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Most people assume corrosion begins when they see rust.
In reality, by the time rust becomes visible, the process has often been underway for monthsโor even years.
One of the most common causes of premature coating failure isn't poor coating selection.
It's something you can't see!
"Soluble salts."
Particularly chlorides.
If you've ever worked on port infrastructure, marine structures, pipelines, mining facilities, tank farms, or coastal assets, you'll know that steel is constantly exposed to airborne salt contamination.
The problem is that abrasive blasting alone doesn't always remove these contaminants.
In many cases, chlorides remain trapped within the surface profile of the steel, even when the surface appears clean and ready for coating.
Everything looks perfect.
The blast profile is correct.
The cleanliness standard has been achieved.
The coating specification is followed.
Yet months later, blistering appears.
Then disbondment.
Then corrosion beneath the coating system.
When failures like these are investigated, the root cause is often traced back to contamination that was present before the first coat was ever applied.
This is why experienced corrosion engineers don't only focus on surface cleanliness.
They focus on surface contamination.
Because successful corrosion protection starts long before the coating application begins.
At Polymer Coatings Group, our LSSR (Liquid Soluble Salt Remover) is designed to assist in removing soluble salt contamination from steel surfaces before coating application, helping to create the foundation for long-term coating performance.
The lesson?
โซ Not every corrosion problem is visible.
โซ And not every coating failure starts with the coating.
Sometimes it starts with what was left behind.
Engineering Principle #1
Surface preparation doesn't end with abrasive blasting. It ends when contaminants that can initiate corrosion have been removed.
Corrosion is inevitable | Premature failure isn't.
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