This handy pocket guide is packed with information and formulas commonly referenced during coatings work, including information on corrosion, surface preparation, soluble salt detection, coating application, International Marine Regulations, concrete standards and inspection. This Guide is a "must have" for anyone involved with industrial coatings.

Completely updated, the 3rd edition includes instructions on the step-by-step use of 50 instruments and test kits for measuring ambient conditions (including electronic psychrometers), surface profile (including two digital depth micrometers and a new procedure for use of replica tape), SSPC visual guides, wet and dry film thickness, concrete testing, destructive coating thickness measurement, adhesion, holiday/pinhole detection and coating hardness. An updated list of surface cleanliness standards, an updated index of industry standards, and a new surface salt extraction and analysis procedure are also included.