Industrial Coatings
Essential to Proper Facility Maintenance
If you are a facility maintenance professional, the odds are that you are working with a tighter budget than ever before. Changes in the economy are forcing you to achieve the best results possible with even less resources. It’s your job to realize that allowing your commercial structure and equipment to deteriorate will cause the value of your property to drop significantly.
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| 80% of All Coatings Fail Due to Lack of Prep. |
Your facility is subjected to harsh conditions, such as UV
light, acid rain, dirt, and extreme shifts in weather or moisture levels. These
cause paint to degrade over time, so you will have to repaint it when it begins
to look worn out. As a busy facility maintenance professional, it is important
to determine whether you are looking after your assets and equipment
properly. Investigation can be done to identify the problem areas. A
strategic plan will take into consideration the findings from an examination of
the equipment as well as any budgetary constraints.
Keeping the outside of your building well maintained is
important, no matter what type of facility you own. Hiring an industrial painting contractor is the right solution for preventing the deterioration of
assets and equipment. An experienced painting contractor will determine a list
of problem areas suffering from peeling, cracking or corrosion and create a
plan of attack.
It is often said that in the industrial coatings industry, surface
preparation is the most important part of the job. Maintenance painting frequently
requires all surface contamination such as oil, grease, paint chips, debris,
rust, mold, and mildew must be removed to ensure bonding to the old
paint.
About 80% of all coating failures can be directly attributed
to unsatisfactory surface preparation that affects coating
adhesion. Additionally, it is generally agreed that a cleaner
surface will result in better coating performance. When hand preparation is not
practical, as in the case of most commercial buildings, media blasting is a
good alternative.
For protective coatings
to provide the best protection possible, regularly scheduled facility maintenance is recommended.
Proper facility maintenance includes inspection of painted areas, cleaning of
surfaces, and touch-up or re-painting of areas where the coatings have been
damaged. Areas subjected to frequent chemical spills, corrosive agents
and high temperature should be inspected about once every 6 months. Areas with
less severe conditions, such as water tanks should be inspected annually.
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