Last summer, the major motion picture ’Dunkirk’ featured two vessels coated by Jotun. The D/S Rogaland, a steamship completed in 1929, was re-painted to mimic a World War II hospital ship with coatings donated by Jotun. The second, MLV Castor, was constructed by the Dutch Royal Navy in 1950 and has a rich history. While […]

Two Pack Primers: In an ideal world, steel substrates at maintenance would be prepared to Sa 2½. In reality, costly downtime, restricted budgets and complex structures with difficult to reach areas can mean blast cleaning is not an option. The extensive range of Jotamastic coatings has been developed to provide a variety of solutions for […]

Protective Coatings are used for a variety of purposes, but they are all designed to protect and decorate different surfaces. Some coatings are like varnish and appear to have no pigments, others have special anti-corrosion or antifouling properties. All Patterson Protective Coatings are made up of the five components listed below. Binders, Extenders, Pigments, Solvents, […]

Corrosion results from the chemical interaction of a metal with its environment and may be uniform in nature or localised. Physical and chemical conditions of the environment influence both the rate and type of attack, the nature of corrosion products, the way in which metallic properties themselves are affected, and the corrosion control measures needed. [...]

The PPC Help Desk is designed to provide you with the fundamental principles and practicalities of Protective Coatings. We at Patterson Protective Coatings Ltd will assist you with everything you need, from technical expertise from the project outset to completion. It’s our duty as suppliers of brands such as Jotun, Rustoleum, Tor Coatings, Remmers & Flexcrete to […]

The Jotun Tank & Bund lining product range includes coatings suitable for the protection of tanks containing all types of chemicals developed to fit a variety of different requirements. Jotun has solutions for any application at a wide temperature range including storage of drinking water, solvents, petrochemical products, crude oils and a variety of other substances. Common challenges experienced in different industry […]

Forty years of shop primer development and experience. Shop primers may be described as a quick drying material applied as a thin film to a metal surface after blastcleaning to provide protection in the period before and after fabrication. They contribute towards increased efficiency, productivity and profitability for the customer. For almost 50 years the […]

Blu Marine HMS Caroline HMS Caroline is a decommissioned C-class light cruiser of the Royal Navy that saw combat service in the First World War and served as an administrative centre in the Second World War. Caroline was launchedand commissioned in 1914. At the time of her decommissioning in 2011 she was the second-oldest ship […]

At Patterson Protective Coatings Ltd, we belive our Project Case Studies are an essential reference point to showcase our products and the excellent workmanship of our contractors who apply the products in accordance with the manufacturer’s specification. Protective Coatings are only successful if they are fit for the purpose in which they were designed for. Therefore […]