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Manhole with leak needing repair.

The importance of leak sealing in manhole asset maintenance

Leaks in damaged or degraded manholes send millions of gallons of extra water to treatment facilities already at or above their operating limits.

Carbomastic 15: Application

Carbomastic 15 is a surface-tolerant, aluminum-filled epoxy mastic with outstanding adhesion to marginally prepared surfaces. This unique formulation incorporates lamellar aluminum pigment for superior barrier protection.

The Red Bucket – Episode 15. Deconstructing Carbomastic 15 - Pt. 1 (Feat. Dan Baribault and Paul Atzemis)

Dan Baribault and Paul Atzemis explore the technology behind Carbomastic 15 to explain why some surface-tolerant epoxy mastics perform so well in so many services.

Offshore oil drilling equipment consisting of tall steel structures seen at dusk.

An actually helpful introduction to protective coatings

Too many introductory resources skip straight to reciting the definitions of resin types. A more helpful starting point is to first answer some fundamental questions: Why do we use protective coatings? What are they made of? How do they work?

Significant rust is evident across the surface of a steel chemical storage tank.

Major refinery turns to Carbomastic® 15 for faster, more efficient maintenance

Read how Carboline’s recommendation to switch exterior coating systems for storage tanks at an oil refinery led to reduced surface preparation requirements and faster, more efficient maintenance.