Overview The aluminium void tanks onboard Bourbon Offshore Asia’s Surfer Boat 2612 & Surfer Boat 2601, required to be refurbished as they were showing signs of deterioration. Challenge Providing a suitable coating system capable of adhering to a aluminium surface. The tanks are located within a very small confined space only accessible by crawling through. Grit blasting and water jetting could not be utilised due to monetary constraints of the client. Working within a tight timeframe also added to the difficulty of this project. Solution The preparation method and the Chemco coating specification was the same for both Surfer boats. Utilise mechanical preparation as the surface preparation method. Apply solvent-free, wet & rust tolerant epoxy Epo-chemTM

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