Overview Two pre-load tanks (tank 44 & 46) on Seadrill’s West Defender platform required a full refurbishment as the existing soft coating systems (Eureka) had failed and were showing signs of severe corrosion. Challenge Removal of existing Eureka coating. Grit blasting was not permissible/feasible, therefore an alternative surface preparation method had to be specified. Working within a restricted timeframe also added to the difficulties of this project. Solution Both pre-load tanks (44 & 46) were specified with the exact same surface preparation method and coating system. The original soft coating was initially scrapped and degreased before UHP water blasting was carried out @ 30,000psi. One stripe coat of Epo-chemTM RS 500P was applied followed by one full primer c

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