Master
Painters Institute / PDCA
Maintenance Repainting Manual
The ultimate
reference for property managers and building owners, interior designers,
specifiers, paint contractors, premises departments, coating inspectors,
government agencies, paint manufactures and suppliers and those
interested in the upkeep of indoor and outdoor coatings. It describes
all coating products and their systems (including wall-coverings),
suggests evaluation and assessment methods, goes over how to prepare
each surface for repainting, and encourages high painting standards.
The
manual contains:
47 pages (more than 28,000 words) evaluating choices of system options
on various exterior / interior surfaces. Includes pros and cons,
and information on normal usage.
Descriptions of systems for 19 exterior surfaces and 20 interior
surfaces for differing qualities. For example, EXT 3. 1 C is a High
Performance Acrylic system on concrete walls. Can be either 2 coats
or 3 coats of product MPI #110. Each of the first coats should be
'reduced'.
30 pages (more than 20,000 words) describing appropriate surface
preparation for the various surfaces.
Misc. information on dew points, wood types, paint spread rates,
and concrete block standards.
Information on gloss reflectance - what is a "flat, an eggshell,
a satin, a semi-gloss, or a high gloss"? 40 pages of MPI approved
product listings from 25 different manufacturers.
24 pages (more than 12,000 words) explaining the 135 different product
categories and their uses.
11 pages describing the intended use and reference standards for
the 135 product categories.
An assignment of responsibilities for appropriate contractors related
to the paint application.
Recommended practices and a guide specification for abrasive blasting
of decorative concrete.
Types and history of Wall Coverings. Includes cleaning information,
and a guide specification.
A 'short' guide specification using the manual as the 'reference'.
A full guide specification for use of architects and/or professional
specification writers. Includes cautions, reference information,
and other referral knowledge helpful to a design authority.
The manual
is in daily use by architects, engineers, interior designers, specification
writers, government agencies, property managers, paint contractors,
coating inspectors, paint manufacturers and suppliers.
Manual purchasers
receive no-cost updates and revisions for a period of two years
from date of purchase.
$150.00
($125 for PDCA members) + shipping
