by Mike Folta | Sep 14, 2026 | Sandblasting & Painting
TL;DR: Municipal water tank linings require structured inspections every three to five years under AWWA D101 guidance, with every interior coating verified for NSF/ANSI 61 compliance before the tank returns to potable service. This checklist walks public works...
by Mike Folta | Sep 10, 2026 | Sandblasting & Painting
A high build epoxy lining is a thick, largely or fully solvent-free epoxy system, applied in one or multiple coats to build a continuous barrier from roughly 20 to 80 mils, sometimes more for structural work. It gives you an immersion-capable, abrasion-resistant...
by Mike Folta | Sep 9, 2026 | Sandblasting & Painting
Budget roughly a few dollars per square foot for standard interior industrial painting, and significantly more per square foot for heavy blast-and-coat work on tanks and structural steel. The single biggest swing factor is surface preparation and access, not paint...
by Mike Folta | Sep 8, 2026 | Sandblasting & Painting
Every accessible parking space needs a sign with the International Symbol of Accessibility mounted at least 60 inches to the bottom edge, a van-accessible designation where required, a minimum width space for cars, a wider configuration for vans, or a car-width space...
by Mike Folta | Sep 7, 2026 | Sandblasting & Painting
Polyaspartic topcoats are fast-curing, UV-stable aliphatic polyurea coatings that return floors to service in hours rather than days, resist yellowing outdoors, and outperform standard epoxy on abrasion. They’re the right call for garage floors, industrial floors on a...