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

February 12, 2025

Corrosion Protection 638 - Cortec Corporation

A 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.

Keywords: Case History Spotlight, corrosion protection, railway corrosion, rusty electrical poles, CorrVerter, rust converter, metal primer, metal topcoat, painting a metal surface, alternatives to sandblasting

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