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COATINGSPRO JULY 2016 33 water on top, stepped into it, stepped of on it, to make sure," he said. "It prevents us from having to do the job twice." Once the process was done, the crew swept of excess aluminum oxide and then fnished with a sealer. Tey put down Dex-O-Tex Quick Glaze in the color bright gray, a high-solids ultraviolet (UV)-stable polyurea, again using 18-inch (45.7 cm) rollers for the application. Tat was applied at an average of 9 mils (228.6 microns). Te sealer is also high tech, chemical- and temperature-re- sistant, and can "withstand abuse and doesn't scratch as easily," Hallack said. "Both the primer and sealer had color added at the factory," he added. "Te client chose the color because it was appealing to the aesthetics and looks of the facility." Te crew used spiked shoes to be able to walk on the product during the installation. Tey also used dust masks and eye and ear protection, and they wore company vests and hard hats when necessary. "We always had the same crew on the job, and they wear company uniforms," Hallack said. "We provided plenty of cold water at all times during installation, and we provided restroom and break times as needed," he added. Cooked to Perfection Once the coating application was complete, the crew waited 24 hours for curing, then they met with the clients and went through a training. "Te average coating contractor doesn't pay attention to a very important thing called maintenance," Hallack said. "We pay a lot of attention to maintenance; we schedule with the clients on site, check their equipment, and try to work with what they have. We showed them how to clean it, and we provided them with greasers they need to use." Tey also taught the owners a follow-up cleaning process "to assure that a system was installed in-house using their auto-scrubbing machines," Hallack said. "Tis is a company policy that we have that helps our clients keep their foors looking nice," he added. Te trickiest part of the job was the timing, according to Hallack. Te client needed the job to be done in "a timely manner because they had people from Spain using the facilities, and they had to be trained," he said. But when the job was done, the clients "were thrilled we did the job much faster than anyone expected," explained Hallack. "We told them our schedule and stayed within it on a daily basis," he said. A job well done, on time, with a satisfed client at the end is what any contractor can hope for — even on a nut job. CP Buttery Floor VENDOR TEAM 3M Safety equipment manufacturer 3M Center St. Paul, MN 55144 (888) 364-3577 www.3m.com Dex-O-Tex by Crossfield Product Corp. Coatings manufacturer 3000 E Harcourt St. Rancho Dominguez, CA 90221 (310) 886-9100 www.Dex-O-Tex.com DuPont Safety equipment manufacturer 1007 Market St. Wilmington, DE 19898 (302) 774-1000 www.usa.dupont.com Euclid Chemical Company Material manufacturer 19215 Redwood Rd. Cleveland, OH 44110 (800) 321-7628 www.euclidchemical.com Nor Cal Industrial Floors Surface prep contractors 1230 N 13th St. San Jose, CA 95112 (408) 988-4595 www.nor-calindustrialfloors.com Throughout the job, the crew was sure to wear all of the appropriate s a f e t y g e a r w h e n n e c e s s a r y. P e r s o n a l p r o t e c t i v e e q u i p m e n t (PPE) included dus t ma sk s , eye and ear protec tion, and company "uniforms" when necess ar y. According to Hallack, the client s "were thrilled we did the job much f a s t e r t h a n a n y o n e e x p e c t e d . We t o l d t h e m o u r s c h e d u l e a n d stayed within it on a daily ba sis." With that, this nut wa s cracked.