Bravo, Eric. I am always amazed that the typical 2-5% of total project cost
represented by materials is always the subject of "value engineering" when
there is probably more to be saved by dropping donut money and company T-
shirts.
Edison Coatings, Inc.
Michael P. Edison
President
3 Northwest Drive
Plainville, CT 06062
Phone: (860) 747-2220 or (800)697-8055
Fax: (860)747-2280 or (800) 697-8044
Internet: www.edisoncoatings.com
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From: "Hammarberg, Eric" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Thu, 16 Mar 2006 09:01:36 -0500
Subject: Re: [BP] Tnemec paint
> I agree with Ken completely. As with any paint work, proper prep and
> protection from lead is the most important. We spec Tnemec and equivalent
> Carboline coating systems. There aren't many other equals that I know of.
> However, being that I work in NYC "I" think the cost of material is far
> outstripped (get the pun?) by labor costs. I still hear gripes from
> some contractors but when you do the math material cost is small.
> Lifespan of a good paint job using good materials is significant. I
> like Tnemezinc, epoxy 135 "2 Typoxy 27 (for lower temperature) and top
> coats of their urethane 73.
>
> Eric
>
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> From: Gabriel Orgrease [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Thu Mar 16 06:39:32 2006
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: [BP] Tnemec paint
>
> John Leeke, Preservation Consultant wrote:
>
> > Please tell us more about Tnemec paint. I'll be supervising the
> > painting of some exteior cast iron blauster this season.
>
> I have used several Tnemec paints over the years. I was most impressed
> with Tnemezinc used as a primer to freshly blasted cast iron. These
> are industrial grade paints... used on water towers and in harsh
> environments. There are several categories of blast cleaning... pay
> attention to them. It is not worthwhile to use Cadillac paint on a VW
> prep job. ALso, if you are blasting to clean metal pay attention to
> the lead content of the existing primer. Tnemec paints are more
> expensive than most available paints and not exactly what one would
> spec for the run-of-the-mill cast iron facade. For the lower end I go
> w/ a Sherwin-Williams (or equal) alkyd -- this for those clients who
> do not want museum quality and wherein the driving motivation is to be
> affordable enough in the coating that the work actually gets done and
> the facade preserved. I say this having done the dastardly deed of
> painting at least a dozen cast iron facades. Tnemezinc is by all
> reasonable expectations not reversible... but then again it will
> outlast any of us. I also recommend that you had better make sure the
> painters are experienced with application of epoxy coatings.
>
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