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Lee Wilson |
Lee Wilson, CEng, FICorr, is a NACE Level 3-certified CIP Instructor, NACE Corrosion Specialist, NACE Protective Coating Specialist and Senior Corrosion Technologist, as well as an ICorr Level 3 Painting Inspector and Level 2 Insulation Inspector. The author of the best-selling Paint Inspector’s Field Guide, Lee was named one of JPCL Top Thinkers: The Clive Hare Honors in 2012. Contact Lee.
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Controlling Corrosion on Offshore Turbines with Coatings, Part 2 By Lee Wilson |
There are a number of different turbine types and structural configurations and designs, and these all have an impact on the protective coating system applied....
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POSTED APRIL 19, 2018 | 22 COMMENTS |
Controlling Corrosion on Offshore Turbines with Coatings By Lee Wilson |
Corrosion is a major risk for offshore wind foundations: Its effects could mean costly offshore retrofit work, result in the loss of generation and expose operatives to additional health and safety ri...
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POSTED APRIL 11, 2018 | 13 COMMENTS |
Are We Learning from Our Mistakes? By Lee Wilson |
Health and safety in the corrosion-control industry has always been a major priority for me. I have personally represented some of the world’s largest oil and gas companies, working on corrosion contr...
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POSTED FEBRUARY 21, 2018 | 9 COMMENTS |
Coating Condition Surveys: An Overview, Part 2 By Lee Wilson |
A great deal of the coating condition survey is visual in nature, and for this reason, various standards exist for evaluating the extent of corrosion and coating failure....
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POSTED AUGUST 29, 2017 | 4 COMMENTS |
Coating Condition Surveys: An Overview, Part 1 By Lee Wilson |
I have always expressed my concerns in regard to the health and safety of offshore workers due to oil and gas leaks as well as structural failure caused by corrosion....
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POSTED AUGUST 23, 2017 | 6 COMMENTS |
Wet, Dry, Other: A Surface Prep Primer By Lee Wilson |
There is a vast rage of surface preparation methods widely used within the industry today for pre-treatment of ferrous-based materials....
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POSTED JULY 19, 2017 | 16 COMMENTS |
Dusting Off an Old Standard By Lee Wilson |
Coatings generally fail in direct proportion to their lack of adhesion. It’s rather simple, really, as the stronger the bond between a coating system and a substrate, the longer the coating will conti...
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POSTED MAY 24, 2017 | 8 COMMENTS |
A Chilly Surface Prep Method Gains Steam By Lee Wilson |
What is stopping dry ice blasting from becoming a more prevalent method of surface preparation?...
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POSTED FEBRUARY 15, 2017 | 17 COMMENTS |
Are All Surface Prep Standards Created Equal? Part 3 By Lee Wilson |
Why, when the joint standards supply so much more information, are specifiers still choosing ISO 8501-1 without stating the SSPC/NACE standards as equivalents?...
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POSTED FEBRUARY 1, 2017 | 2 COMMENTS |
Are All Surface Prep Standards Created Equal? Part 2 By Lee Wilson |
How does a SSPC/NACE joint standard on surface preparation differ from the equivalent ISO standard, and why does it matter?...
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POSTED JANUARY 25, 2017 | 1 COMMENT |
Are All Surface Prep Standards Created Equal? Part 1 By Lee Wilson |
Some say the ISO standard for dry abrasive blasting is in need of a revamp. Is it? And what really makes a good standard?...
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POSTED JANUARY 18, 2017 | 7 COMMENTS |
The Development of Protective Pipeline Coatings, Part 2 By Lee Wilson |
The 1980s really did see the birth of the three-layer systems comprised of a polyolefin (polyethylene or polypropylene) topcoat, a copolymer adhesive intermediate layer, and a fusion-bonded epoxy prim...
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POSTED JULY 27, 2016 | 6 COMMENTS |
The Development of Protective Pipeline Coatings, Part 1 By Lee Wilson |
This is the first in a two-part series chronicling the history of protective pipeline coatings, from the earliest coatings in ancient times to the most cutting-edge current technology. ...
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POSTED JULY 20, 2016 | 6 COMMENTS |
Asset Integrity and Fabric Maintenance By Lee Wilson |
Asset integrity can be defined as the ability of an asset to perform its required function effectively and efficiently while protecting health, safety and the environment. ...
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POSTED JANUARY 20, 2016 | 3 COMMENTS |
Deep Dive into Subsea Coatings By Lee Wilson |
I was approached recently by a fellow coating inspector who had applied for a position with a leading oil company as a SURF coating inspector [Subsea production equipment such as Umbilicals, Risers an...
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POSTED NOVEMBER 4, 2015 | 7 COMMENTS |
No Room for Painters By Lee Wilson |
Way back in June 2011, I wrote an article that was published in a European coatings journal (PCE). In it I expressed my concerns about the health and safety of offshore workers due to oil and gas leak...
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POSTED SEPTEMBER 11, 2015 | 10 COMMENTS |
All About Adhesion By Lee Wilson |
As I have stated time and time again, if a protective coating does not stick to the substrate it is intended to protect, then it is of little use as a method of corrosion control. You see, my colleagu...
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POSTED AUGUST 7, 2015 | 4 COMMENTS |
When Bad Specs Happen to Good Projects By Lee Wilson |
As we are well aware, many factors can and do cause premature coating failure. The usual suspects, it is widely accepted, are inadequate surface preparation and coating application....
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POSTED MARCH 19, 2015 | 11 COMMENTS |
Game of Pros: Experience v. Credentials By Lee Wilson |
Inspectors and others in the protective-coatings field often ask me which is “better”—practical experience or third-party certification? My answer: Yes....
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POSTED JANUARY 2, 2015 | 10 COMMENTS |
Where It All Went So Wrong By Lee Wilson |
I recently returned from inspecting a high-profile gas plant being developed by a major engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) company for a big oil and gas concern....
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POSTED DECEMBER 9, 2014 | 6 COMMENTS |
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