Brian Cheshire joins Jack Walker and Paul Atzemis to discuss the challenges of coating water tank exteriors. They explore the resin technology used for topcoats and the features that make them different.
Jack Walker and Paul Atzemis continue their exploration into the cost of different coating technology. This week the duo focuses on topcoats as they explore polyurethanes, siloxanes, polyureas, and...
Gain clarity on how to select the correct intumescent fire-resistive materials that meet proper testing characteristics and align with job-specific performance requirements.
Elevated water tank painters face several unique challenges every day when working on the job site. The intricacies of a coatings project become exponential, and safety becomes even more paramount when crews are several hundred feet in the air. During this episode, we will talk with Steve Birchmeier, owner of Semper Fi Industrial Coatings, about the success of such projects. All of that and more coming up next on The Red Bucket.
An intumescent coating can be qualified or disqualified for use simply because it falls above or below a certain magical hardness level, usually as measured on the Shore D scale. But hardness has no influence on performance, and the Shore D scale just doesn’t make sense when assessing softer intumescent technology types. Fireproofing industry veteran Michael Hollman explains the consequences of misusing Shore D hardness in intumescent coating specifications. Also, Michael worries that his brother-in-law might soon beat him at snooker.
