February 28 - February 29, 2012 Marine Coatings III Berlin, Germany

March 1 - March 3, 2012 ASA Business Forum & Convention 2012 San Antonio, TX

March 1 - November 3, 2012 ASA Business Forum & Convention San Antonio, TX

March 11 - March 14, 2012
SSCT Annual Meeting
St. Augustine, FL

March 11 - March 15, 2012
NACE Corrosion 2012
Salt Lake City, UT

March 14 - March 16, 2012
Symposium ISTSS 2012
New York City

March 18 - March 22, 2012
ACI Spring 2012 - The Art of Concrete
Dallas, TX

March 20 - March 22, 2012
Green Polymer Chemistry 2012
Cologne, Germany

March 26 - March 29, 2012
PDA 2012 Annual Conference
Orlando, FL

April 17 - April 20, 2012
PaintExpo 2012
Karlsruhe, Germany

February 23, 2012 That's Cold

February 22, 2012
Man of Few Words

February 21, 2012
Shamefully Honest Percentage Groups We Wish Existed

February 20, 2012
Shamefully Honest Percentage Groups We Wish Existed

February 17, 2012
Nid wyf yn y swyddfa ar hyn o bryd

February 16, 2012
What a Bargain!

February 15, 2012
Budum Bum!

February 14, 2012
Used Car Guarantee

February 13, 2012
Proven Success

February 10, 2012
Consider Yourself Warned

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February 20 - February 26, 2012 Some painting specifications call for the use of “Best Effort” in relation to blasting. How does one determine “Best Effort?”

February 13 - February 19, 2012
How do you adequately assess the adhesion of a newly applied coating?

February 6 - February 12, 2012
What measures must you take to determine and assure the cleanliness of an abrasive?

January 30 - February 5, 2012
When the relative humidity in a paint shop exceeds 80%, how can you apply waterborne inorganic zinc so that it cures sufficiently for topcoating in a reasonable time?

January 23 - January 29, 2012
Is stainless steel banding suitable for fixing galvanized insulation cladding? If not, why not?

February 20 - February 26, 2012 If you had to give up one of the following for a year, what would it be?

February 13 - February 19, 2012
The FTC is trying to block Graco’s takeover of ITW Finishing, saying it would create a monopoly that would hurt the industry. Should the deal proceed?

February 6 - February 12, 2012
From Bill Clinton’s pot smoking to Newt Gingrich’s marriages, candidates’ personal lives have always loomed large in presidential campaign. But should they?

January 30 - February 5, 2012
What area of the protective coatings industry most needs attention in the next 12 months?

January 23 - January 29, 2012
How big a factor are illegal/undocumented workers in today’s coatings industry?

January 16 - January 22, 2012
When the dust settles, who will be this year’s Republican nominee for President?

January 9 - January 15, 2012
What do you expect for your business in the next 12 months?

January 2 - January 8, 2012
What area of infrastructure is most likely to see the next major failure, due to neglect?

December 19 - December 25, 2011
New York’s Scaffold Law is the only one in the nation that holds employers automatically 100% liable for elevation-related injuries to workers. Is this fair?

December 5 - December 11, 2011
“This is a dying profession,” a coatings professional wrote recently. What do you think?

Thursday, February 23, 2012 True or false: Fusion-bonded epoxy coatings are cured by UV light.

Wednesday, February 22, 2012
True or false: A body belt with a lifeline connected to a secure anchorage is accepted as a safe personal fall arrest system by OSHA.

Tuesday, February 21, 2012
What is one main component of the coating work strategy called “beneficial procrastination?”

Monday, February 20, 2012
What is a common term used to describe the survey of coatings and substrates in an industrial plant to create a maintenance painting plan and budget?

Friday, February 17, 2012
How can sponge blasting produce a profile on steel?

Thursday, February 16, 2012
True or false: Organic zinc-rich coatings are sometimes recommended for the repair of damaged areas on galvanizing and inorganic zinc-rich-coated steel.

Wednesday, February 15, 2012
TC 35/SC 12 is the designation for what important organization?

Tuesday, February 14, 2012
What happens to the existing profile on steel when UHP water blasting is used to remove rust and/or coatings?

Monday, February 13, 2012
Who has won the most SSPC Outstanding Publication Awards?

Friday, February 10, 2012
What is PM 10?