Why Painting And Coating Your Storage Tank Is Important

Do you know why your storage tank painting or silo is so important. Whether standing outdoors or in a facility, these containers need to be maintained in order to ensure both their integrity, as well as integrity of the contents over long periods of time. No matter the use, with proper care and coating you can ensure an even longer lifespan from your needed equipment. Read on to see what is required when coating your investments in protective layers.

Testing The Coatings

Throughout the process of applying these coats in any setting, you need to test between steps and layer applications to ensure all is going forward without compromise. A hitch in any layer will cause issues once dried and finished. Wash water temperature, pH of the water, grit blast profile, paint booth temperature, humidity and air quality are all potential test parameters that can be used to guide professionals to the ideal settings and paint mixtures. Applied to individual panels, under environmentally controlled conditions, coatings are closely monitored throughout the process.

Indoor Needs

The environmental control of the indoor setting allows professionals to use a process of fusing glass to the steel surface to add a protective layer to the coating. This requires molecular interaction, resulting in a coating that blends glass and steel so that one cannot be separated from the other over time. This process cannot be properly fused in an outdoor setting though and is not preferred in the field. A number of layers will be added to ensure a solid, durable finish. It is best to have all elements completed in the correct time and by our professional team as to reduce the cost and time required for the process, as well as the risk of contamination or damage between coats.

Working Outdoors Or Onsite

On-site painting often includes applying two coats, typically a primer followed by a top coat of such as acrylic polyurethane. As it is difficult to control conditions, often a tented system is used, or a catchment panel is placed to ensure no environmental contamination. Contamination is a concern, as curing is dependent on local ambient conditions as well as factors like air temperature and humidity.

Tank painting is a brilliant way to ensure that you are professionally protected against wear and tear from the environment. Whether indoors in an industrial setting or outdoors and exposed to the elements, there are ideal ways to protect these elements to ensure longevity and reduced costs on maintaining the exterior of these elements. Contact us today to find out more!