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- [Blog](https://strandsindustrialcoatings.com/blog/) - At Strand's Industrial Coatings, we want to help each client get the coating they need and learn how to get the most from it. Check out our blog today.
- [VIDEO: A Day at Strand's Industrial Coatings](https://strandsindustrialcoatings.com/video-a-day-at-strands-industrial-coatings/)
- [A Trick to Avoid Outgassing Bubbles on Concrete Floors](https://strandsindustrialcoatings.com/a-trick-to-avoid-outgassing-bubbles-on-concrete-floors/) - Are porcupine rollers the solution for outgassing bubbles on concrete floors? So you’re coating a concrete floor in an area that isn’t climate controlled and you keep getting outgassing bubbles. You’ve tried to pop them with a porcupine roller, but they keep showing up. As the coating sets up, you’re afraid to walk back onto
- [Paint Booth Safety: Grounding Straps](https://strandsindustrialcoatings.com/paint-booth-safety-grounding-straps/) - Safety in the spray booth is extremely important. You’ve got your safety glasses, steel toed boots, spray suits, and explosion proof lights. You quit smoking in the booth in the 80’s. So you’re safe, right? Hmmm… What about those grounding straps? They are there, but when you don’t hook them up, nothing happens. Usually…. So
- [Distributor Spotlight: Holdtight Q&A with Carter Strand](https://strandsindustrialcoatings.com/holdtight-qa-with-carter-strand-president-of-strands-industrial-coatings/) - Q&A courtesy of HoldTight Solutions Whether you are an end user or distributor of Holdtight, there is a universal sentiment. “You know the difference once you see it!” This month we have a quick Q&A with Carter Strand. President of Strand’s Industrial Coatings in Iowa. He is a longtime partner and has great insights to
- [Understanding Mill Scale and Protective Coatings](https://strandsindustrialcoatings.com/understanding-mill-scale-and-protective-coatings/) - Mill scale is often misunderstood and frequently ignored in the coatings industry. I have seen numerous coatings failures that we caused by coating over mill scale. While most professionals in the coatings industry are very familiar with the importance of removing mill scale, some in our trade are not. I am hopeful that a good
- [Still soaking your air spray gun in solvent?](https://strandsindustrialcoatings.com/still-soaking-your-air-spray-gun-in-solvent/) - Are you soaking your air spray gun in solvent to keep it clean? If you are, you are ruining your gun. Soaking your gun will destroy the packings. It will also introduce solvent into the air passages where it is not intended. The only areas that should be cleaned with solvent are the exterior surfaces
- [The coatings failure that wasn’t…](https://strandsindustrialcoatings.com/the-coatings-failure-that-wasnt/) - A coatings contractor recently asked me to look at a failure on a job that he had completed within the last year. The job had been to coat the tube steel legs on a new cooling tower, and the paint was “splitting and separating” as reported by the owner. The tower was located in an
- [Fisheyes with air spray guns?](https://strandsindustrialcoatings.com/fisheyes-with-air-spray-guns/) - If you are getting fisheyes when applying solvent based coatings with air spray equipment, the problem might be your air. Solvent based coatings will attempt to escape from any moisture droplets, causing fisheyes. Frequently, the contamination can be viewed in the center of the fisheye. So why is there water in your air? You might
- [Using recycled solvents?  Read this.](https://strandsindustrialcoatings.com/using-recycled-solvents-read-this/) - The use of solvent recyclers can greatly reduce the need for virgin solvent purchases and waste disposal. A solvent recycler works by using distillation, which separates volatile and nonvolatile solutions in a solvent. The solution is boiled and the vapors are condensed back into liquid in a separate tank. The non-volatile portion of the liquid
- [Pressure Pot Agitators](https://strandsindustrialcoatings.com/pressure-pot-agitators/) - Choosing an agitation system for your new pressure pot requires some thought. First of all, do you need an agitator? I would recommend that you use an agitator if you will be spraying coatings with heavy particulates, such as organic or inorganic zincs. If you don’t agitate these coatings, the zinc will quickly settle out.
- [Setting fluid and air pressures](https://strandsindustrialcoatings.com/setting-fluid-and-air-pressures/) - When I visit plants for a tune up in their spray shops, I almost always notice one thing. Painters using air spray guns have their gun atomization air pressure turned up way too high. I often see it turned up as high as it will go. For most plants, that’s about 120 psi. This is
- [See Holdtight in Action](https://strandsindustrialcoatings.com/see-holdtight-in-action/)
- [Here’s what you need to know about amine blush](https://strandsindustrialcoatings.com/heres-what-you-need-to-know-about-amine-blush/) - If amine blush occurs on your epoxy coating, it is very important that you correctly identify and remove it prior to recoating. Coating over amine blush has been the cause of countless and very expensive coating failures for many years. How does amine blush occur? Epoxy resin based products are generally cured with an amine
- [How to test for a passivation (passivated) layer on galvanized steel prior to painting](https://strandsindustrialcoatings.com/how-to-test-for-a-passivation-passivated-layer-on-galvanized-steel-prior-to-painting/) - Passivation is a quenching process on galvanized steel that prohibits the formation of excessive zinc oxides and zinc hydroxides in the first several weeks
- [What coating chemistry should I use?](https://strandsindustrialcoatings.com/what-coating-chemistry-should-i-use/) - By Gulf Coast Paints Owners at Industrial Facilities often come to us wondering what type of coating system is needed to protect their assets. Whether it is protecting steel or concrete surfaces exposed to chemicals or concrete that needs a coating or damaged concrete that needs to be repaired, we are often asked to come
- [Is Sanitile 755 FR tougher than a 57 mph fastball?](https://strandsindustrialcoatings.com/is-sanitile-755-fr-tougher-than-a-57-mph-fastball/) - CARBOLINE INTRODUCES SANITILE 755 FR Is Sanitile 755 FR tough enough to stand up to a 57 mph fastball? Find out here… St. Louis, Missouri, February 5, 2018 – Carboline is pleased to announce the release of Sanitile 755 FR! Sanitile 755 FR is designed for maximum protection and minimum maintenance. Its outstanding wetting properties, and
- [Veterans Help Veterans through Strand’s Industrial Coatings](https://strandsindustrialcoatings.com/veterans-help-veterans-through-strands-industrial-coatings/) - Industrial paint and coatings like those sold at Strand’s Industrial Coatings are designed to last a long time – long enough to preserve pieces of history and to honor veterans from past, present and future generations. Located in Marshalltown, Iowa, Strand’s Industrial Coatings gives back to its local community in a variety of ways, but
- [How to Prevent Pinholes When Coating Over Inorganic Zinc Primers](https://strandsindustrialcoatings.com/how-to-prevent-pinholes-when-coating-over-inorganic-zinc-primers/) - Have you ever applied a three coat system (inorganic zinc/epoxy/urethane) and seen pinholes in the epoxy? Applying coatings over inorganic zinc primers can easily lead
- [Car Wash Coatings Failure Analysis](https://strandsindustrialcoatings.com/car-wash-coatings-failure-analysis/) - Here are some interesting photos from a failure analysis that I conducted at a car wash. On the concrete walls, blisters were widespread and concentrated in areas with the greatest exposure to water.
- [Pressure Loss and Its Effect on Airless Spray Patterns](https://strandsindustrialcoatings.com/pressure-loss-and-its-effect-on-airless-spray-patterns/) - If you’re experiencing poor spray patterns and can’t figure out where the problem is, one often overlooked cause of the problem might be pressure loss through the hose.
- [How Do I Calculate the Volume Solids of a Coating After Adding Thinner?](https://strandsindustrialcoatings.com/volume-solids-of-a-coating/) - In order to calculate the dry film thickness (DFT) required to attain your desired Wet Film Thickness (WFT), you’ll need to use the following formula: WFT= DFT/VS Conversely: DFT = WFT x VS WFT- Wet Film thickness DFT= Dry Film Thickness VS= Volume Solids as a decimal (60% = .60) You’ll find the volume solids
- [Why Should I Pressure Wash with Holdtight 102 After Wet- or Dry-Abrasive Blasting?](https://strandsindustrialcoatings.com/pressure-washing-with-holdtight-102/) - Prepping Industrial Equipment for Coatings Washing with Holdtight 102 after abrasive blasting dilutes and carries soluble salts, like chlorides, sulfates, and nitrates, away from the surface. When left on the surface these soluble salts act like little sponges, and they pull moisture from the air onto the steel surface. Prior to coating, this results in
- [Coverage Rates When Using Holdtight 102](https://strandsindustrialcoatings.com/coverage-rates-and-holdtight-102/) - How Much Water & Holdtight 102 to Use for Effective Cleaning Holdtight 102 is not a coating. It performs its two principal functions–salt removal and flash rust prevention--as an adjunct to and enhancement of pressure washing with water (and/or wet abrasive blasting, “wet jet” blasting, or “water jetting”). Thus, the question of “How much 102
- [When salts are being removed from my equipment, where do they go?](https://strandsindustrialcoatings.com/where-salts-go-after-being-removed/) - Holdtight 102 turns potable water into an extremely effective cleaner. After application, the water and the Holdtight 102 evaporate from the surface without leaving a residue that will interfere with coatings adhesion. But salts won’t evaporate with the water. That’s why the oceans are full of salty water but rain isn’t salty. Thorough flushing of
- [How long will it take for flash rust to appear after I clean a steel surface with Holdtight 102?](https://strandsindustrialcoatings.com/flash-rust-and-holdtight-102/) - Steel surfaces that are effectively cleaned with Holdtight 102 should remain rust-free until they are re-wetted with water or re-contaminated with airborne contamination that pull moisture (humidity) onto the steel surface. This initiates the electrical process required for corrosion to occur. It Depends on Your on Your Environment In outdoor environments without high humidity, two
- [Determining the Proper Cure of Inorganic Zinc Primers](https://strandsindustrialcoatings.com/cure-of-inorganic-zinc-primers/) - Ethyl Silicate Inorganic zinc primers commonly found in the United States coating market include Dimetcote 9, Interzinc 22, and Carbozinc 11. These primers cure through a chemical reaction with moisture in the air. Normally, inorganic zinc (IOZ) primers are later coated with an epoxy which provides an effective barrier coat to protect the IOZ and
- [Polyamine Epoxy Yellowing](https://strandsindustrialcoatings.com/polyamine-epoxy-yellowing/) - The photo below is a pool ceiling that was originally painted with a white acrylic. Several years later, sections of the ceiling were coated with a white polyamine epoxy. Applying a solvent base epoxy over an acrylic is risky, but that’s a topic for another blog. At the time that the epoxy was applied, the colors

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