Fort McHenry Rodman Cannon Restoration
In fall 2016, the National Park Service undertook the restoration and painting of the Rodney Cannons at Fort McHenry. These cannons were cleaned back to bare metal via a high pressure water jetting process and received a robust Acrymax coating system designed for corrosion control and color retention. The primer of the system was PC-125 […]
Greenbuild 2013 is only 3 months away
The world’s largest green building conference is coming to Philadelphia and Acrymax will be there. Will you? If so be sure to stop by booth #2404 in the “500 mile pavilion”. Stop by to learn more about our sustainable roof systems including our innovative elastomeric coatings that contain up to 50% recycled content. For more […]
Historic Preservation with AF-4400
Completed in 2014 by Highclimbers Company, the waterproofing and preservation of the smoke stacks at the re-purposed Baltimore Power Plant is a testament to Acrymax & Preservation Products (www.preservationproducts.com) commitment to historic preservation. The stacks were waterproofed used AF-315 and POLY-1 fabric, protected from corrosion using PC-535, and provided an exceptionally durable finish coat based […]
International Roofing Expo
We will be attending the International Roofing Expo in New Orleans, Louisiana in two weeks. While it will be short stay, we’ll be having several business meetings with roofing contractors, visiting the Expo Hall to see what’s new in the roofing industry, and meeting suppliers of our such as Arkema, Inc. and Dow Chemical. One event which we’ll […]
Is it time for a roof inspection?
Check Building Envelope We are all familiar with the check engine light in our car. The reasons for a check engine light turning on can range from something minor like a loose gas cap to something more serious like a faulty catalytic converter. If you ignore the light, you do so at your own peril […]
It can get Cold out there!
Why is low temperature flexibility of your roof coating system important? Because a roof coating system needs to be able to expand and contract with the substrate without cracking. If it cracks it will ultimately fail. In the summer time when temperatures are in the 70’s and 80’s this is easy to do. In frigid […]