CASE HISTORY SPOTLIGHT: Case History #638: Corrosion Protection of Railway Electrical Piers

February 12, 2025

Corrosion Protection 638 - Cortec CorporationA railway in southeastern Europe needed to remove rust and protect 200 electrical piers. Instead of using sandblasting or other conventional methods of surface prep, workers removed loose rust with a wire brush and applied CorrVerter® Rust Converter Primer to passivate the remaining rusty surfaces. They topped this with two coats of VpCI®-396 Aluminum for ongoing protection. The customer was very satisfied with the coating system as an economical solution to the problem and looked forward to ongoing protection.

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