PIGEON FORGE Home to the Cal Ripken Experience, the City of Pigeon Forge sought to design a water tank that exhibits its love of baseball. The City’s 250,000-gallon tank overlooks the local attraction and baseball stadium, which hosts camps, tournaments and spring training sessions. “Early on the decision was made to have the tank look like a baseball sitting on top of a bat,” says Mark Goulet of NexGen Coating Resources, Inc. “Tnemec helped provide coatings to accommodate the design while also protecting the tank.” After completing the surface preparation requirements, Series 94 Hydro-Zinc was spray-applied as the primer, providing the steel with long-term corrosion protection. Applicators then brush- and roller-applied an intermediate coat of Series 73 Endura-Shield and a top

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