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

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

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

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

SOMAY/Carboline "Bitumastic" 300M Coal Tar Epoxy Polyamide
Color:  Black

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

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)

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

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)

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

 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)

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

SOMAY/Carboline "Bitumastic" 300 M, Coal Tar Epoxy
Color:  Black

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

Total:    12.5 mils (317.5 Microns) Dry Film Thickness for 3 coats
 

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)

Total:  6 mils (152 Microns) Dry Film Thickness (DFT) for 2 coats
 

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

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)

Total:   190 mils dry film thickness for 1coat
 

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