TMI Coatings Blog

A leading North American manufacturer of roofing materials hired TMI Coatings to sandblast and paint their thermal oxidizer. A thermal oxidizer is a process unit for air pollution control that decomposes hazardous gases at a high temperature and releases them into the atmosphere. TMI erected scaffold and a reinforced poly enclosure with negative air to [...]

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TMI Coatings recently completed stairway and handrail painting for the largest commercial real estate company in Minnesota.  TMI sandblasted, painted and installed non slip flooring on stairs and landings.   Full containment was required to contain sandblast sand dust during sandblasting to minimize emissions and damage to parked vehicles. The benefits of painting the staircase tower [...]

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TMI Coatings coated the exterior of approximately 40,000 square feet of exterior block and concrete surfaces at a large manufacturing facility located in the Midwest.  TMI prepared the surface by water blasting to remove the flaking paint.  TMI completed considerable concrete repair and caulking prior to applying the two coats of coating.   After a walk [...]

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This spring, TMI Coatings did a job for one of the world’s largest privately held milling companies in the world. This project done in Houston, Texas is to clean and paint seven stories of a mill stairwell including the ceilings, walls and steps.  TMI began by cleaning all surfaces to prepare for the new paint [...]

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The City of Temple, Texas awarded TMI Coatings refurbishing one of the clarifiers at their water treatment facility in Temple, TX. TMI began the job by pressure washing to remove excess dirt and stains and then sandblasted the metal surfaces below the water to SPPC-SP10 in preparation for painting. Holes in the clarifier bell and [...]

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For a printed circuit company in St. Paul, Minnesota TMI removed loose and flaking paint on their bar joist ceiling.  The flaking paint was falling into their open top tanks.  After meeting with the owner it was determined that using dry ice to blast the ceiling to remove all the loose and flaking paint was [...]

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TMI Coatings began the New Year with a project at a major Wisconsin university. The school had a couple of tanks that required new, corrosion resistant industrial linings. Upon arrival, the crew protected the surrounding area by poly wrapping equipment to protect from sand and dust. Then TMI proceeded to sandblast the interior of both [...]

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After the prep work was complete, TMI Coatings applied a primer/sealer coat to concrete silos 64’ long x 54’ wide x 110’ tall and a head house 140’ in the air at a grain facility on the river.  After the primer was applied, TMI applied an elastomeric coating to the silos and head house instead of regular [...]

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A manufacturing company in Wisconsin needed their propane tanks painted due to corrosion.  After testing the paint chips with an accredited laboratory, the paint showed lead content.  TMI worked closely with the manufacturing company and an environmental consultant to ensure work was completed in accordance with Wisconsin DNR regulations throughout the job. TMI prepared the [...]

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A North Dakota malting company recently contracted with TMI Coatings to sandblast and coat the elevator steps and railings at their facility.  Both the steps and railings had loose, flaking paint and extreme corrosion.  The owner wanted a long-term solution that would prevent the rust and corrosion from reappearing for several years.  Other businesses in [...]

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