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Cistern Coatings covers how water storage fails and how it gets fixed: liners, prep, repair, certification and the people who do the work.
Most information about cistern coatings is scattered across product data sheets, contractor ads and forum threads. Owners have a hard time telling a lasting repair from a quick paint job, and contractors who want to get into this work rarely know where to start.
This site pulls it together in plain language: what goes wrong with concrete and steel water storage, what a proper lining job looks like from inspection to refill, and what drinking-water certification actually means.
Cistern Coatings is supported by ArmorThane, a polyurea and polyurethane protective coatings manufacturer founded in 1989 and based in Springfield, Missouri. ArmorThane trains and supplies applicators who spray cisterns, tanks, containment, roofs, bedliners and much more.
When you send a request through this site, it goes to ArmorThane’s team. If you are a contractor, they will talk with you about equipment, training and materials. If you have a tank that needs work, they will help you find a trained applicator.
Our articles are written to be useful to an owner, an engineer and an applicator at the same time. Where a claim depends on a specific product or listing, we say so, and we point you to the source.
The Journal
Plan cistern cleaning around the installed lining, confirmed chemical and equipment compatibility, safe access, disposal responsibilities and documented service release.
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Coordinate the laboratory, sampling scope, collection points, delivery window and results review before a cistern relining outage begins.
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Before a cistern pump-out or lining project, confirm tank-specific empty-condition limits, groundwater concerns and the professional approval needed to proceed.
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Tell us a little about you. A coatings specialist will follow up with equipment options, training dates and pricing, or connect you with a trained applicator if you need a tank lined.
Backed by ArmorThane. Polyurea and polyurethane coatings manufacturer since 1989, Springfield, Missouri.
