How does the right paint enable a ship to use less fuel? This article discusses choosing the right marine coating and the corresponding environmental considerations.
If you want your structure to have the best fire resistance possible, you’ll want to give intumescent paints serious consideration. Intumescent paints are easy to apply, nice to look at, and can stop a fire in its tracks. This article about how intumescent paint works and some of the industry ratings you’ll need to know if you’re thinking of using intumescent paints on your structure.
Polyaspartic coatings offer high durability and flexibility, a full spectrum of resistances, low VOCs, and easy application - without the drawbacks of long cure times and the need for professional applicators.
One of the most popular high-solids, low-VOC coatings is an epoxy coating. Epoxy coatings are resistant to most chemicals and corrosives, exhibit great adhesion, and have very low porosity. And they're extremely environmentally friendly; because they contain no solvents, they emit virtually no VOCs.
Although we saw a lot of headlines in recent years about how the EPA is weakening regulations and enforcement under the Trump administration, VOC compliance is still serious business.
