TMI Coatings Blog

An energy company hired TMI Coatings to repair the corrugated metal roof of their shop building that was experiencing leaking problems. TMI cleaned the roof and then replaced all missing fasteners and resecured remaining fasteners on the roof. A urethane elastomer coating was applied to all seams and around all penetrations to provide a waterproof [...]

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TMI Coatings recently coated two combustion turbines for a large power company located in Wisconsin. Each of the combustion turbines had a large muffler (stack) on top of the turbine. Due to the stacks having extremely high temperatures, the existing coating was failing and there was severe corrosion of the steel surfaces. TMI prepared the [...]

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TMI Coatings completed a large painting project for an animal feed manufacturer located in western Minnesota. TMI painted their feed mill tower, hand rails, distributor and spouts. The owner was concerned about the corrosion beginning to form on the feed mill as well as aesthetics as the feed mill is the largest structure in town. [...]

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TMI Coatings recently began refurbishing the upstream side of 12 gates at a lock and dam on the 3rd largest reservoir in the state of Texas. Special scaffolding was built to access the area to be sandblasted and painted. Here one of our blasters is removing the existing coating. Containment tarps are being used to [...]

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Painting skyway bridges in downtown locations can be challenging in many ways. Projects of this nature are highly visible requiring professionalism and quality workmanship done in a timely manner to reduce pedestrian and traffic interruption. After obtaining sidewalk and street closing permits from the City of Minneapolis to re-route pedestrian and vehicular traffic around areas [...]

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Beginning with the clean up of the Boston Harbor, this socially responsible company receives liquid sludge from wastewater plants dewaters it, processes it by drying it and uses it in the market as a fertilizer or alternative fuel. Two tanks, a combustion chamber and combustion air pipe were showing evidence of corrosion. For safe access [...]

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Recently, TMI Coatings consulted with The Gulf Coast Water Authority and was hired to repair a water clarifier in Texas City, Texas. The clarifier was 90 feet in diameter and 13,500 square feet of surface area. TMI protected the working mechanisms of the clarifier mixer and drive motors prior to repairing the failed coating and [...]

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TMI Coatings recently contracted with an energy company in Illinois to line a sulfuric acid containment area.  The existing concrete was mushy and severely deteriorated from years of chemical saturation.  TMI’s crew began by removing the existing coating and soft concrete.  All surfaces were neutralized, abraded and restored prior to application of the new floor [...]

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TMI Coatings was contracted to repair and coat the exterior of a 21′ diameter x 180′ tall brick stack at a facility in St. Paul, MN.  The stack had become an eyesore with pieces of brick missing and large holes in the surface.  There was a safety concern due to chunks of falling debris.   [...]

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TMI Coatings was contracted to prepare and paint five grain bins including sides, roofs, handrails and ladders for an animal feed manufacturer.  TMI primed all surfaces with a high quality epoxy primer with excellent rust inhibitive properties and then applied a top coat of a high quality acrylic coating.  This two coat system offers good [...]

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