2017 is shaping up to be a busy year for coating contractors and applicator professionals, and we're only four weeks in! Join us March 5 - 10 at Diamond Liners' facility in Santa Fe Springs, CA to get the proper industry training you need and deserve, and keep the business rolling in this year.
PDA Basic Applicator Spray Course
The course identifies the many elements involved in the successful operation and set-up of Polyurea spray equipment and phases of hot spray polyurea application. It also gives attendees an in-depth analysis of commercially available equipment designs and necessary hardware components to ensure successful operation and spray application of polyureas.
PDA Advanced Applicator Spray Course
This in-depth course (combined with the Surface Preparation and Basic Applicator Course) takes those who spray now to the next level, allowing them to be recognized as experts. Learn the ins and outs of gun and equipment troubleshooting, understanding the spec to achieve the best result and much more.
Costs
Fees for the applicator spray courses vary based on membership status with PDA, and number of employees from one company attending. For more information, click here.
What You Will Learn
* Application process
* Substrate preparation
* When to use primer
* Applying to a rusted substrate/prep
* Applications over wood, concrete, metal, fiberglass, foam
* Waterproofing
* Aliphatic vs. Aromatic
* Mechanical Gun vs. Air Purge
* Trouble shooting application failures
* Safety
* Typical cure times
* Explanation of typical ASTM testing methods
What People Say
Winston Gillies of Ace Dragon Coatings & Foam, Inc., said:
"When I went to a Polyurea chemical vendor, they refused to sell me their product unless I had a NACE III coating inspector that they could approve. The vendor finally came up with the idea of me attending both the Basic and the Advanced PDA applicator classes, and that would qualify me to buy their polyurea tank lining. I was very interested in attaining more knowledge and happily agreed to this. You see, I spent 30 years as an industrial control/instrument technician and not a coater. I learned a long time ago, that you do not do anything important, unless you know how to do it correctly.
"I attended the PDA Basic and Advance Courses, and after successfully completing these two courses, I then felt that I would be successful applying polyurea."
