Overview 29 hatch covers required to be completely refurbished as they were showing signs of severe corrosion and impact damage. Challenge The surface preparation and coating repair works were to be carried out whilst the hatch covers were in-situ. There would be no encapsulation of the hatch covers due to large costs and setup times; therefore grit blasting and the spraying of the coatings were not permissible. During the hatch cover painting works, painting/blasting of other areas and steel cutting/welding occurred simultaneously nearby. There was also a lot of wind and rain spells during the refurbishment works. Solution A mixture of water jetting and mechanical preparation was used as the surface preparation methods. One touch up coat of solvent-fre

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