Flooring the Frick D+D Online Feature - D+D February 2013 2013 - Jen Kramer

Ask the Scientist: Dry Spray D+D Online Feature - January 2013 DD 2013 - V.C. “Bud” Jenkins

Architectural Coatings: State of the Technology D+D Online Feature - December online 2012

Concrete Solutions: Coatings Answers for a Highly Complex Substrate

2012 - Jayson L. Helsel

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A Hard Assignment: Getting a Good Read on Moisture in Concrete

2011 - Kenneth A. Trimber

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A Spray-Application Primer: Mastering the Painting Art, Right from the Starting Gun

2011 - Grant Klatt

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The Quality Guarantee: The Pivotal Role Played by Field Measurements

2011 - Kenneth A. Trimber

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Texas-Size Task: Paint Job for Massive Cowboys Stadium Roof

2011 - Earl Baker & Walter R. Scarborough

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The Book on Painting: Winning Strategies for the Coating Game Plan

2011 - Kenneth A. Trimber

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Business Blueprint for Challenging Times: Seven Keys to Success

2011 - Jeff Locke

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The Weather Factor

November/December 2010 - Kenneth A. Trimber

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New Products

March/April 2010

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New Product Spotlight

January/February 2010

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Test for Success

January/February 2010 - Rick Huntley

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Making History

December 2009 - John Leeke

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Green That Gets It Done

November 2009 - Cynthia A. Challener

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Effective formulas for the polymer floor

2009 - Robert Cain and Eric Borglum, Key Resin Company

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What's New?

September/October 2009 - Mary Chollet-Lordan

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Department of defense: Protecting wood exteriors

2009 - Jayson L. Helsel, P.E., KTA-Tator Inc.

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Recent product releases

2009

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Concrete stains and dyes: Surveying the color spectrum

March 2009 - Howard Jancy, Butterfield Color Inc.

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Getting more mileage from the metal roof

March 2009 - Bob Brenk, Aldo Products Company Inc.

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The Spec- Blueprint for success

2005 - Jayson Helsel

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Goggles Made to Block Overspray June 19, 2013

Conductive Paint Proves a Turn-on June 4, 2013

TX Rec Center Repainting Up for Bid May 29, 2013

New Painter Tools to Bow in Vegas

April 30, 2013

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Police Pig is Back in the Pink

April 26, 2013

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Ben Moore Tops Paint Satisfaction Study

April 25, 2013

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Insect-Killing Paint Rolls Out in Africa

April 24, 2013

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Big Boxes Gaining on Paint Stores

April 17, 2013

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Wooster Brush Shows Off a New Angle

March 5, 2013

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Erasable Paint Clears Wall Scrawls

February 7, 2013

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Dura-A-Flex Expands Applicator Training

January 16, 2013

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New Graco XM Made for Intumescents

January 11, 2013

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‘Paint Your Houses,’ Monrovians Ordered

December 21, 2012

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Sherwin-Williams Sues Wooster Brush

December 20, 2012

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Hot Webinar Topic: Intumescent Coatings

November 6, 2012

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Painter Pleads Guilty in Worker’s Death

October 26, 2012

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D+D News Offers New Look, Features

October 8, 2012

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Union Group Opens New Training Digs

August 31, 2012

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Where Coating Lovers Can Have a Ball

August 23, 2012

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Powerblanket Warms Paint Buckets

August 2, 2012

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FTC Orders Graco to Divest Liquid-Finishing Equipment Businesses Acquired from ITW

June 1, 2012

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Wooster Expands ‘Bravo Stainer’ Line with Bristle/Polyester Brushes

May 29, 2012

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J.D. Power Report Rates Interior Products for the ‘Painting Experience’

April 27, 2012

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Next Generation Offers Generator/Compressor System for SPF, Coatings

April 20, 2012

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Graco Completes ITW Finishing Acquisition; FTC Review Continues for Part of Deal

April 3, 2012

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Graco to Proceed with Closing of ITW Finishing Units; FTC Review of Deal Continues

March 28, 2012

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OFF THE WALL: Could Paint Save Earth from Asteroid Disaster?

March 8, 2012

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Graco Rolls Out Reactor-Proportioner Systems for SPF, Polyureas

February 16, 2012

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Binks Offers Professional Airless Spray Gun for Use with Various Coating Types

January 23, 2012

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Graco’s Airlessco Division Offers Duo of ‘EZ Rent’ Airless Paint Sprayers

January 13, 2012

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D+D Free Webinar on Coating-Inspection Methods Scheduled for Jan. 11

January 6, 2012

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FTC Challenges Graco’s Proposed Deal for ITW Finishing as Anticompetitive

December 16, 2011

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Company Offers New ‘Virtual Reality’ Spray-Painting Instruction System

September 28, 2011

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Wooster Brush Takes Wraps off New ‘AeroDuster’ Surface-Cleaning Tool

August 25, 2011

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Wooster Adds to Prep Crew Line with 4-inch Brush for Masonry Coating

July 28, 2011

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Hyde Tools Offers Impeller-Designed Mixers for 1-gallon, 5-gallon containers

July 20, 2011

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Graco Says FTC Wants More Information on Plan to Acquire ITW’s Finishing Businesses

July 7, 2011

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Paint Hardener Offers Safe Disposal Option for Unused Material, Glidden Professional Says

June 10, 2011

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3M’s Painters ‘Hotline’ Switched on June 11-12

June 8, 2011

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Corona Releases New ‘Easy Stain’ Handmade Brushes

May 27, 2011

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Wagner Unleashes ‘Powerful’ New Line of Paint Sprayers

May 17, 2011

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Benjamin Moore Wins Top Interior-Paint Spot in J.D. Power Ranking

May 16, 2011

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Wooster Says ‘Chinex FTP’ Brush is Optimized for New, Advanced Paints

April 28, 2011

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ASTM Sets Open-Time Standard, Revises Test of Humidity Effect

April 11, 2011

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Graco Launches Plural-Component Mixer

March 9, 2011

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Wooster Brush Wheels out ‘Hybrid’ Paint Roller

February 25, 2011

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Company Launches ‘Double-Pumper’ Spray-Foam/Polyurea Coatings Machine

February 14, 2011

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Florida Paint Company Plays Supporting Role In ‘Extreme Makeover: Home Edition’ projects

February 8, 2011

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Black & Decker to Roll out New Painting Tool

February 2, 2011

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Wooster’s ‘Wide Boy’ Designed for Big Frames, Big Jobs

November 3, 2010

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Graco Launches Line of Hand-Held Sprayers

October 1, 2010

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National Park Service Bidding Historic Hangar Painting

August 9, 2010

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Rodd Retires as Wooster Brush President; Fagert Takes Helm of Company

August 2, 2010

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Milwaukee Tool Offers Airless/HVLP Sprayer

May 13, 2010

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Paint-Applicator Maker Announces Merger

May 10, 2010

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PRODUCTS: Paint-Brush Set

February 16, 2010

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Graco Has Supply Systems for Low Volumes

April 9, 2009

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Polyurea Application Courses Offered

December 9, 2008

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Managing to Prosper: Planning and Executing an Effective Game Plan From Like It Is! by Burt Olhiser Posted on 5/1/2012

Pondering this Matter of the Big-Box Era…or is it Big Headache? From The Voice of the Pros by Burt Olhiser Posted on 5/17/2011

Two Words that Made this Contractor Tremble with Fear: Color Advice From The Voice of the Pros by Burt Olhiser Posted on 5/2/2011

It’s Spring, When a Contractor’s Fancy Turns to Thoughts of…Marketing

From The Voice of the Pros by Burt Olhiser
Posted on 4/5/2011

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Communicating about Quality in Painting Work

From The Voice of the Pros by Burt Olhiser
Posted on 3/24/2011

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Free Webinar: Advances in Plural-Component Equipment Technology May 1, 2013

Coating 2012 October 9 - October 12, 2012

PDA Applicator Spray Course October 26 - October 29, 2010

PDA Europe Applicator Spray Course (in German)

October 19 - October 22, 2009

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CAS

September 11, 2009

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Standard Practice for Preparation of Paint Brushes for Evaluation ASTM, August 5, 2009

In coating concrete substrates, what is your biggest headache? August 9 to August 15, 2010

The economy is pressuring many contractors to bid as low as possible, which has led many to cut corners wherever possible. As a contractor, how often do you attempt to meet only the minimum specifications for surface preparation and coatings application? Submitted by Jesse Chasteen Kalispell, MT August 2 to August 8, 2010

What does “theoretical coverage” mean? Monday, June 17, 2013

Why should the surface temperature of steel be at least 5 degrees higher than the dew point temperature before you blast-clean or paint? Monday, April 1, 2013

What kind of spray application of a liquid coating to a metallic substrate is most commonly associated with the “wrap-around effect”? Wednesday, March 27, 2013

What is the alpha-numeric designation of the recently published SSPC standard describing recommended best practice in applying plural component polyureas and polyurethanes?

Friday, March 22, 2013

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How are the zinc particles in a zinc-rich coating kept in suspension during spray application?

Wednesday, February 6, 2013

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What is the alphanumeric designation of the SSPC Paint Application Standard for measuring the thickness of dry coatings on concrete?

Wednesday, January 16, 2013

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Which of the following is an environmentally benign material sometimes used to etch concrete before application of coatings?

Tuesday, November 13, 2012

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SSPC’s Coating Application Specialist Standard, ACS-1, is issued jointly with what other organization?

Monday, November 5, 2012

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True or false: Fire-resistant, intumescent coatings for steel are applied in one to three coats.

Tuesday, October 23, 2012

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True or false: An SSPC Committee is working on a standard for qualifying and certifying commercial coating applicators.

Thursday, October 11, 2012

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Which of the following application methods achieves the greatest transfer efficiency?

Thursday, October 11, 2012

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Which of the following factors is a cause of dry spray in conventional air spray operations?

Monday, October 8, 2012

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True or false: Painting over weld spatter on steel is an accepted practice.

Wednesday, August 22, 2012

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True or false: To assure successful adhesion, more paint has to be applied to weathered wood so that it penetrates the soft, damaged layer and adheres to the sound substrate beneath.

Monday, May 14, 2012

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True or false: Conventional air spraying produces less overspray than airless spraying.

Wednesday, November 9, 2011

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True or false: Back brushing and back rolling are application techniques with the opposite effects.

Wednesday, September 14, 2011

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True or false: Conventional air spraying creates more overspray than airless spraying does.

Thursday, September 1, 2011

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When spraying zinc rich coatings, why is it useful to have the spray pot or container positioned at or above the level of the work?

Tuesday, August 9, 2011

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What is one typical duty of an inspector prior to the application of a primer?

Friday, August 5, 2011

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Sharp edges on steel present special challenges to the coating applicator for what reason?

Wednesday, August 3, 2011

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What application technique is likely to cause the most overspray?

Monday, August 1, 2011

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What is involved in “zone painting” of a structure?

Friday, July 15, 2011

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Windy conditions during spray application of coatings would be most likely to cause which of the following paint defects?

Wednesday, July 6, 2011

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What check should you make first to find the cause of fish eyes in a coating film applied by air spray?

Monday, June 27, 2011

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When airless spray painting, use a tip with a larger orifice for:

Monday, June 13, 2011

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In conventional air spraying, which of the following spray techniques is wrong?

Friday, June 10, 2011

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Which one of the following application methods has the highest range of transfer efficiency?

Wednesday, June 8, 2011

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In what kind of spray application do the coating particles tend to wrap around edges of the substrate?

Monday, December 13, 2010

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True or false: On lattice-type electric transmission towers, airless sprayers are often the main paint application tool.

Friday, October 1, 2010

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What advantage does a high-volume, low-pressure spray system have?

Wednesday, August 25, 2010

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What are some ways to improve transfer efficiency of airless spray application? Question posted June 17 to June 23, 2013

What differences in performance and speed do you see among plural-component, conventional airless, and conventional air spraying equipment for field painting structural steel? Question posted October 8 to October 14, 2012

How many times can a building be repainted before the paint becomes too thick to perform properly? Question posted October 1 to October 7, 2012

How long after blasting can stainless steel be left before painting? If this time is exceeded, what further surface preparation is required?

Question posted August 20 to August 26, 2012

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What are the criteria for selecting coatings for application during extreme (atmospheric) heat?

Question posted June 11 to June 17, 2012

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How do you adequately assess the adhesion of a newly applied coating?

Question posted February 13 to February 19, 2012

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How do you successfully apply a chemical-resistant lining to the interior of small-diameter pipes (3 inches or less)?

Question posted August 22 to August 28, 2011

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What is the effect on the permeability of a coating when you add additional coats, either at the time of the original painting or as a maintenance activity?

Question posted March 7 to March 13, 2011

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Is it sufficient to specify simply that paint should be applied "according to the manufacturer’s instructions?" If not, what kind of detail should be included?

Question posted December 6 to December 12, 2010

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