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May 2013

Featured Article

Iconic Bridge Overhaul

To rescue the first bridge to span the Mississippi River, this seasoned coatings crew stepped in. The bridge's first total re-coat in 139 years? No pressure!

In This Issue

  • Fireproof Coatings
  • Weathering Steel Failures
  • Business Motto: Clients First
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March 2013

Featured Article

Dazzling Duo: Pipelines & Polyurethanes

Understanding how polyurethanes work on pipelines doesn't have to be rocket science. But it does have to work! Get the ins and outs of this multi-faceted coating.

In This Issue

  • Spec Essentials
  • Pipeline Coating Inspection
  • Picking A Pressure Washer
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January 2013

Featured Article

Med Center Concrete Cure

This connecticut coatings crew doctors up a set of blueprints before applying 55,000 square feet of coatings at a new-build medical center.

In This Issue

  • Heating Cold Tanks
  • Victim Of Own Success
  • HDG Coatings Failures
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November 2012

Featured Article

Intumescent Coating Offshore Oil Rig

It's a major production to apply an intumescent coating system on a new-build offshore oil rig at this ultra-busy Texas fabrication yard.

In This Issue

  • Motivating In Tough Times
  • Fear As An Advantage
  • Silicone Hull Coatings
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September 2012

Featured Article

Coatings Take Center Stage

Showtime at the Hollywood Bowl, but the parking deck was not up to the traffic clogging the iconic venue. Would the Bowl be "close-up ready" in time for the opening curtain?

In This Issue

  • Surface Prep Essentials
  • Mine Floor Project
  • Antimicrobial Coatings
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July 2012

Featured Article

5 Million Gallon Water Tank Recoat

Everything is bigger in RExas, including the water tanks and the change orders. Here's the story of one crew's race to keep Houston hydrated.

In This Issue

  • DOD Partnerships
  • Refinery Fireproofing
  • Epoxy: Resloping Floors
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May 2012

Featured Article

Coating The Robert Opie Norris Jr. Bridge

The crew from Atsalis Brothers Painting braves Mother Nature and stiff regulations in their bid to apply a new coating system to a regional landmark.

In This Issue

  • Air Barrier Coatings
  • Mortar Coatings 101
  • Never Again: Get The Lead Out!
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March 2012

Featured Article

10 Years of CoatingsPro

As we celebrate 10 years in publishing, here are 10 of our most celebrated stories!

In This Issue

  • Never Again: Importance of Profile
  • Tank Farm Containment
  • Hearing Protection Update
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January 2012

Featured Article

Concrete Wastewater Tank Is A Game Changer

An undiscovered problem lead to a coatings change order that result in new equipment and training, the crew has a choice: sink or swim.

In This Issue

  • Never Again: Roofers Or Coaters?
  • Metallic Epoxy Floor
  • LAPD Parking Garage
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November 2011

Featured Article

NASA, You Have A Roofing Problem

The problem, however, was no match for a high-flying coatings team. Steeply-sloping substrate? Check. Rappelling like Batman? Check. Battling ladybugs? Read the story and find out.

In This Issue

  • Never Again: Gaps In Fire Protection
  • Power Structure Specs
  • The Inspector's Tool Bag
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September 2011

Featured Article

Spray It Safe

A jobsite visit yields a unique perspective on one of the largest on-going coatings projects in the nation - the painting of Louisiana's Huey P. Long Bridge.

In This Issue

  • Employees And Social Media
  • Steel Tanks & Flash Rust
  • Never Again: Using Color, Preventing Failure
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July 2011

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Innovative Coatings, Napa Wines

Concrete. steel. cinderblock, plywood - an enterprising coatings crew covers it all as a bustling winery perpares for the harvest while opening a new estate building.

In This Issue

  • Hi-Tech QC
  • Confined Space Safety
  • NAI 2011 Advanced Program
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May 2011

Featured Article

Steel Bridge Saga

When a historic bridge needed a facelift, the owners turned to the coatings crew who worked who worked the span before. But mother nature and the bridge itself had some surprises.

In This Issue

  • Coating Boat Hulls
  • Spraying Epoxies
  • End PC Paralysis
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January 2011

Featured Article

Undertaking Concrete Coatings

Working in an usnusual setting, these highly trained coatings professionals quickly find a groove doing what they do best - demoing and instlling floor coating.

In This Issue

  • Bid Government Jobs
  • Atomic Train
  • IPAD Floor App
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March 2011

Featured Article

Southern Steel Recoat

Over the course of two years, a coatings crew and manufacturer have worked together to line and protect the nations fuel storage tanks.

In This Issue

  • New York Pipeline
  • Pressure Washer 101
  • Spec Writing Q&A
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