Failures Intercoat Delamination Intercoat delamination: why coats lose adhesion to each other, how to find the cause, and how to repair and prevent… 4 min read
Substrates Coating Concrete How to coat concrete — porosity, alkalinity and moisture, testing and CSP surface preparation, coating options and common failure modes. 4 min read
Applications Spray-On Truck Bed Liners Spray-on truck bed liners explained: polyurea vs polyurethane, high- vs low-pressure systems, prep, application steps, safety and repair. 5 min read
Science Solvents in Coatings What solvents do in a coating, the main solvent families, evaporation rate and solvency, solvent-related defects, VOC limits and safe… 5 min read
Chemistries Fusion-Bonded Epoxy (FBE) How fusion-bonded epoxy works, plant application steps, single- and dual-layer and three-layer systems, key standards, field joints and QC tests. 4 min read
Testing Cathodic Disbondment Testing Cathodic disbondment testing explained: ASTM G8, G42, G95, ISO 15711 and pipeline standards, test setup, measuring disbonded radius and limits 4 min read
Failures Mud Cracking, Checking & Cracking What causes mud cracking, checking and cracking in coatings, how to judge crack depth and cause, and how to repair… 5 min read
Methods Robotic & Automated Coating Application How robots, reciprocators and automated field systems apply coatings: equipment types, path programming, transfer efficiency, safety and limits. 4 min read
Failures Blistering Causes of coating blistering — salts, solvent, cathodic disbondment, cold walls — and how to diagnose, repair and prevent it. 7 min read
Chemistries Polysiloxane Coatings How epoxy and acrylic polysiloxane topcoats cure, why they hold gloss so well, two-coat system options and the application details… 4 min read
Safety Crystalline Silica & Abrasive Blasting Why abrasive blasting and concrete prep create respirable crystalline silica, the diseases it causes, and the rules and controls that… 5 min read
Failures Wrinkling Why coatings wrinkle, shrivel or lift into ridges — thick films, heat, strong solvents and recoat timing — and how… 5 min read
