{"id":14847,"date":"2026-03-04T14:39:38","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T19:39:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/galvatech2000.com\/?p=14847"},"modified":"2026-03-04T14:40:14","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T19:40:14","slug":"galvicon-a-product-discontinued-for-30-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/galvatech2000.com\/en\/galvicon-a-product-discontinued-for-30-years\/","title":{"rendered":"Galvicon: A Product Discontinued for 30 Years"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"14847\" class=\"elementor elementor-14847\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5c02910 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5c02910\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4a61128\" data-id=\"4a61128\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-108db0a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"108db0a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In many specifications, tenders, and jobsite discussions, the term <strong>\u201cGalvicon\u201d<\/strong> is still used as a touch-up solution for galvanized steel.<\/p><p><br \/>Yet the reality is clear: <strong>Galvicon has been discontinued since 1996<\/strong>\u2014already <strong>30 years<\/strong> ago.<\/p><p><br \/>Keeping it in technical documents now creates a significant <strong>grey area<\/strong>, both in terms of compliance with standards and the actual durability of structures.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1873185 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1873185\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a69af6b\" data-id=\"a69af6b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7643808 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7643808\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol><li><strong> Galvicon no longer exists\u2026 but its name still circulates<\/strong><\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e6cf93e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e6cf93e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d693bcc\" data-id=\"d693bcc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa13153 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aa13153\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Since disappearing from the market, the name <em>Galvicon<\/em> has become an <strong>informal generic term<\/strong>, often used:<\/p><ul><li>in outdated specifications<\/li><li>out of habit or historical carryover<\/li><li>as a vague reference with no associated performance requirements<\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>\ud83d\udc49<\/strong><strong> When a specification mentions \u201cGalvicon,\u201d <\/strong>it effectively means<strong> the contractor may use any product they choose, <\/strong>with no real performance obligation<strong>\u2014<\/strong>and often<strong> without informing the owner.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1170948 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1170948\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-40bf14b\" data-id=\"40bf14b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83c4fbf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"83c4fbf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol start=\"2\"><li><strong>The aerosol trap: cosmetic touch\u2011ups, not protection<\/strong><\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-19f3f90 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"19f3f90\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4c333a4\" data-id=\"4c333a4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0df48ca elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0df48ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Today, searching for \u201cbuy Galvicon\u201d mostly leads to:<\/p><ul><li>industrial suppliers or specialty hardware stores offering equivalents<\/li><li><strong>aeroso<\/strong>l products marketed as \u201cgalvanized touch\u2011up\u201d solutions<\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>These products are generally:<\/p><ul><li><strong>low in zinc content<\/strong><\/li><li>applied in thin, non\u2011measurable layers<\/li><li>unable to provide durable cathodic protection<\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>In most cases, they offer <strong>visual masking<\/strong> only, with no real medium\u2011 or long\u2011term anticorrosion performance.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bf3790a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bf3790a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6b777fb\" data-id=\"6b777fb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3636a68 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3636a68\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol start=\"3\"><li><strong> What ASTM A780 actually requires<\/strong><\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2a816b8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2a816b8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2d963d5\" data-id=\"2d963d5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d298825 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d298825\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>ASTM A780<\/strong> clearly defines the requirements for touch\u2011ups on galvanized steel.<br \/>For any repaired area:<\/p><ul><li>the coating thickness <strong>must exceed<\/strong> that of the adjacent galvanized layer by 2 mils (50 microns)<\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Commercial aerosols:<\/p><ul><li>generally cannot reach these thicknesses unless more than 10 coats are applied<\/li><li>offer no reliable DFT control<\/li><li>fail prematurely in real\u2011world environments<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bcbe337 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bcbe337\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-71ba3c8\" data-id=\"71ba3c8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4bab20 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d4bab20\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol start=\"4\"><li><strong> Industrial practice: used by galvanizers themselves<\/strong><\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-502378f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"502378f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-566e0ea\" data-id=\"566e0ea\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3caae5a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3caae5a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A key point often overlooked<strong>: galvanizers themselves use this type of solution in their plants<\/strong>.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Reputable galvanizers, including <strong>Corbec<\/strong>, use <strong>Rust\u2011Anode\u00ae Primer<\/strong> <strong>directly in their facilities<\/strong> <strong>for local touch\u2011ups after galvanizing<\/strong>, particularly for:<\/p><ul><li>handling areas<\/li><li>minor post\u2011inspection damage<\/li><li>localized corrections compliant with ASTM A780<\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">When a product is <strong>accepted and used by a galvanizer<\/strong>, it is no longer an improvised jobsite fix\u2014it becomes an <strong>industrial practice aligned with normative and operational requirements.<br \/><\/strong><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In contrast, <strong>commercial aerosols are <\/strong><em><strong>not<\/strong><\/em><strong> used by galvanizers<\/strong> for structural or permanent touch\u2011ups intended for demanding environments.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-57abadd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"57abadd\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-027cf48\" data-id=\"027cf48\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ada8ff4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ada8ff4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/galvatech2000.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/photo-2-1024x683.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-14838\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/galvatech2000.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/photo-2-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/galvatech2000.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/photo-2-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/galvatech2000.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/photo-2-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/galvatech2000.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/photo-2-600x400.png 600w, https:\/\/galvatech2000.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/photo-2.png 1319w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c7e5855 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c7e5855\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3a78bd8\" data-id=\"3a78bd8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83e6527 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"83e6527\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol start=\"5\"><li><strong> Official recognition: Rust\u2011Anode\u00ae Primer<\/strong><\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-005e681 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"005e681\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-60686c5\" data-id=\"60686c5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21a8677 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"21a8677\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Rust\u2011Anode\u00ae Primer<\/strong> is:<\/p><ul><li><strong>a zinc\u2011rich<\/strong> galvanizing coating<\/li><li>applicable at <strong>controlled thickness<\/strong><\/li><li>compliant with <strong>ASTM A780<\/strong> requirements<\/li><li><strong>recognized by the<\/strong> <strong>American Galvanizers Association (AGA)<\/strong> as an acceptable product for galvanized steel touch\u2011ups<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/galvanizeit.org\/education-and-resources\/publications\/touch-up-and-repair-of-galvanized-steel\">https:\/\/galvanizeit.org\/education-and-resources\/publications\/touch-up-and-repair-of-galvanized-steel<\/a><\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>It is a <strong>recognized technical solution<\/strong>\u2014not a cosmetic product meant only for appearance.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ff88599 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ff88599\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-53ff1dd\" data-id=\"53ff1dd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-419950c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"419950c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3b30819\" data-id=\"3b30819\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ca7194 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7ca7194\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"733\" height=\"953\" src=\"https:\/\/galvatech2000.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/photo-3.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-14841\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/galvatech2000.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/photo-3.jpg 733w, https:\/\/galvatech2000.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/photo-3-231x300.jpg 231w, https:\/\/galvatech2000.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/photo-3-600x780.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 733px) 100vw, 733px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-290fcbc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"290fcbc\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4bc9bd5\" data-id=\"4bc9bd5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c9c870 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2c9c870\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol start=\"6\"><li><strong> The Hydro\u2011Qu\u00e9bec case: aerosols removed from specifications<\/strong><\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1e506dc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1e506dc\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8f1338e\" data-id=\"8f1338e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7c6c50 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b7c6c50\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Hydro\u2011Qu\u00e9bec has officially <strong>removed aerosols<\/strong> <strong>from its specifications<\/strong> for galvanized steel touch\u2011ups.<\/p><p><br \/>Main reasons:<\/p><ul><li><strong>insufficient field performance<\/strong><\/li><li>premature failures<\/li><li>high rework costs<\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>This decision reflects a now well\u2011documented reality:<br \/>aerosols <strong>do not meet the durability requirements<\/strong> of critical infrastructure.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9ef8988 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9ef8988\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-74cb4ec\" data-id=\"74cb4ec\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-846aa8b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"846aa8b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol start=\"7\"><li><strong> The real risk: a false sense of compliance<\/strong><\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c9d26ca elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c9d26ca\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e9f9ffa\" data-id=\"e9f9ffa\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b46da5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4b46da5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Continuing to specify \u201cGalvicon\u201d or \u201cgalvanized aerosol touch\u2011up\u201d amounts to:<\/p><ul><li>creating invisible <strong>non\u2011compliance<\/strong><\/li><li>transferring risk to the structure<\/li><li>compromising the actual service life of assets<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-36d3c55 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"36d3c55\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-eafb29f\" data-id=\"eafb29f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b76f73f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b76f73f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b><span style=\"font-size: 16.0pt;\">Conclusion \u2013 Ending an outdated practice<\/span><\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0e547a1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0e547a1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a5a335e\" data-id=\"a5a335e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c57463 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4c57463\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Galvicon has been discontinued for nearly 30 years<\/li><li>Aerosols do not meet ASTM A780<\/li><li>The name is now used to market low-performance products<\/li><li>Compliant, recognized solutions used by galvanizers do exist<\/li><li>Major asset owners have already corrected their specifications<\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>It is time to <strong>update technical documents<\/strong>, <strong>clearly specify compliant solutions<\/strong>, and <strong>stop perpetuating a technical myth.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In many specifications, tenders, and jobsite discussions, the term \u201cGalvicon\u201d is still used as a touch-up solution for galvanized steel. Yet the reality is clear: Galvicon has been discontinued since 1996\u2014already 30 years ago. Keeping it in technical documents now creates a significant grey area, both in terms of compliance with standards and the actual [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":14848,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14847","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/galvatech2000.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14847","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/galvatech2000.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/galvatech2000.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/galvatech2000.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/galvatech2000.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14847"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/galvatech2000.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14847\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14854,"href":"https:\/\/galvatech2000.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14847\/revisions\/14854"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/galvatech2000.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14848"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/galvatech2000.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14847"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/galvatech2000.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14847"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/galvatech2000.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14847"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}