by Southern Sandblasting Painting LLC | Aug 25, 2026 | Southern Sandblasting & Painting
OSHA’s floor marking rule is short and often misread: 29 CFR 1910.176(a) requires that “permanent aisles and passageways” in workplaces using mechanical handling equipment be “appropriately marked.” That’s it. The standard is performance-based. It doesn’t name a...
by Southern Sandblasting Painting LLC | Aug 24, 2026 | Southern Sandblasting & Painting
A concrete surface profile (CSP) is the quantified texture of prepared concrete, measured on a scale of 1 to 10, and it determines whether a coating or overlay actually bonds or peels off within a year. Get the CSP wrong and you get delamination, blistering, or a...
by Southern Sandblasting Painting LLC | Aug 23, 2026 | Southern Sandblasting & Painting
For permanent forklift aisles, use two-pack epoxy over a properly shot-blasted or diamond-ground floor. For leased space or pedestrian zones you’ll reconfigure within a year or two, use heavy-duty floor tape. For outdoor yards and loading docks, thermoplastic holds up...
by Southern Sandblasting Painting LLC | Aug 22, 2026 | Southern 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 Southern Sandblasting Painting LLC | Aug 21, 2026 | Southern 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...