Improved holiday detection of new coatings in ballast tanks on Navy ships can increase the coating’s service life. This paper describes development of a fast, compact and portable holiday detector based on imaging of fluorescent coatings.

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Holidays, Ballast, Coating inspection, Protective coatings, Coatings, Pigments, Imaging, Inspectors, Spray coating, Coating service life, Marine vessels, Visual assessment, Holiday detection
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2005
Association for Materials Protection and Performance (AMPP)
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