Blackhawk Painting, Inc. provides commercial painting services to gas stations to fight against corrosion, by using protective and specialized coatings. Paints that are properly installed and maintained by a professional commercial painter reassure trouble-free business operations.
Corrosion
Heavy vehicle traffic, fumes and spillages from gasoline and other chemicals and moisture from carwash machines and weather create a highly corrosive cocktail with immense impact to gas station infrastructures.
Graffiti
Graffiti can’t always be prevented, but precautions can be taken to minimize the cost and labor of removing it. The affected surfaces should be protected, for example, with commercially available anti-graffiti coatings.
Anti-graffiti coatings come in two forms: sacrificial and non-sacrificial. Sacrificial anti-graffiti coatings are usually wax based products that form a clear protective film over the treated area and shields it from spray paint or other markings to penetrate into the substrate. Tagging is removed with specialized cleaners and hot pressure water and the anti-graffiti coating must be reapplied on the affected area. Non-sacrificial graffiti-resistant coatings are usually polyurethane based products that applied and function in the same manner as the sacrificial but there is no need to be reapplied after the removal of graffiti. Both coatings can be applied over painted and unpainted surfaces and have the tendency if applied over deep, vibrant colors, to distort their appearance and look hazy.
Evaporative Losses
Above ground storage tanks (ASTs) present challenges, such as evaporative losses and moisture condensation. Tanks that are painted a reflective color can minimize those problems.
