CASE STUDY Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Building 460 - Bremerton, WA Owner: U.S. Navy · Installer: Sabelhaus West, Inc. Focus Issues/Challenges: The exterior of Building 460 consists of cementitious structural siding panels that contain asbestos. Lead-based paint is present on the frames of 27,800 window panes. The paint dated to the original oil-based coatings applied after construction in 1941. By 2009, colors had faded, and paint was delaminating. The siding was chalking, powdery, and in some places, friable. Challenges included gusty winds off the water, fog and precipitation, changes in temperature, and removal of moss, algae, salt and other particulates prior to application of any coatings. Solution: Sabelhaus West and their preferred product supplier turned to Fiberlock Techno

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