Surface preparation basics for long-lasting coatings

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Most premature coating failures trace back to one thing: inadequate surface preparation. Before any primer is applied, the substrate must be clean, sound and profiled correctly so the coating can bond and perform as designed.

What good preparation looks like

• Removal of oil, grease, salts and surface contaminants
• Correct abrasive blast or mechanical profile
• Controlled humidity and dew-point conditions
• Inspection before priming

The takeaway

Investing in proper preparation protects everything applied on top of it. This is generic placeholder content you can replace with approved technical copy.