After many years, the pier’s original three-coat catalyzed epoxy system with granular anti-slip additives had begun to fail. As a result, the crew at Quality Sandblasting was called on to install a new deck coating system.

Despite inhibitions surrounding the use of silica sand, the term sandblasting is still widely accepted in the vernacular of surface roughening applications. This stems back to the origins of artificial abrasive blasting technologies.

A novel corrosion control prevention kit from Desco Manufacturing, Inc. utilizing shrouded surface preparation tools and demonstration videos aims to improve the efficiency of in-house maintenance crews for maritime assets such as cruise ships and tankers.

To help strive toward a successful partnership and effectively obtain the proper surface preparation (or perhaps any standard) on a new or existing project, here are a few things we have found that add to our success.