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For nearly 30 years, I’ve watched, fascinated, as technology in the coatings industry has advanced. The best minds in the business have brought us intumescents, optically activated pigmented coatings, nanotechnology, flouropolymers, flexible ceramics, self-healing coatings, and materials smarter than we are. Testing equipment today is remarkable in...
Now that winter is fast approaching, many owners, engineers, architects, and others believe that all painting projects have to wait until the weather warms up. Well, the short answer is, not so. With the right knowledge and materials, you can paint most surfaces in colder weather...
Reality is not always as firm a thing as we would wish, alas, even in the realm of coatings science. Take the Cold Wall Effect: to some experts, a key cause of coating failure; to others, a myth. I was recently reminded of this controversy while inspecting...
I am intimately familiar with the fine art of “eye-rolling.” As the followers of my blog know, I have three daughters, ages 16, 19 and 22. As you can imagine, I’ve had more than my share of eye-rolling exhibitions over the years. The following is only...