Quality Assurance
Professional Tank Cleaning has a full time NACE Inspector on staff. NACE stands for the National Association of Corrosion Engineers who specializes in overseeing surface preparation and surface preservation activities. To become NACE certified one must undergo extensive education, training and testing in the following areas:
- Surface cleanliness testing
- Surface profile testing
- Wet & Dry film thickness testing
- Specialty coatings including epoxies, polyureas & polyurethanes
- Strict adherence to all project at product specifications
- Close relationships with several major product reps
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Profile testing strip |
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Profile testing showing 3.5 mil depth |
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Testing substrate temperature prior to application of coating (to spec) |
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Wet film thickness testing |
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Wet film thickness testing, again |
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Dry film thickness testing |
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Testing for chloride contamination
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Being NACE Certified opens us up to third party inspections but more importantly gives our customers assurance that the job will be done professionally and in accordance will all product specifications and industry standards. |