Shipping Company Adopts AI Coating App

Chemical shipping company Hafnia announced that it will be using an artificial intelligence-assisted application from paint maintenance company SteelCorr on 57 of its ships to help improve p...

IA Council Approves Water Tower Repairs

Earlier this month, the Clear Lake City Council in Iowa voted 4-0 at a meeting to proceed with painting and repairing a million-gallon water tower on South 24th Street near Interstate 35.

PA Water Tanks Undergo Maintenance Work

Water utility company Pennsylvania American Water is undergoing work to rehabilitate its 1.93-million-gallon Kelker Street tandem water storage tanks in Swatara Township, Pennsylvania.

The Case Against Abrasive Blasting for Spot Repairs

by Robert Ikenberry

I’m not a fan of spot abrasive blasting for repairs on existing structures. Don’t get...

Wet, Dry, Other: A Surface Prep Primer

by Lee Wilson

There is a vast rage of surface preparation methods widely used within the industry t...

When did the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's ban on all retail distribution of methylene chloride to consumers for paint and coatings removal go into effect?

Which one of the following agricultural materials is not used for air abrasive blasting?

Aside from size and hardness, what factor do you consider most important when choosing abrasive media?

In May, the WaterJet Technology Association announced that it had partnered with the Houston Area Safety Council to create a new field verification training and certification program for safe and standardized hydroblasting operations. Do you think the program will be more beneficial to professionals than WJTA’s mid-1980s reference: Industry Best Practices for the Use of High-Pressure Waterjetting Equipment?

Your field surface preparation requires SSPC SP-10 and your field bolting uses hot-dip galvanized bolts. What surface preparation do you require/allow on and around the bolts?

How do you best remove lubricants and other contaminants from field-bolted connections prior to painting?

Focus On

from JPCL, September 2019

JPCL Anniversary Archives

from JPCL, September 2019

NACE Surface Preparation Workshop

May 30, 2019

SSPC Meeting: Surface Preparation and Concrete

April 23, 2019

Webinar: Surface Prep Equipment: Key Attributes in Purchasing

February 26, 2019

E-Book: Achieving Efficiency in Abrasive Blast Cleaning

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E-Book: Selecting the Right Abrasive

This eBook consists of articles from the Journal of Protective Coatings & Lini...

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Architectural Coatings: A PaintSquare Video Education Series

A collection of archived webinars focused on architectural coatings.

Concrete: A PaintSquare Video Education Series

A collection of archived webinars focused on concrete coatings and maintenance.