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VENDOR TEAM ARS Abrasive blast/recycling equipment 4000 McCartney Road Lowellville, OH 44436 (330) 536-8210 www.arsrecycling.com Using Graco Xtremes, the crew spray-applied an intermediate coat of Carboline's Carboguard 893 in a 4- to 6-mil (101.6 microns to 152.4 microns) DFT thickness in a single pass. ABOVE 6-mil (101.6 microns to 152.4 microns) DFT coating of 893 in a single pass. Although 893 may be applied at 3 mils (76.2 microns) over inorganic zinc primers in mild environments, this tank's specs called for 4 to 6 mils (101.6 microns to 152.4 microns) to help battle blazing Texas sunshine. The crew then prepared kits of Carbothane 134 HG (4:1 ratio, A to B) by mixing separately, combining, and power mixing. Sticking with the #417 tips, the Blastco crew raced to apply a single 2- to 3-mil (50.8 microns to 76.2 microns) DFT coating of 134 HG to create a high gloss finish to cap off the water tank's exterior coating system. With no time to spare, the tank passed inspection, and Houston Public Works reopened the supply valves. HIGH WATER MARK It took only one day for massive pumps to fill the five-million- gallon (18,927,058.9L) tank to the high water mark. Soper looks BLACKSTONE WELDING AND FABRICATION INC. Mobile welding services P.O. Box 450834 Houston, TX 77245 (713) 734-7887 CARBOLINE Coatings (888) 227-2654 www.carboline.com CATALYTIC EXHAUST PRODUCTS Engine exhaust scrubbers 30 Intermodal Drive, Units 19-22 Brampton, Ontario, Canada L6T-5K1 (866) 907-0096 www.catalyticexhaust.ca DH TECH Dehumidification and air conditioning units 6609 Avenue U Houston, TX 77011 (866) 736-8348 www.rentdh.com FASTERBLASTER Robotic abrasive blasting machines RBW Enterprises, Inc. 169 Hillwood Circle Newnan, GA 30263 (770) 251-8989 www.rbwe.com GRACO INC. Fluid handling equipment 88-11th Avenue NE Minneapolis, MN 55413 (800) 647-4336 www.graco.com JLG INDUSTRIES INC. Forklift 1 JLG Drive McConnellsburg, PA 17233 (717) 485-5161 www.jlg.com SIKA CORPORATION Sikaflex caulking 30800 Stephenson Highway Madison Heights, MI 48071 (248) 577-0020 www.sika.com SULLAIR CORP. Air compressors 3700 East Michigan Boulevard Michigan City, IN 46360 (219) 879-5451 www.sullair.com back at the project with a sense of pride. "We have a great relationship with the city of Houston and with Carboline," Soper says. "This three-coat system always goes on really well, and I'm absolutely positive the customer got a great product. The biggest pressure was to get the project done on time because the city wanted that tank back online because of the drought." ABOVE With the tank coated, it took only one day for massive pumps to fill the five-million-gallon (18,927,058.9L) tank to the high water mark. 60 CoatingsPro J July 2012 With the tank returned to service, the City of Houston Public Works and Engineering Department was able to continue pumping 400 million gallons (1,514,164,713.6L) of water per day to keep Houston spigots from running dry, resulting in a whole bunch of parched cowpokes. As everybody knows, you don't mess with Texas' water supply. CP