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November 2011

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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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November 2010

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Marine Coatings Protect FDNY

Coatings professionals are constantly putting out fires for their customers, but in the case one marine coating company, putting out fires is the primary job of a recent customer - the fire Department of New York.

In This Issue

  • Avoiding Dryspray
  • Pressure Washer 101
  • Locomotive Restoration
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September 2010

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Floor Coatings Evolve

The first large-scale use of any product is always daunting. When it is on a 20,000 sq ft floor in a pharmaceutical packaging facility with a tight deadline the stakes are even higher.

In This Issue

  • Polyurethane Technology
  • Nightmare Water Tank
  • ISO Standards
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July 2010

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The Leaking Water Tank

Relining the interior of a portable water tank is a straight-forward project that mushrooms into unforeseen problems for an experienced New Hampshire-based coatings crew.

In This Issue

  • 10 Tax Tips
  • Cruise Ship Coatings
  • Stop The Talent Drain
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March 2010

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Intumescent Coatings Protect Newest Las Vegas Development

With heavy publicity, and safety on the line, fireproofing Las Vegas' biggest commercial development to-date is a high-stakes. all-in-or-nothing project.

In This Issue

  • Changing Power Industry Specs
  • Mutual Funds: Helpful or Hype
  • Never Again: Correcting ICFs
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January 2010

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Coating Concrete Pools

Epoxy and polyurethane systems combine to create a waterproof rehab for the concrete pools at one of the Brookfield Zoo's most popular attractions.

In This Issue

  • Robotic Manhole Rehab
  • Corrosion under insulation
  • Never Again: Pipeline Failure
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November 2009

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Painting a Power plant Penstock

Rugged job site, unique safety issues, and a challenging structures makes things "interesting" for the crew coating a penstock on a New Jersey mountainside.

In This Issue

  • End-of-job PPE
  • Testing Offshore Coatings
  • Never Again: Ballast Tanks
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September 2009

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Hot Lava Garage Floor

From blow torches to pouring red lava epoxy, a motivated coatings team uses muscle to turn a problem garage floor into a dream auto showroom.

In This Issue

  • Steel Tank Lighthouse
  • Pump Cavitation Solutions
  • Never Again: Responding to Faliure
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July 2009

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Intense Tents: How Coatings Helped Our Armed Forces

Innovative coating and insuation technology is helping the Army not only cut fuel use and emissions, but is also saving lives.

In This Issue

  • Food Safe Floor
  • Steel & History - The Trieste II
  • Never Again: Auto Prep Nightmare
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May 2009

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Bridge Coatings Drive Technology

Keeping California's famed Vincent Thomas Bridge coated and "close-up-ready" is a full-time job for a dedicated crew of coatings applicators.

In This Issue

  • Pre-Job Safety
  • Stripe Coating Q&A
  • Specifying Sanitary Sewers
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