Epoxy coating & relining for bolted storage tanks

An epoxy coated retention tank is used to store or hold liquids while protecting the tank substrate from corrosion, chemical attack, abrasion, and leakage. In industrial, municipal, and commercial settings, coated retention tanks may hold water, wastewater, fire suppression water, treatment chemicals, fuels, or process liquids. The coating acts as a barrier between the stored material and the steel or concrete tank wall.

Epoxy and related tank lining systems can be safe for water tanks when the correct material is specified for the water chemistry, temperature, and regulatory requirements. AmTech works with compliant lining systems, including NSF and ANSI compliant options, and selects materials based on the tank’s service conditions. Proper surface preparation, curing, and inspection are essential for safe long-term performance.

Service life depends on surface preparation, stored liquid, temperature, abrasion, chemical exposure, and tank condition before relining. A properly prepared and professionally applied lining can extend tank service life for many years, often avoiding premature replacement. AmTech’s process focuses on substrate assessment, verified surface profile, compatible lining selection, and quality checks to maximize long-term performance.

Yes. Many bolted storage tanks can be restored through inspection, cleaning, structural repair, seam detailing, abrasive blasting, and application of a compatible protective lining. If the shell, floor, nozzles, and fastened joints can be repaired to acceptable condition, relining may save significant capital expense compared with full tank replacement while reducing corrosion risk.

Surface preparation typically includes removing rust, scale, contaminants, failed coatings, and oxides through abrasive blasting, hydroblasting, wet blasting, or mechanical profiling. AmTech verifies the required surface profile, humidity, ambient temperature, and dew point before applying the lining. This step is critical because even advanced coatings can fail prematurely if applied over poorly prepared surfaces.

AmTech services steel and concrete storage tanks used for potable water, hot and cold water, wastewater, chemicals, petroleum products, fuels, fire suppression water, and industrial process liquids. The company works on underground and above ground tanks, including bolted and welded storage assets, with lining systems selected according to the stored product and operating conditions.

Yes. AmTech provides emergency tank repair for active leaks, corrosion breakthroughs, lining delamination, nozzle blowouts, structural cracks, chemical permeation, and regulatory shutdown situations. Crews can deploy with repair materials, temporary sealing options, welding equipment, and compatible lining systems to stabilize the issue, restore integrity, and help minimize facility downtime.

AmTech’s experienced field crews serve all 50 US states, Canada, and the Caribbean. The company performs on-site tank inspections, surface preparation, repairs, relining, and emergency response for industrial facilities, municipal water and wastewater operations, commercial properties, power plants, petroleum facilities, chemical processing sites, and institutional customers.