Navy Trims Ship Painting Protocols
9 significant changes to painting protocol during shipbuilding in a pilot project to increase efficiency, save money.
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- Applying powder coating directly to metal on interior components such as electrical boxes;
- Applying interior liquid coatings on interior components without requiring a primer;
- Applying underwater hull coatings over moderate rust;
- Reducing surface preparation on deck tie-downs;
- Using galvanized fasteners instead of painting bare steel fasteners in ventilation ducting;
- Not painting areas covered by docking blocks during final coating application;
- Applying high-solid, rapid-cure tank coatings that are tinted to bilge colors in new construction submarine bilges; and
- Raising the allowed relative humidity in buildings in which tank coatings are applied.
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