They say we learn more from our mistakes so PaintInfo publishes some educational advice in this section - letting you gain valuable experience at the expense of those who were left wondering 'What Went Wrong'.- It's Not Always the Paint -
It isn't always the paint that lags in performance. Often the problem
can be attributed to flaws in design, construction, or poor application
procedures ...
- Military Tank Farm Failure - The government awarded a painting contract to clean and paint the exterior of a steel fuel tank. The contractor maintained that all cleaning and painting was carried out according to environmental requirements but within months the paint coating was blistering and peeling ...
- The Nuts and Bolts of Corrosion
- Shortly after construction, corrosion has appeared on the building's
angle bracket supports ...
- A Bad Choice of Paint System
- This is a good example of where the choice of a coating system for
a specific use would save a lot of time and unnecessary cost and labour
...
- Unhappy Home Owners - After
less than five years, rusting nails destroyed the exterior of this house
-- one of 43 units in a complex. The builder did not use quality galvanized
nails ...
- Peeling Rubber - The owners
asked the low bidder if he could "get down to budget". The contractor
suggested cutting the Quality Assurance Program (here and there saving
$700 - $800), and reduced his price by $1600. The owners agreed, and
painting started the next week. Two months after the project was completed,
bubbles and blisters began to appear ...
- Too Much Color? - The weather
was clear during the two days of painting with temperatures ranging
from 55° F (12° C) to 78° F (25° C). Two weeks later,
after a day of light rain, the owner noticed that the paint had lightened
and was tacky to the touch ...
