During the mid 1990’s, several prominent coatings manufacturers started to promote and endorse the use of zinc-rich coatings as a liner for potable water immersion service. This was considered a new frontier and was met with resistance by the remaining coatings manufacturers that chose not to participate in this new arena for zinc-rich coatings. At that point in time, the water tank industry was in the midst of removing lead-based water tank linings. Some coatings manufacturers felt that reintroducing another “heavy metal” back into this environment was a future recipe for disaster and refused to enter this fight. Others felt that the science of this technology didn’t make sense and therefore avoided the fight altogether.
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