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Stick Welding: A Comprehensive Guide to a Very Popular Welding Process
Stick welding, also known as shielded metal arc welding, manual metal arc welding or flux shielded arc welding, is an electric arc welding...
High Pressure Fastener Coating Practices Under Fire: Ian MacMoy Speaks Out
Ian MacMoy, an expert on pressure bolt coatings for aggressive corrosion environments, speaks out against oversizing nut threads to...
Metallizing 101
Metallizing is a general term used to describe the process of applying a metallic coating on the surface of an object. It involves several...
The History and Industry Adoption of Polyurea Coating Systems
Since the early 1990s, when fast-set polyurea coatings were first introduced, the industry debate about these coatings, hybrids and...
Concrete Flooring Moisture Issues
Addressing concrete floor moisture begins with proper design, curing and surface preparation. Testing for moisture content and identifying...
Beginners Guide to Becoming an Offshore Coating Inspector
Offshore coating inspectors must possess sound knowledge of various coating types, their applications and different types of defects. This...
4 Types of Concrete Floor Coatings (And What You Should Know About Each)
4 Types of Concrete Floor Coatings (And What You Should Know About Each). Key types of floor coatings and applications, best uses,...
IOZ Coating Surface Preparation Is Easier than You Think
From edge treatment to salt removal, the requirements for applying single-coat inorganic zinc silicate (IOZ) coatings are not difficult for...
Engineering Ships for Better Coating Performance
When examining why marine coatings fail, the industry commonly assumes the cause lies in substandard surface preparation or paint...
The Characteristics of and Applications for Fluoropolymer Coatings
Fluoropolymer coatings have a combination of desirable properties, including weatherability and corrosion barrier protection. They have...
Solving Multilayer Coating Delamination Issues During Pipeline Installation
During the installation of pipelines with multilayer coating systems, it is not uncommon for delamination to occur in the cutback area of...
Coating Holidays & Pinholes: Chinks in the Armor
Defects in a coating film can ultimately leave the metal substrate vulnerable to corrosion, thus negating the purpose of the protective...
Tools & Tips: Holiday Detection on Coated Steel & Concrete Substrates
A coating inspector offers tips on using low voltage and high voltage testers to find coating pinholes (holidays) on painted metallic...
A Primer on Epoxy Zinc Rich Primers
Epoxy zinc rich primers are applied to protect metallic surfaces from corrosion. These primarily work as sacrificial cathodic protection.
The 5 Advantages of Powder Coatings
Powder coatings offer advantages over liquid coatings for appropriate applications. Quality coating depositions can be made rapidly and...
Working towards Consensus in the Coatings and Corrosion Fields
Behind the technical reason for a failure, there resides a lack of technical curiosity, a search for the truth and, ultimately, a lack of...
How Better Industry Teamwork Can Reduce Premature Coating Failures
Pitfalls often plague the success of coatings application projects, resulting in costly premature failures across numerous industries. We...
The Tuberculation Battle: How to Effectively Use the Unidirectional Flushing Method
Tuberculation is a common problem associated with aging metal iron pipes. In an attempt to improve operational efficiency and overall water...
CUI Myth: Shop Coatings are Better Quality than Field Coatings
If you have a controlled environment, you’re much more capable of controlling (and thus optimizing) the quality with which a coating is...
