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logo are good points observed by none other than Dr. Bob himself.
Sectioned by audience, the bulletins in the list below will be of interest to Architects and Specifying Authorities, Consultants, General and/or Management Contractors, Property Owners and Managers, Painting and Decorating Contractors, Coating Manufacturers, Distributors, and Resellers.
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Painting Contractors
- Two Batches of Paint are Never
the Same - Keep a little extra paint for touch up work - better
to have matching paint left over than to have to repaint the whole wall!
Text and pictures courtesy of Robert L. Cusumano,
Coatings
Consultants Inc.
- Ventilation Good for You and
Your Paint - When applying paints on interior surfaces it's important
to consider the ventilation or airflow in and out of the room ...
- Interior Cold Weather Painting
- Many are reluctant to open windows when painting in cold weather.
The resulting lack of ventilation causes water vapor levels to increase
proportionately ...
- How to Avoid Sacking Havoc on Concrete Walls - “Sacking” - the practice of filling bugholes and other voids in concrete walls by rubbing a mixture of cement ...
- Paint versus Drywall-Is the problem the paint or the drywall? - A patchy or uneven texture on freshly-painted new drywall might seem like the painter's fault, but it's often actually a drywall issue ...
- The Pain in Painting Galvanized Surfaces - The biggest challenge in painting galvanized metal is achieving proper adhesion, and most problems start with either pre-treatments, poor surface preparation, or improper choice of coating system ...
- When Bad Priming Happens to Good Steel -The majority of new construction projects specify that structural steel components be prepared and primed by the steel fabricator prior to delivery to the jobsite ...
- Painting Dimensional Lumber-The Case of the Inside/Out Siding -Dimensional lumber is a term used for lumber that is finished/planed and cut to standardized ...
- The Challenges of Finishing Interior Glass Mat Gypsum Board -Interior glass mat wallboard is a noncombustible interior panel that consists of a moisture resistant fiberglass reinforced gypsum core and coated fiberglass mat face ...
- Aged Concrete Floors Can Hide a Multitude of Sins-Floor projects can be tricky when the slab is new and the design specifications are mindful of the best practices for floor coating application ...
- When Stainless Isn’t So Stainless-“Stainless“ steel is the name given to a group of corrosion resistant and high temperature steels that possess in excess of 10.5 - 11% chromium content ...
- The Perils of Prefinished Steel-Specifying that new steel be prepped and primed in the controlled and predictable environment of the fabricating shop can offer many advantages...
- The Drywall Defect Trifecta -Ever hear this one? This paint inspector walks onto a jobsite and sees a drywall surface that’s just been meticulously painted with an intermediate coat...
- The Pain in Painting Drywall -Question: can an ASTM Level 5 Drywall Finish produce a satisfactory painted finish in critical lighting areas and/or when using higher sheen paints...
- The Un-Touch-upables -Here’s a painter’s nightmare: he’s just finished applying the topcoats in a shiny new office complex...
- Start to Finish: Selecting Brushes for Today’s Paints - Brushing is the oldest method of paint application, and it takes the longest to master. ...
- Repaint Specs and the Perils of Latex Over Alkyd - The inspector recently encountered this question from a specifer: “An existing wall has latex paint over an enamel (alkyd) finish...
- Tips for Finishing Ceilings - Back in the day, ceilings were often finished with spray textured surfaces consisting of polymeric binders or modified plaster and aggregate that create a “spatter” effect...
- When New Galvanizing Fails - In Western Canada—and, we surmise, other parts of North America—new steel doors are typically galvanized as part of the manufacturing process...
- Tips for Specifying and Applying Elastomeric Coatings - Waterbased elastomeric coatings are often the go-to choice for exterior concrete/masonry wall applications.
- Tips for repainting with elastomeric coatings - In our experience, many architects and owners specify elastomeric coatings for exterior concrete and masonry walls as a reflex reaction...
- Two wrongs don't make a right when repainting exterior concrete walls - There’s a rule that paint inspectors live by: when you look at the exterior concrete walls of a high rise condo or apartment building, don’t assume the paint is planning to stay there...
- Weather or Not: Tips for Cold Weather Painting - In our experience, almost all the premature coating failures we see are for one of these reasons: ...
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