Repainting Lead-Based Painted Walls
National Museum of American History
Smithsonian Institution
Washington, DC USA
Challenge:
The concrete interior block walls of the loading dock area at the American History Museum are subject to a lot of impact and abuse. The Lead-Based Painted walls needed repainting and maintenance personnel needed to get it done safely and without any operations downtime.
Benefits Desired:
- Green and Super Compliant Zero VOC Coatings
- Cost Effective, Quick Solution
- Certified Lead Encapsulant
- No Downtime for Loading Dock Operations
- No Generation of Waste
- Long-Term Sustainable Solution
- 20 Year Renewable System
Results:
GLOBAL Encasement, Inc.'s LeadLock™ system was chosen as a logical and simple solution. PrepLESS Primer™ was used to seal the existing paint film, eliminating the generation of hazardous waste, and certified lead encapsulant LeadLock™ TopCoat, highly impact and abuse resistant, was applied completing the 20-year system.