of Micaceous Iron Oxide, Aluminum Flake and Glass Flake Filled High Performance Coatings

Product Number: 41207-315-SG

Author: Mitch Connor, Dan Baribault

Publication Date: 2007

$20.00

For several decades, engineered coatings have been used to protect steel from corrosion. Many formulas were made and tested for their ability to prevent corrosion. Changes in the formulas would include different resins, pigments, solvents and additives. In this paper, we will talk about three specific pigments, which are also commonly referred to as reinforcing pigments.

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Benefits of Using Both SSPC & PDCA Standards in Project Specifications

Product Number: 41208-441-SG

Author: Burt Olhiser

Publication Date: 2008

$20.00

This paper examines the authors successful experiences on some simple and very complex projects where both the coatings and environmental requirements were limited to a few pages. Being made up almost entirely of SSPC/NACE and PDCA standards that described “performance criteria” as opposed to being a prescriptive or proprietary type of specification defining what was to be used, when it was to be used and how it was to be done.

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