by Mike Folta | Sep 1, 2026 | Sandblasting & Painting
Installed industrial protective coatings typically vary widely in cost depending on system and exposure, but that number alone will mislead you. The right way to budget is cost-per-year of service life, not the lowest bid on the page. TL;DR: Complete quotes should...
by Mike Folta | Aug 31, 2026 | Sandblasting & Painting
The Bresle test extracts water-soluble salts from a steel surface and measures the extract’s conductivity to estimate NaCl-equivalent surface density, expressed in mg/m² or µg/cm². Inspectors run it after blasting, before coating, as a go/no-go checkpoint. A valid...
by Mike Folta | Aug 30, 2026 | Sandblasting & Painting
Rope access painting is a sound choice for most mid-rise and high-rise commercial exterior work, and often the fastest way to get quality coverage without shutting down the property, as shown by Cape Apex Painters’ high-rise painting expertise. It works when two...
by Mike Folta | Aug 29, 2026 | Sandblasting & Painting
Abrasive blasting, done with proper containment and monitoring, is the most reliable way to strip old coatings and corrosion from a water tank and leave behind the surface profile that new coatings need to bond. It works on steel, concrete, and most industrial tank...
by Mike Folta | Aug 28, 2026 | Sandblasting & Painting
ISO 12944 categories are the classification system that tells you how corrosive an environment is and what coating system it demands, sorted into atmospheric classes C1 through C5 (plus CX for extreme offshore exposure) and immersion classes IM1 through IM4. Every...