Tony

I’m for Medicare for all, DC and Puerto Rico statehood, immigration policy reform and Court reform.

[Tony @TonyKonasDad]

@tedlieu Pictures of someone cutting an epoxy or polymer coating with a knife? That’s basically the same as cutting concrete with a knife. If the surface that was installed can be cut with a knife, it was installed wrong or the wrong product was specified.

[Tony @TonyKonasDad]

The contractor, Atlantic Industrial coatings, said this is covered under their warranty. Anyone with 1/2 brain knows it wasn’t caused by vandalism. A good reporter would follow this project and public accounting records to be sure they don’t receive additional payments for this work.

[Tony @TonyKonasDad]

What’s funny is the installation contractor, Atlantic Industrial Coatings, stated on their website that damage is in a small area and it will be fixed under their warranty. Rhino Linings says in a statement that they’re aware of the situation and it’s in a small area where finish coat separated from underlying waterproofing membrane. They don’t say it, but by reading their statement, my opinion is they believe it was improper installation. Neither company says anything about vandalism.

[Tony @TonyKonasDad]

@yay3d @Acyn Did you mean to say since we didn’t see anyone sandblasting (grinding or shot blasting) surface wasn’t prepared properly?

[Tony @TonyKonasDad]

@ImKnotTheOne I’ve said it in other posts. There’s no cutting epoxy coating with a knife. If installed properly, the epoxy coating becomes one with the concrete. Again, if installed properly, you’d be cutting concrete with a knife. Has anyone ever tried that?

[Adam E. M. @AEM_1981]

@Acyn This is a test of if Trump tells the truth. If he can lie about this, he can lie about anything.

[Tony @TonyKonasDad]

@RonFilipkowski With underwater laser saws that can cut through epoxy coating while leaving the substructure in tack.

[James Henry @Jameshenry1970]

As a DC9 union painter with 30+ years in coatings, I’m looking at the failure not a conspiracy theory.
When a coating is lifting off in large sheets like this, that points to an adhesion failure: improper surface preparation, contamination left behind, the wrong coating system, poor recoat timing, or water introduced before the system fully cured.

A quality two-part epoxy system can perform well but the product is only as good as the prep and application. The substrate has to be properly profiled/cleaned, the specified primer or first coat applied correctly, recoat windows followed, and the full system allowed to cure before being put back into service.

That is not “vandals.” That is a coating failure that deserves a real independent inspection and an explanation of exactly what system was specified and how it was applied.

#Coatings #Epoxy #SurfacePreparation #PaintFailure #UnionPainter #QualityControl #Accountability #ReflectingPool
#Properpreperation #Elonmusk
#DonaldTrump #Donaldtrumpjr
@krassenstein @EdKrassen @eddsmitty @LucasSa56947288 @adammocklerr @harryjsisson @acnewsitics @Acyn @Bakari_Sellers

[Tony @TonyKonasDad]

@mouvement33 If the installation were done properly, a knife would not scratch the new surface. They would need some kind of power or pneumatic tool to penetrate an epoxy coating.

[Nicole Minét @mouvement33]

Hydrogen peroxide alone does not dissolve or strip a polyurea or polyurethane coating, which is what was just added to the Reflecting Pool. However, applying industrial-strength peroxide can degrade the polymer structure, leading to swelling, discoloration, or delamination if the coating was improperly applied. So it's safe to assume the coating was not applied correctly to begin with. The substrate must be completely cleaned, dried, and properly primed before applying polyurea/polyurethane.

The damage is not the work of left-wing vandals. The damage was caused by the people who were paid $15 million for a job they are not qualified to do. This is a mixture of incompetence and ignorance. But hey, the pool guy was a Trump donor, so he got the no-bid government contract based on his donations, not his skill or knowledge.

[Tony @TonyKonasDad]

@tedlieu @TheJusticeDept Justice dept should be looking into contractor doing shoddy work. They should be put on notice immediately and their insurance company / bonding company should be notified.

[Tony @TonyKonasDad]

Can’t wait to hear the expert witness testimony on behalf of anyone accused of vandalism. If this paint were applied properly, you’d need a jackhammer to remove it. It becomes part of the substructure. But what do I know. Donnie’s uncle was an mit professor, so that makes him an engineer.

[Tony @TonyKonasDad]

My guess is they didn’t prepare surface properly. They probably should have shot blasted surface before applying whatever they applied. Was it an epoxy paint? Did they do a mockup and a pull test? This is why we usually do things with plans, specs, installation instructions and third party inspectors. When dealing with tax payers money, we normally follow a process, which is different from what a homeowner does.

[Tony @TonyKonasDad]

@LucasSa56947288 For what we paid for that plane, I’m surprised they didn’t install a golden escalator.

[Tony @TonyKonasDad]

@candleboxlaw Any news on TE?

[Tony @TonyKonasDad]

@LucasSa56947288 I don’t like Trump, but not knowing how to operate a chair? I have trouble with some chairs. There’s so much to go after him for. This bs is not necessary.

[Tony @TonyKonasDad]

@BonkDaCarnivore And it’s not cash from east coast banks. It’s in cryptocurrency. They’ll say he’s so much smarter than Obama.

[Tony @TonyKonasDad]

@Bigkev451 I think Bb was predicting Netflix was going to buy Roku a few months ago.

[Tony @TonyKonasDad]

@Bigkev451 Netflix

[Tony @TonyKonasDad]

@BonkDaCarnivore Glad I was able to share in your luck. Your understudy Quinn called it out to with a similar sentiment. As it went down yesterday, I bought more!