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Epoxy and polyurethane coatings are the best choices. Most of them stop curing at temperatures below 40F. A few of the epoxy materials will cure below zero. I caution you that virtually all the coatings will require application over an abrasive blasted surface. After blasting, and while coatings...

Both ideas, thickness and textured surfaces, may offer some promise. As a follow-on, paint manufacturers now have access to pigments that offer a range of visual colors and minimal reduction in IR reflectance. Shepherd Color and Ferro Inc. are two manufactures that may be able to help. Ferro...

Peers, I need assistance identifying a manufacturer of polyurethane coatings designed to reduce heating from solar radiation. The application is a steel handrail where I'm required to reduce the surface temperature 20F-30F. I am aware that color selection will make a difference. White might be...

Congratulations on your success, Susan! Because protective coatings is not a new science, many ideas have already been tried and failed, or tried and tried again until sucess. I believe your success is more likely to come from the materials side of coatings rather than the application equipment...