General FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions)

No, homeowners or the general public are free to purchase GLOBAL Encasement, Inc.'s products. However, most states require that anyone who does work intended to reduce or remove lead hazards (lead abatement) must be trained and certified by the appropriate local, state or federal agency. Removing lead paint is very dangerous because it produces paint chips, dust, and fumes that contain lead. Covering lead paint can also cause dangerous levels of lead dust. Exceptions: The law makes an exception for homeowners. Homeowners do not have to be trained or certified to remove lead paint from their homes. The exception only applies to a four unit dwelling or less that the homeowner owns and lives in.

GLOBAL Encasement, Inc. TopCoats are finish coatings manufactured in bright white and can be custom tinted. We can match any color from the Federal Standard 595C Color fan decks, which represents 650 unique color shades. This can be bought for $158.00/piece through the US General Services Administration. Alternatively, you may buy a preferred color swatch/sample or color fan deck from any local paint store and send it to us so we can match the color.

Our warranty states that GLOBAL Encasement, Inc.'s systems shall be free of manufacturer defects for a period of twenty years. We fully expect a properly applied and cured system to last in excess of twenty years and the products are renewable, meaning that when it is time to renew your system all that would be required beyond building maintenance is re-application of the TopCoat.

A Green building is one designed and engineered to be sustainable and to reduce the impact its design, construction and maintenance has on its occupants and the environment. Green features such as energy and water conservation, environmentally sensitive site planning, resource efficient building materials, superior indoor environmental quality, can provide benefits such as lower electric and water utility costs, enhanced health and productivity and long-term economic returns, reduced environmental impact.

We never dilute our products.
Mixing water or anything else with the products chemically alters them and changes their physical properties. This changes all the substantial characteristics and will negatively affect the products overall performance.

Some of the properties that would be harmfully changed are:

Fire rating, Impact & Abuse Resistance, Flexibility, Mold & Mildew Resistance, Chemical-Resistance, Water Resistance, UV Resistance. Dilution would also limit the products ability to In-Place-Manage hazardous materials such as asbestos, radioactive dust and all types of debris; safely containing and sealing them.
 

If the product does solidify on the top of a pail that has been left uncovered, you have to remove the solid material from the liquid. DO NOT try to mix it in with the remaining good product. You can do this by straining out the material with a "strainer bag" sold at most paint stores. The product is water-based and should not be diluted or thinned with anything.

At the end of every day during the application period, simply leave everything under pressure and put the spraying gun in a bucket of water. You can simply pull it out and start spraying again the next day. For proper clean up after the entire application is done, please refer to your equipment guide. Clean up is with water.

Please check your local law for legally acceptable disposal methods. Although our products are biodegradable, you have to check with your local laws on where, how, and at what dilution rate is acceptable for disposal.

SRI is the ability to reflect or bounce back energy or heat from the surface of a building.

Some projects may require some surface preparation such as wire brushing of heavier areas of rust and wet scraping of any large loose pieces of lead paint. Others can be completed through reattaching loose, flacking paint with our PrepLESS Primer™. This is always a judgement call based on case by case analysis. For all cases, good painting practices should be observed at all times.

Yes, you can put other products over GEI coatings when they are dry to touch, although we can’t guarantee their performance. When in doubt, you can always do a patch test.

Yes. There are several contractors in the US that apply the products.

When dealing with roofs, it is necessary to coat the topside. If the underside is rusting, you would want to treat it in order to arrest the corrosion. Otherwise, the underside does not need to be coated.