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The crew tackled the competition pool first and the instructional pool second. They power washed the concrete using 5,000–6,000 psi (34.5–41.4 MPa) Mi-T-M pressure washers with BE Pressure attachments. For the Vulcan Painters crew, the 1.5-month-long dual pool project at Auburn University meant not only putting aside a long-lasting school rivalry but also working during the school year. Feature 60 SEPTEMBER 2016 COATINGSPROMAG.COM D BY CLAIRE TRAGESER PHOTOS COURTESY VULCAN PAINTERS In Deep: Repairing and Coating Two University Swimming Pools D D oug Pigue and the crew at Vulcan Painters, Inc. had to put a major college football rivalr y aside for a recent job. Pigue and the other employees at Bessemer, A la A labama-based Vulcan Painters are fans of the University of D based A labama-based Vulcan Painters are fans of the University of D Vulcan Painters are fans of the University of A la A labama. at school is one of the two largest public in-state D at A labama. at school is one of the two largest public in-state D school is one of the two largest public in-state universities. e other is Auburn University, and their Tigers are D ies. universities. e other is Auburn University, and their Tigers are D e other is Auburn University, and their Tigers are bitter rivals of the University of A labama Crimson Tide. In fact, D ivals bitter rivals of the University of A labama Crimson Tide. In fact, D of the University of A labama Crimson Tide. In fact, the the Auburn v. A labama rivalry, similar to that of the Red Sox v. D Auburn the Auburn v. A labama rivalry, similar to that of the Red Sox v. D v. A labama rivalry, similar to that of the Red Sox v. Yankees, is often viewed as one of the top sports rivalries. e two football teams face off each year in the Iron Bowl, usually over anksgiving weekend. Luc k i ly, when Pig ue was asked to do a job at Aubur n Universit y, it was on t he sc hool 's sw imming pools a nd not t he footba l l stad ium. A lt hough, even if it had been footba l l-rel ated, Pig ue sa id he cou ld put aside his footba l l fa ndom for t he work. "I'm not an Auburn fan; I'm a University of A labama fan, and so are most of the people in the office, so we made a lot of jokes about that," Pigue said. "But it's a great university and great people to work for." ank goodness! ey didn't let the crimson tide get in the way of this project. Starting Blocks Vulcan Painters has about 100 employees who work on the company's industrial and commercial painting contracts. T he company's work spans a number of industries, including power generation, pulp and paper, mining, bridges, stadiums, locks and dams, tanks, fireproofing, and pipelining. EPOXY CONCRETE