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Surface Prep Supplement 2017

Featured Article

The Wide World of Surface Preparation

In the coatings industry, success can begin and end with surface preparation.

In This Issue

  • Moisture in Concrete
  • Tool Selection Tips
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January 2017

Featured Article

Park It: Concrete Coatings

This parking garage, attached to a National Register of Historic Places was once condemned. Could this crew bring it back to its glory of past days.

In This Issue

  • Tick Tock for SPF Proof
  • Steel Flue Climbers
  • Online Reviews 
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Concrete Covered 2016

Featured Article

The Concrete Truth: The 411 on a Common Substrate

From bridge decks to pool decks, airplane hangars to brewery floors, even on rooftops, concrete is everywhere.

In This Issue

  • Tips for Grinding
  • Company Profiles
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November 2016

Featured Article

Jacked Up Tank Job

Access is everything on some coatings jobs. To reach the ceiling and rafter on this tank, the coatings crew had to jack it up.

In This Issue

  • Spec'ing Static Discharge Floors
  • Dehumidification Q&A
  • Job Coating: The Truth
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Roof Coatings Supplement 2016

Featured Article

Roof Coating System vs. Re-Roof or Re-Cover

I remember when thermoplastic polyolefin (TPO) began to enter the market as an affordable alternative to traditional bituminous roofing products.

In This Issue

  • Choosing the Right Rig
  • Coatings Plus SPF
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September 2016

Featured Article

Buzzer Beater fro Athletic Center's New Floor

It was a slam dunk finding a coatings applicator that could get the job done on tome at Georgetown University's new athletic Center.

In This Issue

  • Fines Through The Roof
  • Concrete School Pool
  • Overtime Change
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Equipment Supplement 2016

Featured Article

Take the Hard Work out of Renting Equipment

The guesswork going into renting equipment can sometimes lead to unnecessary headaches.

In This Issue

  • Rental Dos and Don'ts
  • Electrostatic Equipment
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July 2016

Featured Article

Crew Throws a No-Hitter on Cardinals Stadium

For this local crew from Missouri, recoating the structural steel at St Louis Cardinals baseball stadium has been a grand slam!

In This Issue

  • Green Roofing in Session
  • Respirator Ins and Outs
  • Pigeonholing Pinholes
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Safety Supplement 2016

Featured Article

Priority #1 on the Job

Jobsite safety is always a hot button topic in the coatings industry for many reasons.

In This Issue

  • Mitigate Hazards
  • Top to Bottom PPE
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May 2016

Featured Article

Finish Line Approaching Fast! On Bridge Recoat

A few bumps on the road couldn't keep this contractor from completing the recoating of this 64-year old drawbridge.

In This Issue

  • Branding Attitude
  • Outreach Blueprint
  • Concrete Floor Haven
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Surface Prep Supplement 2016

Featured Article

It's All About the Prep: Coating Success with Proper Surface Preparation

If coatings contractors have heard it once, they've heard it a million times – proper surface preparation is absolutely imperative to the success of each and every coatings job.

In This Issue

  • Roof Prep Success
  • Blasting Protection
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March 2016

Featured Article

Balancing Beam: Time, Skills and a PFP System

Expansions at a petrochemical facility required a special passive fire protection coating applied in-shop and in the field

In This Issue

  • Variables in Roof Safety
  • Fracking on the High Seas
  • Cost of Lost Tools
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Concrete Covered Supplement 2016

Featured Article

The Low Down on Concrete: Working with One of the Most Popular Building Materials

Take a look around–concrete is everywhere!

In This Issue

  • Proper Concrete Joint Repair
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January 2016

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Concrete Coatings Kings

The rehab of a historic building in L.A. included the coating of a top level of the parking garage. Find our how these contractors handled the heat.

In This Issue

  • Top Talent Needed!
  • Safety for Inspectors
  • Your Online Reputation
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November 2015

Featured Article

Peak Performance: Coating a Natural Gas Power Plant

They go by many names: peaking power plants, peaker plants, and sometimes just peakers. But there is no change in the important role these power plants play.

In This Issue

  • Choosing & Using Fire Protection
  • Training Ops for Roofers
  • Coating Spec Updates
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