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CoatingsPro Recoat What's New Overall: The surfaces of CoatingsPro Magazine have been prepped, recoated, and inspected for roll-out! With this issue we're going to show you our refreshed and re-energized design that showcases a simplified, uncluttered, and filtered look. We're offering you better access to our sustainable content while keeping true to our familiar look. We're proud of our changes and hope you like them too. Check out some of the most noticeable updates below! In This Issue JANUARY 2014 VOL. 14, NO. 1 Logo: CP's look is new! And we want you to know it right from the get-go with our updated logo. It's bolder and more modern…just like us! COVERED STEEL TOC: Did the highlighted story really grab your attention in the table of contents? Well, follow the colorful crumbs to locate that flagged feature story. 50 FEATURES NEVER AGAIN 44 Epoxy Fixes Damaged Floor 92 50 Sportswear Company Outfits Tanks 58 White Coatings on Office Roof » Colorful Face-Lift for Floors What happens when the power-washing prep stage highlights a leaky roof? For this crew, it meant thinking on their feet! » Small Business PR Parallels 80 Concrete Cruise Terminal Restored 86 Park Deck Coating Envelope Find out how this coatings crew salvaged the basement floors of 15 residential buildings in Manhattan. For this clothing companyÕs campus, the view of the updated steel tanks is worthy of a few famous faces. After Superstorm Sandy, two coatings crews helped to fix the extensive damage done to the Brooklyn cruise terminal. ROOF PIPELINE WEB CONTENT » Hindu Temple's Concrete Coatings WWW.COATINGSPROMAG.COM 44 58 Waterproofing this park deck over a working highway in Dallas meant being careful for the crews above and the cars below. Follow us on Twitter! @CoatingsProMag ON THE COVER (A) This New York-based crew is installing new epoxy floors to Superstorm Sandy-ravaged apartment buildings. ÑPhoto courtesy of Manhattan Concrete Design ON THE COVER (B) Crew members spray-apply PolyglassÕs Asphalt Emulsion Roof Coating on a white roof in California. ÑPhoto courtesy of Polyglass U.S.A., Inc. 8 FLOOR Problems on a pipeline before installation? Find out the culprit behind these two common coatings problems. » Corrosion Stomped in Wine Tank Like us on Facebook! facebook.com/ CoatingsProMag CONCRETE Checking and Cracking EPOXY BRIDGE Inspector's Corner POLYURETHANES Third-Party Inspectors Features: Now you can figure out in a snap what type of project is highlighted in any given feature article! We're putting new keywords at the top of each feature story to give you an at-glance overview. By Jose Villalobos, founder and principal at V&A; Consulting Engineers P otential pull quotes: "Te third-party inspector should be well trained in proper surface preparation, coating application, and testing procedures." "Tird-party inspection and documentation provides a way to look at the project as a whole and recognize where a problem may have occurred without the time and expense of an untargeted feld investigation." "Tird-party inspectors can help to minimize the risk of future problems with the coating systems, ultimately saving a lot of money, time, and headaches." Tird-party inspection is often one of the frst line items to be cut when owners are looking to reduce costs on water and wastewater coatings projects. However, when job specifcations call for a third-party inspector, eliminating this requirement can have costly consequences. In many cases, qualifed and well-trained third-party inspectors can spot potential issues before they become major problems. From both the owner's and contractor's perspectives, a third-party inspector can alleviate a lot of stress on the jobsite by creating a centralized system of quality assurance and control. For asset owners, third-party inspectors are able to ensure that each step of the job is performed properly so that the coating system does what it's Body Columns: Aligning all text to the left offers even, more distinct spacing between words and lines. It will give you an easier, more natural experience for your reading pleasure. supposed to do: Protect the asset and extend its service life. As for contractors, having a dedicated third-party inspector allows the crew to focus on what it does best: surface preparation and coating application. Terefore, using a third-party inspector should be an important consideration on any water or wastewater coatings jobsite. Certified Inspectors Te best way to ensure that a system of quality assurance and control is in place is to make sure that it is called out in the project specifcations. In particular, quality assurance and control should be addressed in the section that covers documentation, experience of the applicator and the inspector, and, most importantly, in the portion that details the desired end product required for the service conditions of the project. It is highly recommended that the vendor of the coating certify that the applicator is qualifed to apply the specifc system. Tis is typically done through the vendor's certifcation program. Tere will be less confusion and less need for clarifcation during the application of high-performance coatings for water and wastewater facilities if the specifying engineers are very detailed about what is required for these systems. Extreme Exposures Third-party inspection is often one of the first line items to be cut when owners are looking to reduce costs on water and wastewater coatings projects. 34 One of the primary reasons why thirdparty inspection is so important on water and wastewater coatings projects is because of the harsh environment within and around these types of facilities. Within wastewater pipelines, pump stations, manholes, and other structures, JANUARY 2014 COATINGSPROMAG.COM COATINGSPRO JANUARY 2014 13