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Helping the contractor also helps Polyglass, Mulligan said, because the more business the contractor has, the more Polyglass products they'll need. Bright White One advantage to the Polyglass system, Mulligan said, is that there's no "tobacco juicing," or asphalt bleeding through the white coating. "When it rains, the juicing washes of, but building owners still freak when they see it, and ours doesn't do that," Mulligan said. "So the contractor doesn't have to explain it to the building owner." "It was bright white and blindingly so," Ewart agreed. "Te PG700 is a good consistency; it has the right amount of solids; it sprays very well with our Graco hydraulic sprayer; it has clean tote packaging; and it does not appear to have issues with 'tobacco juicing.' Tis, by the way, has been an issue for many clients; I have had to explain many times over why this occurs, even though it does eventually wash away with rain." Te tote packaging that Ewart mentioned is standard for Polyglass's products, which are packaged in recyclable totes. Tis is another plus for Ewart because it made breakdown simple and left little environmental impact. Te system itself is also environmentally friendly, For the Allied Roofing Company, coming up for a solution to an aging built-up roof (BUR) would mean the potential to continue working on 50 more buildings for a client in Cerritos, Calif. water-borne, and has no volatile organic compounds (VOC), Mulligan said. Spray Success Te crew applied the coating on the fat, rectangular roof of the ofce building, which stands four stories high. Tey Write in Reader Inquiry #60 60 JANUARY 2014 COATINGSPROMAG.COM