Carboline Case Histories
Project: Preston Fresh Water Treatment Plant, Miami-Dade County Water & Sewer Department
Coat Two (2) Diesel Fuel Storage Tanks - Exterior, 250,000 Gallons Capacity Each.
Surface Preparation:
Sandblasting Steel Tank Exterior Walls, SSPC-SP-10
Prime Coat:
SOMAY/Carboline "Rustbond"® Penetrating Sealer 100% Solids, 2-component Polyamido-Amine Epoxy @ 2 mils dry film thickness
Color:
Translucent Green
Intermediate Coat & Finish Coat:
SOMAY Product No. 237, Polyurethane/Alkyd High Gloss Enamel @ 5 mils dry film thickness for 2 coats
Color:
Machinery Gray
Total: 7 mils dry film thickness for all 3 coats
Project: Coat Interior Concrete Walls of Sewage Chlorine Treatment Basin
Black Point Sewer Processing Plant, Miami-Dade County Water & Sewer Department
Surface Preparation: Sandblast Concrete Interior Walls
Primer/Finish Coat System:
SOMAY/Carboline "Bitumastic"® 300M
2-component Coal Tar Polyamide-cured Epoxy
Applied two (2) coats, each at 8 mils dry film thickness
Color:
Black
Total for both coats: 16 mils dry film thickness
Project: Hialeah Fresh Water Treatment Plant, Miami-Dade County Water & Sewer Department
Coat Metal Inside Fresh Water Tanks with Coating Meeting ANSI-NSF Std. 61 Certification for Direct Contact with Potable Water
Surface Preparation:
Sandblast – SSPC-SP-10, Near White Metal Blast
Prime Coat and Finish Coat:
SOMAY/Carboline "Carboguard"® 891
2-component, Cycloaliphatic Amine Epoxy
Apply Prime Coat at 5 mils dry film thickness
Apply Finish Coat at 5 mils dry film thickness
Color:
Safety White
Total: 10 mils dry film thickness for both coats
Project: South Miami Senior High School, Miami-Dade County Public Schools
Coat Sludge Tank Used to Treat Sewage
Surface Preparation:
Sandblast to Near White Metal – SSPC-SP-10
Prime Coat:
SOMAY/Carboline "Bitumastic" 300M Coal Tar Epoxy Polyamide
Finish Coat:
SOMAY/Carboline "Bitumastic" 300M Coal Tar Epoxy Polyamide
Color:
Black
Total: 16 mils dry film thickness for 2 coats
Project: Hialeah Fresh Water Treatment Plant, Miami-Dade County Water & Sewer Department
Coat Exterior of Two Sodium Hexametaphosphate Tanks, 2,500 Gallons Each
Surface Preparation:
Sandblast to Near White Metal, SSPC-SP-10
Prime Coat:
SOMAY/Carboline "Carboguard" 890, Cycloaliphatic Amine Epoxy
Applied @ 5 mils dry film thickness
Finish Coat:
SOMAY/Carboline "Carboguard" 890, Cycloaliphatic Amine Epoxy
Applied @ 5 mils dry film thickness
Color:
Safety White
Total: 10 mils dry film thickness for 2 coats
Project: City of Leisure City, Miami-Dade County, Florida
Paint Exterior of Fresh Water Storage Tanks
Surface Preparation:
Sandblast per SSPC-SP-6 (Commercial Blast)
Prime Coat:
SOMAY/Carboline "Carbomastic" 90
Apply at 5 mils dry film thickness
Color: Aluminum
Finish Coat:
SOMAY/Pratt & Lambert "Endu-thane" (S-28 Line)
2-Component, Aliphatically-cured, Acrylic/Polyester/Polyurethane High Gloss
Apply at 5 mils dry film thickness
Color:
White
Total: 10 mils dry film thickness for 2 coats
Project: City of Homestead, Miami-Dade County, Florida
Seal Concrete Secondary Containment Area for Diesel Fuel Storage Tank
Surface Preparation:
Clean Concrete per ASTM-D-4258-92
Abrade Concrete per ASTM-D-4259
Prime Coat:
SOMAY/Carboline "Phenoline"® 187 Primer, Modified Epoxy Phenolic
Apply 5 mils dry film thickness
Color:
Red
Finish Coat:
SOMAY/Carboline "Phenoline"® 187 Finish, Modified Epoxy Phenolic
Apply 5 mils dry film thickness
Color:
Gray
Total: 10 mils dry film thickness for 2 coats
Project: Lift Station No. 794, Snapper Creek Village, Miami-Dade Water & Sewer Department
Application of Polibrid® Lining System to Interior of Lift Station
Surface Preparation:
Grit Blast to Obtain an 80-grit profile per ASTM-D-4259 (Abrading Concrete)
Prime Coat:
SOMAY/Carboline Polibrid® No. 670-S, Organo-Silane Modified Amido-Amine Epoxy
Color:
Turquoise Blue
Finish Coat:
SOMAY/Carboline Polibrid® No. 705, 100% Solids, Aromatic Elastomeric Polyurethane
Color:
Tan
Total: 80 mils dry film thickness for 2 coats
Project: Port of Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida
Apply Protective Coating to Fresh Water Supply Pipes Under Bridge From the Mainland to the Port of Miami, Dodge Island, in Biscayne Bay, Miami, Florida
Surface Preparation:
Grit Blasted to Obtain a 2 mil Profile
Prime Coat:
SOMAY/Carboline "Carbomastic"® 90 Cycloaliphatic Amine Epoxy
Applied @ 5 mils dry film thickness
Intermediate Coat:
SOMAY/Carboline "Carbomastic"® 90 Cycloaliphatic Amine Epoxy
Applied @ 5 mils dry film thickness
Color:
Aluminum
Finish Coat:
SOMAY/Sanchem NO-OX-ID® "GG-2". Protective, Corrosion Inhibitive "Grease" Coating
Applied at 250 mils (1/4 inch) dry film thickness
Total: 260 mils dry film thickness for 3 coats
Project: Alexander Orr Fresh Water Treatment Plant, Miami-Dade County Water & Sewer Department
Apply Long Life Lining to the No. 13 Water Softener Concrete Tank
Surface Preparation:
Grit Blast to Obtain an 80 Grit Profile per ASTM-D-4259 (Abrading Concrete)
Prime Coat:
SOMAY/Carboline Polibrid® No. 670-S, Organo-Silane Modified Amido-Amine Epoxy
Color:
Turquoise Blue
Finish Coat:
SOMAY/Carboline Polibrid® No. 705, 100% Solids, Aromatic Elastomeric Polyurethane
Color:
Tan
Total: 100 mils dry film thickness for 2 coats
Note: "Polibrid"® 705 has ANSI/NSF Std. 61 Certification/Approval as a Lining for Potable Water Storage Tanks and Pipelines.
Project: City of Coral Gables, Department of Public Works, Miami-Dade County, Florida
Coating Two Marine Barges – Used to Clean and Maintain Saltwater Canals and Navigable Waterways Within the City of Coral Gables, Florida
Surface Preparation:
Grit Blast to SSPC-SP-10, Near White Metal
Prime Coat:
SOMAY/Carboline "Bitumastic" 300 M, Coal Tar Epoxy
Finish Coat:
SOMAY/Carboline "Bitumastic" 300 M, Coal Tar Epoxy
Color:
Black
Total: 16 mils dry film thickness for 2 coats
Project: Private Residence,"Gables By The Sea", Coral Gables, Florida
Apply Long Lasting, Weather Resistant Clear Sealer to Cedar Ceiling on Exterior Porch In Salt Water Environment
Surface Preparation:
New Construction – Sand to Smooth Finish – Wipe Clean with Tack Rag
First & Second Coats:
SOMAY/Carboline "Carbothane"® Clear Coat – Aliphatic Acrylic Polyurethane, possessing superior resistance to weathering and ultra violet light degradation.
Color:
Clear, Satin Finish
Total: 3 mils dry film thickness for 2 coats
Project: Private Residence, "Gables By The Sea", Coral Gables, Florida
Apply Long Lasting, Long Wearing, Heavy-Duty Sealer/Coating to Garage Floor
Surface Preparation:
New Construction – Acid Etch Floor to develop 2 mil profile, neutralize floor, rinse with water, allow to thoroughly dry.
First & Second Coats:
SOMAY/Carboline "Carboguard"® 890 – Cycloaliphatic Amine Epoxy. Self Priming, Highly Resistant to Abrasion and Chemical Degradation.
Total: 10 mils dry film thickness for 2 coats
Project: North Miami Sewer Treatment, Miami-Dade County Water & Sewer Department
Coat Inside of Steel Pipes Holding Heat Exchangers (8-foot Diameter x 12-foot Length)
Surface Preparation:
Grit Blast to SSPC-SP-10, Near White Metal Blast, 3 mil Profile
Prime and Finish Coat:
SOMAY/Carboline "Carboguard"® 890, Cycloaliphatic Amine Epoxy
Total: 5 mils (127 microns) dry film thickness per coat; 10 mils (254 microns) dry film thickness for both coats
Project: Virginia Key Sewage Treatment Plant, Miami-Dade Water & Sewer Department
Settlement Tank Troughs
Surface Preparation:
Grit Blast to a profile like 80-grit sandpaper.
Coating:
SOMAY/Plasite 5371, 100% solids aggregate-filled epoxy polyamine high-strength monolithic liner.
Total: 187 mils dry film thickness for 1 coat
Project: Black Rhinoceros Cage, Miami-Dade County Metro Zoo
Protect Carbon Steel Cage Bars of Rhinoceros Cage at Public Zoo from deterioration due to exposure to the tropical climate and corrosive environment caused by animal wastes.
Surface Preparation:
Sandblast to SSPC-SP-10, NACE 2, Near-White Metal Blast to provide a 2-3 mil (51-76 Microns) surface profile.
Prime & Finish Coats:
Two Coats of SOMAY/Carboline "Carbomastic" 90, Cycloaliphatic Amine Epoxy, applied @ 5 mils (127 Microns) Dry Film Thickness (DFT) per coat
Color:
Aluminum
Total:
10 mils (254 Microns) Dry Film Thickness (DFT) for 2 coats
Project: Protect Food (Bee Honey) Processing Carbon Steel Tank used with centrifuge to extract honey from bee honeycombs, using coating approved by FDA for direct contact with food for human consumption.
Surface Preparation:
Sandblast to SSPC-SP10, NACE 2, Near-White Metal Blast, to obtain 2-3 mil (51-76 Microns) surface profile.
Prime and Finish Coat:
Two coats of SOMAY/Carboline "Carboguard" 891, Cycloaliphatic Amine Epoxy 5 mils (127 Microns) Dry Film Thickness (DFT) per coat.
Color:
White.
Total:
10 mils (254 Microns) Dry Film Thickness (DFT) for 2 coats
Project: Asian Elephant Cage, Miami-Dade County Metro Zoo
Protect Carbon Steel Cage Bars of Asian Elephant Cage at Public Zoo from deterioration due to exposure to the tropical climate and corrosive environment caused by animal wastes.
Surface Preparation:
SSPC-SP3, Power Tool Cleaning
Prime & Intermediate Coats:
Two coats of SOMAY/Carboline "Carbomastic" 90, Cycloaliphatic Amine Epoxy,
Applied @ 5 mils (127 Microns) Dry Film Thickness (DFT) per coat, 10 mils (254 Microns) Dry Film Thickness for both coats.
Color:
Aluminum
Finish Coat:
One Coat of SOMAY/Carboline "Carbothane" 134 HG, Aliphatic Acrylic Polyurethane, applied @ 2.5 mils (63.5 microns) Dry Film Thickness (DFT)
Custom Color:
Brown
Total:
12.5 mils (317.5 Microns) Dry Film Thickness for 3 coats
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Project: University of Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida
Protect Space Satellite Antenna Metal Support Structure from corrosion and deterioration in subtropical environment.
Surface Preparation: SSPC-SP3, Power Tool Cleaning
Prime Coat:
SOMAY/Carboline "Rustbond", Polymeric Amine Epoxy, Universal Primer and Tie-Coat,
Applied at 2 mils (50.8 Microns) Dry Film Thickness (DFT)
Finish Coat:
SOMAY/Carboline "Carbothane" 133HB, Aliphatic Acrylic Polyester Polyurethane.
Applied at 4 mils (102 Microns) Dry Film Thickness (DFT).
Color:
White, Satin Sheen Finish.
Total:
6 mils (152 Microns) Dry Film Thickness (DFT) for 2 coats
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Project: Private Residence, Hopetown, Abaco, Bahamas
Rehabilitate, Preserve and Hurricane-Proof Blue Ceramic Finished Barrel Tile Roof
Surface Preparation:
Treat with "Clorox" to Kill Mold/Mildew; High Pressure Water Blast to Remove Cracking and Flaking Original Ceramic Finish on Barrel Tile Surfaces
Prime Coat:
SOMAY Product No. 7751 – SOMAY "PRIME & SEAL" , solvent-borne Acrylic Primer
Second Coat:
SOMAY Product No. 842 – SOMAY Elastomeric "ROOF MASTIC", Sealer & Protector
Third Coat:
SOMAY/Carboline "Rustbond" Polymeric Epoxy Amine Universal Tie Coat
Finish Coat:
SOMAY/Carboline "Carbothane" 134 High Gloss Aliphatic Acrylic Polyurethane
Color:
Customer's Ceramic Tile Blue
Total:
25 mils dry film thickness for 4 coats
NOTE: These rehabilitated roofs, with Atlantic Oceanfront exposure, withstood over 24 hours of two direct hits from two Hurricanes in 2004 without any damage whatsoever! We know of no coating system that can better withstand the potential damage that can be caused by sustained hurricane force winds exceeding 115 miles per hour.
Project: North District Sewer Plant, Miami-Dade County Water & Sewer Department
Apply Long Life Lining to No. 2 Oxygen Trane
Surface Preparation:
Grit Blast to Obtain an 80-Grit Profile per ASTM-D-4259 (Abrading Concrete)
Coating:
SOMAY/Plasite 5371, 100% solids, 3-component, silica aggregate-filled epoxy polyamine, high strength, monolithic immersion liner. Trowel applied at 3/16" thickness.
Has LOTEPRO approval for oxygen compatibility.
Color:
Yellow Oxide
Total:
190 mils dry film thickness for 1 coat
