by Mike Folta | Aug 22, 2026 | Sandblasting & Painting
Expect to pay between $500 and $1,000 for a typical parking lot restripe, with most jobs landing around $750. That figure moves fast based on a handful of variables you can spot before a contractor ever shows up. Lot size and layout — more stalls and longer lines mean...
by Mike Folta | Aug 21, 2026 | Sandblasting & Painting
Yes, you can paint over galvanizing, but only if you treat it as a two-part system rather than a quick topcoat job. The American Galvanizers Association calls this a duplex system, and it works only when surface prep follows ASTM D6386 and the coating chemistry is...
by Mike Folta | Aug 20, 2026 | Sandblasting & Painting
Complying with safety standards starts with five actions: assign leadership, involve workers, identify hazards, apply the hierarchy of controls, and document everything. That is the whole model in one sentence. Everything else is detail. Here’s the checklist version...
by Mike Folta | Aug 19, 2026 | Sandblasting & Painting
Hot-dip galvanizing is the process of dipping fabricated steel into a bath of molten zinc, typically around 450°C (815–850°F), so the zinc reacts with the steel to form a metallurgically bonded, corrosion-resistant coating. That bond is the whole point: unlike paint,...
by Mike Folta | Aug 18, 2026 | Sandblasting & Painting
Inspect the interior of your water storage tank regularly every few years, and track coating dry film thickness (DFT) closely enough that you plan a full recoat before the coating fails across broad zones. That single cadence, drawn from AWWA D101 guidance, drives...