PDA Podium Case Study

When it comes to applying tricks of the trade, the Oklahoma City Zoo job required quite a few tricks. The original epoxy coating applied to the concrete walls and floor of the Oklahoma City Zoo Sea Lion attraction lasted over 12 years. The coating experienced some of the typical problems associated with epoxy coatings: poor color stability and low tolerance for movement of the substrate. The show tank is surrounded by several thousand people seated in the surrounding stadium in full view of the Sea Lion show performed several times daily. It was of utmost importance to have a durable, UV-Stable, cosmetically-pleasing coating applied that would seal water leaks, provide a elastomeric coating that would move with the thermal cycling of the concrete and have the chemical resistance to withstand the saltwater and chlorine mixture typically used by aquariums...

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