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Industrial coatings Facilities assignments. The quality of both the inspection and the project was compromised. The painting contractor is human, like everyone else. There will be errors made that, hopefully, the inspector will recognize and have corrected. The cost of a coating inspector is about equal to adding one painter to the project. It’s well worth the expenditure. To recap, you should review, read, understand and follow the information published by the coating manufacturer. Prepare a specification for the work. Hold a pre-job conference and address Figure 3. Coating inspectors should inaccessible areas. Use the services of a be able to measure anchor pattern/ qualified coating inspector. Establish surface roughness. an effective communication system. Verify that any deviation from specification has been repaired. Then, enjoy the coating’s anticiPay for an inspector pated life span. The plant engineer or maintenance engineer already has a full-time job. Inspecting a coating applicator on a sizable job represents another full-time job. I’ve been involved with S.G. Pinney is president of S.G. Pinney, P.E., Inc., providing consultcoating projects where the in-house engineer attempted the ing services and failure analysis to users of industrial coatings. painting inspection in addition to performing the normal Contact him at sgpinney@aol.com and (772) 879-0600. with the contractor, followed up by a letter stating that all is well. This approach is inadequate, considering the money you spent on the project, and it all too frequently results in failures that require repair during the first year. Punch list items that are repaired should be inspected again to verify adequacy. This might be countered by requiring a warranty from the coating applicator. Warranties sound good, but they’re difficult to enforce, frequently resulting in disagreements about the cause of the failure. A suggested alternative would be to require a one-year inspection and repair contract. This should lead to the coatings performing to their anticipated life. Know your substrate The Original Blue Pipe for Compressed Air Ener gy Eff ic ient M odular Des ig n Sim ple I ns t allati on Lower I ns t all Cos t Pus h- t o- Connec t Com plet ely Reus abl e No Cor r os ion Av ailable in 1/ 2” - 4” 7205 E. Hampton Ave. 44 Mesa, AZ 85209 Phone: 480-830-7764 www.transair-usa.com www.PLANTSERVICES.com June 2008 http://www.transair-usa.com http://www.transair-usa.com http://www.PLANTSERVICES.com

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