28Jul
28Jul
14Jul
Painting Various Tanks with Commercial Painting Contractors
Commercial painting contractors paint a variety of substrates that are commonplace in commercial and industrial environments. And one of the most frequent, yet under appreciated items is tanks and silos. Here's why it's so important to maintain the integrity and appearance of a facility's tank., and just how different each tank can be. Tanks and silos come in pretty much only 1 shape. But regardless of that shape, they can hold multiple items, from ethanol to oil, to flour, to...
07Jul
4 Different Projects Completed By Commercial Painting Contractors
Commercial painting contractors come across varying projects with varying degrees of difficulty. Sometimes the prep work involves something as complex as wet blasting. And other times the prep work could be as simple as hand scraping peeling paint. And then you have to consider how much containment is involved. Is there a sensitive product or equipment in the area? Will paint fumes be a problem? Does the project need to occur during a plant shut down, or during off hours?...
29May
Choosing a paint for Equipment Painting
Painting equipment is one of the most common requests for industrial painters. From finding the appropriate coating, to discovering the best prep method, to minimizing sensitive computer components. There are a number of factors that need to be considered before embarking on an incredible painting journey into the angular movements of equipment painting. In the world of big industry, there are innumerable operations that equipment can perform. And sometimes that performance requires highly concentrated coolants and oils that can keep...
08May
Painting Fiberglass Cooling Tower for Industrial Facility
Maryland Commercial and Industrial Painting projects don't seem to have any limitations with difficulty. And when we were contacted by a power facility to paint their fiberglass cooling towers, we knew the difficulty level wasn't trying to decrease. Fiberglass is a challenging substrate to paint. Creating fiberglass requires a process called gel-coating. This process involves soaking layers of fiber inside resinious material. Collectively, these create a durable, smooth, waterproof, and very strong surface. Here's a video with more details: The gel-coat creates...
27Jan
Improve Asset Reliability With Industrial Coatings
Finishes are often overlooked from the Asset Reliability Manager's perspective. But if you learn the many benefits of industrial and commercial coatings, you can see how they can improve some of the most important assets in any facility. When a company or facility thinks of their assets, their first thought is typically production machinery. Which makes sense. It gets used daily, to produce the product that the company is selling. And if that machinery goes down, then that product is...
19Aug
Different Types of Construction Lifts for Industrial Painting Contractors
Get The Right Aerial Lift For A Successful Industrial Painting Project Industrial painting contractors see Industrial and commercial painting projects in all different shapes and sizes. Some projects are interior, while others are exterior. Some areas are directly above your head, while others are disproportionately angled. And some areas might be on uneven grass or gravel, while others are positioned beneath level concrete slabs. But regardless of what type of project you're trying to estimate and plan out, here are some of...
12Aug
Industrial Painting Contractors – Prep & Application
Hire Industrial Painting Contractors to Finish Tough Jobs I was contacted by a local fabrication company. These guys weld large structural steel objects that include air handler units, frames, and other piece of customized steel structures. This cold box that they're currently welding weighs about 150,000 pounds. It is 46' Long x 12' Wide, and 11' Tall. But it needs an industrial coating, so they reached out for an industrial painting contractor to complete the project. Half Primed / Half Not As...
22Jul
Epoxy Flooring Contractors – Decorative Floors
PennCoat's Epoxy Flooring Contractors Install Decorative Floors Are you looking at the picture above and thinking how unsightly it is? If you're not, then maybe it's because you haven't seen a nice decorative floor finish. Here's a picture of a nice, decorative broadcast floor system. And when you compare this picture to the previous one, it's pretty obvious which one provides the superior presentation. But these decorative floors aren't easy to install. When you compare this floor to the previous floor,...
12Jul
