Nasa Neil Armstrong Facility

At NASA’s Neil A. Armstrong Test Facility in Sandusky, Ohio, coating the interior of a massive 30,000-square-foot testing hangar requires rigorous safety protocols alongside heavy-duty access equipment. To protect every square inch of the infrastructure—including the soaring ceilings, structural walls, and heavy-duty facility doors—crews utilized a dual-layer system of [Sherwin-Williams Extreme Bond Primer](https://www.sherwin-williams.com/homeowners/products/extreme-bond-primer) and a Direct-to-Metal (DTM) acrylic topcoat.

The project's extreme vertical clearances demanded a fleet of compact scissor lifts and a massive 120-foot JLG boom lift. Because operating at these heights introduces significant fall hazards, painters wore mandatory, specialized personal protective equipment (PPE):

* Full-Body Fall Arrest Harnesses: Every technician wore a tight-fitting, multi-point safety harness.

* Energy-Absorbing Lanyards: Harnesses were anchored directly to the lift's designated tie-off points using self-retracting lifelines (SRLs) to eliminate the risk of ejection.

* Safety Glasses: Crews wore sealed eye protection to guard against high-pressure paint mist.

* Particulate Respirators: Painters utilized specialized breathing protection to shield against airborne overspray from the pumps.

Operating safely from these secured platforms, technicians spray-applied the Extreme Bond Primer across all ceilings, walls, doors, and conduit lines. Its urethane-modified acrylic formula engineered a powerful chemical grip over slick surfaces without requiring tedious mechanical sanding.

Once cured, the entire facility received its rugged finish coat of DTM acrylic topcoat. Applied seamlessly across the high-elevation ceilings, masonry walls, and massive bay doors, this heavy-duty coating provides exceptional moisture, corrosion, and impact resistance. By combining strict lift safety gear with high-performance coatings across the 30,000-square-foot facility, NASA achieved a flawless, resilient finish while maintaining a zero-incident job site.

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Service provided: Commercial

Location: Cleveland, OH