Learn more about fluid viscosity, how it can be manipulated, and the important role it plays in the application of high-performance industrial coatings.

This week on The Red Bucket, we are joined by Tanner Brooks of Peak Industrial Coatings & Linings. We discuss the subtle differences of applying a diverse range of industrial coatings in varying types of facilities. Join us as we cover the challenges associated with coating technologies and service environments. All of that and more coming up next on The Red Bucket.

Design considerations for steel bridge coatings include exposure environment, aesthetics, application, and cost. Steel bridge coatings must offer protection against corrosion. Current techniques include traditional three-coat zinc, epoxy, urethane systems, galvanizing, and thermal spray metallization. Another pathway for steel protection includes the use of decades-old inorganic zinc spray-applied coatings. This approach offers the performance of a metallized coating while using conventional spray application. What's new is the use of an inorganic topcoat that maintains performance and shop throughput while adding color and aesthetics. This study will compare a two-coat inorganic coating system alongside galvanized, thermal spray metallizing, and sealed thermal spray metallizing systems in corrosion resistance lab testing. A discussion of applied cost and throughput will be presented, along with a review of the chemistry of this approach and the sustainability benefits it offers.

Jack Walker and Paul Atzemis discuss the design of secondary containment coating systems. The duo discuss neat-coat systems, aggregate-filled systems, and aggregate-filled reinforced systems and the...

Jack Walker and Paul Atzemis discuss the definitions of the varying stages during the curing process of a high-performance coating.