Paint Is Complicated: Inspector Training Opportunities By Kirk Beggs, General Manager of the APCA One way to ensure that you’re ready to tackle the challenges of paint is to get the right training. The Master Painters Institute (MPI), a subsidiary of the Association for Materials Protection and Performance (AMPP), offers three training courses that may be a good place to start.
Tampa Hosts Second Annual MPI Commercial Coatings Summit By Ben DuBose AMPP is teaming up with the Master Painters Institute (MPI) for the second annual MPI Commercial Coatings Summit, which unites different areas from across the commercial coatings industry while providing opportunities to get the latest information on current issues.
Why Attend the Inaugural CoatingsPro Contractor Conference? By Ben DuBose With a focus on challenges and opportunities in the commercial coatings industry, CoatingsPro Magazine is bringing leaders in the commercial sector together with the 2022 CoatingsPro Contractor Conference.
Looking Forward and Back: Bob Chalker Plots AMPP’s New Path By Ben DuBose Bob Chalker, CEO of AMPP, shares his thoughts on the upcoming AMPP Annual Conference + Expo and how CoatingsPro Magazine fits in within the newly merged association.
Why Your Waterproofing System Should Be Elastomeric By Greg Austin, Global Product Director, Specialty Building Materials, GCP For roofing, elastomeric materials can provide a variety of benefits.
Sponsored Content SOPREMA’s Roof Coatings Products Offer Durable Solutions Packed With Additional Benefits By SOPREMA SOPREMA, Inc., a leading manufacturer of total solutions for building envelopes, produces commercial roof coating products for various applications, including asphaltic modified bitumen, BUR, and metal roofing systems.
Concrete Slab Coating Solutions Using Epoxies By Claudia Jeffrey, Content Strategist at Crowd Writer and Trainer at Dissertation Assistance Epoxy coatings offer a variety of options for concrete slabs in the industrial and commercial sectors. Get a few tips on where and why you might offer epoxies to help meet your clients’ needs.
Cold-Calling Owner Offers Solutions for Facility Roofs By Stephanie Marie Chizik An audit was coming for this wild rice manufacturer in Minnesota, and a cold call three years prior turned successful for the client and contractor alike.
Warren’s Corner: Artistic Prep and Paint Challenges (and When Paint Is Not Paint) By Warren Brand, Owner of Chicago Corrosion Group, LLC A pre-painted sculpture arrived on site with distress. Would a full removal of the paint be necessary? And was it even paint after all?
Island Time, Weather, and Coatings in the Offseason By Stephanie Marie Chizik An exterior façade project at a resort on the Turks & Caicos Islands had to happen in the offseason — during the rainy season. Was paradise found?
Local Crew Helps Recoat Seattle’s Iconic Space Needle By Ben DuBose Crews at Purcell Painting & Coatings overcame complex geometry and access challenges to restore Seattle’s iconic Space Needle to peak condition
Temperature Effects on Installing Epoxies By Josh Jones, Technical Trainer and President for STI Product, surface, and air temperatures affect the installation of epoxy, polyaspartic, and urethane coatings. Too high or too low can change the degree of success.
New Waterproofing Solution for New England Tower By Stephanie Marie Chizik Pierce Property Services was already on site at the Kenmore Towers when they learned of another concern — this one being a leaky mezzanine deck, in need of a waterproofing solution.
“Lotus Power” Solves Condo’s Water Intrusion Problems By Anthony Punt For a ~10-year-old condo complex in Myrtle Beach, S.C., keeping the façade up to date with a new building envelope system helped fix their water intrusion issues.
Floor Warriors Meet Labor Day Challenge at Local Gym By Stephanie Marie Chizik At a sporting and event complex in N.J., home to various courts, fields, and a ninja course, a local coatings contractor worked through a long holiday weekend to achieve a three-color epoxy coating system with specially mixed colors.