Beautiful, historic homes are most-often found in historic districts near city centers. The mission of these historic districts is to preserve homes that sometimes were standing at the city’s founding. But older historic homes can be hard to maintain, and there are many other challenges those homeowners face.
The famous Zagreb Cathedral in Croatia was looking for anoptimal solution for maintaining or improving the mechanical resistance and structural stability of the tower. The faculty of mechanical engineering and naval architecture of Zagreb was called in to examine the joints and recommended various corrosion mitigation techniques.
Ecurie Bertelli, the pre-war Aston Martin specialist, and HMG Paints, a United Kingdom-based independent paint manufacturer, have combined their market leading knowledge for a one-of-a-kind project conserving a 1934 Aston Martin MKII. The team at HMG Paints developed a special stabilizing and sealing solution that allowed the team to seal the worn paintwork and prevent further degradation.
A center for disadvantaged children received a fresh, welcoming new look recently thanks to an exterior restoration project using NeverFade® Façade Restoration Coatings with Kynar Aquatec® from APV Engineered Coatings.
One of the world's most celebrated masterpieces, The Night Watch, will undergo the most innovative restoration in the history of art thanks to a partnership between Amsterdam's Rijksmuseum and AkzoNobel.
Explorer Sir Edmund Hillary's historic Antarctic hut has been saved and restored thanks to a successful fundraising campaign and the application of coatings donated by AkzoNobel.
The restoration of British speedboat racer Donald Campbell's Bluebird, a record-breaking hydroplane, has been ongoing since the wreckage of the vessel was recovered in 2001, but it was only when the iconic blue paint was applied that the famous Bluebird really came back to life.
PPG announced that three projects finished with PPG protective and marine coatings products were recognized by the Society of Protective Coatings (SSPC) at its annual Structure Awards ceremony, during the SSPC Annual Conference and Exhibition in Tampa, Florida.
Manchester, England-based HMG Paints Ltd. supplied a system of paints for restoration of the historic 92-year-old Savoy Cinema in Stockport, Manchester, England.
Honoring the lives of those who served in the U.S. military with monuments and memorials is a time-honored tradition. Ensuring that those monuments are kept in pristine condition for the lives they represent is a Western Specialty Contractors priority.
