Simple Painting Specifications to Avoid Costly Repairs on Your Commercial Metal Building

There are many uses for rolled steel metal buildings. Some of which include farmers, warehouse owners, factory or plant facilities, air plane hangars, and even home owners with metal buildings on their properties.  These metal buildings are often sold with a lifetime guarantee or something similar. This leads the builders/owners of the steel buildings to think that once it is built there would be nothing to do. This assumption is dead wrong and will cost the owners dearly.

Developing a Good Plan of Action!

The first thing needed for a good maintenance plan would be a good wash on the metal building every 18-36 months, depending on the environment. For example, a metal building in the desert southwest like NV, NM, AZ and UT will only need to be washed every now and then to rinse the dust and any oxidation that will occur as the coating breaks down. On the other hand, metal buildings in the northeast like NJ, NY, DE, MD and PA will need washed every 18 months to slow the deterioration caused by oxidation of the factory finish.  Washing may extend the life span of the coating by as much as 100%, thus doubling the time before you will need to paint.