BLUE CHIP CASINO II
Michigan City, Indiana
January 2005 - January 2006
The Blue Chip Casino II project began in January 2005 but the coating system
did not begin until around April 1, 2005. This is the first and largest Casino
Boat built in the world. All corrosion protection and insulation protection
is performed by Superior International II, Inc. coatings. The boat is approximately
200' x 400' and has four decks. Opened January 31, 2006.
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The metal was produced, shipped to the midwest to be lazer cut and then shipped
to Michigan City, Indiana to construct the boat. When the metal arrived to be
welded, it was rusted but only required a power washing to clean it and be allowed
to dry completely before coating with RUSTGRIP
®.
The coating systems are comprised of :
Underwater coating system - hull
Primer - RUSTGRIP
®
permanent corrosion control
Top coat - MOIST
METAL GRIP ®
additional corrosion control
Above water coating system - walls (hull)
Primer -RUSTGRIP
® permanent corrosion control
Base - SUPER THERM ® moisture impervious Insulation
Finish - ENAMOGRIP
® in an off white for color, gloss and low maintenance
Detailing - ENAMOGRIP
® stripes in colour.
Interior coating system - Walls, ceilings, flooring over all
metal surfaces
Primer -
RUSTGRIP
® permanent corrosion control
Base - SUPER THERM ® moisture impervious Insulation
Finish - ENAMOGRIP
® for color, gloss and low maintenance
Problems solved by using the coatings to corrosion protect
and insulate this ship:
1. No white sandblast required before coating the metal after welding. This
alone saved over 2 million dollars ( $2,000,000.00 USD ). Just power washed
to remove dirt and residue. Completely dry then coat.
2. Fiberglass had always allowed condensation to develop and cause corrosion
( CUI ) and wet metal skin. So much water flowed down the sides that catch rails
were installed to catch the water running down the interior side of the ship
metal skin during winter. SUPER THERM ® completely eliminated this problem and no condensation
has ever developed during the winter months after the HVAC system was installed
and operating properly.
3. SUPER THERM ® eliminates THERMAL BRIDGING by providing full
insulation over all the metal skin, including the cross beams, support arms,
railings, etc. This provides a 100% coverage over all the metal attaching to
the exterior cold side. Reports from maintenance manager are that the boat
is using less fuel to heat the boat than was estimated when the consumption
rate was set up for fiberglass.
4. SUPER THERM ® is coated on exterior side to prevent the metal during
summer months from heating. SUPER THERM ® blocks heat load into the metal which is the most
important insulation effect that can be achieved. Fiberglass, foams and other
such materials allow 100% of the heat load to happen, then these materials try
to retard or slow down the heat flow to the interior or exterior. These materials
are outdated 20th century insulation materials because they allow heat load.
SUPER THERM ® is the 21st century insulation material that blocks
the heat load from happening into the surface of the substrate. If the surface
cannot load heat, there is no heat to transfer through. Instead of having an
"R" rating which allows for full heat load, SUPER THERM ® measures "emissivity" (0.05) which equals
absorption of heat. The lower the emissivity, the lower the heat absorption.
At the same time, a measurement of how fast the surface heat is thrown off is
measured by emissivity which SUPER THERM ® tested to 0.90 with 1.0 being the best to throw off
any heat that is loaded into the surface.
5. SUPER THERM ® blocks Infrared radiation to 99.5% in testing. Sunlight:
57% of all heat comes from infrared radiation. Mechanical heat: produces
infrared radiation to heat the interior during winter.
SUPER THERM ® repels this infrared to hold the warm heat inside.
Both Exterior (summer) and Interior (winter) temperature controls are maintained
by using SUPER THERM ®.
Project Pictures courtesy of Superior International
II, Inc. coatings.
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