Protective & Marine Technical Service

The right people. Time-tested processes. Superior product and application knowledge.

Take advantage of our expertise.

Get in touch with our technical service team.

It starts with the largest NACE- and SSPC-trained technical service organization in the industry dedicated to ensuring your entire project runs smoothly and efficiently. With an expertise in various industry equipment, applications and geographic regions, the Sherwin-Williams technical service team serves as a trusted resource to deliver a variety of benefits to our customers:

Pre-job meetings
Job startups
Site visits
Product and equipment demonstrations
Throughput optimization
Customized product training
AISC training
Product recommendations
Equipment recommendations
Application guidance
Problem solving
Sales support
Facility surveys

Unlike other protective and marine coating manufacturers, Sherwin-Williams arms our technical service representatives with manufacturer equipment training to ensure proficiency throughout the entire coatings process. We demonstrate how to mix and apply our products using the proper equipment, and we train your staff how to do the same. The expert on-site assistance you receive from our team makes your coating process efficient – increasing productivity and minimizing downtime.

Duration - 2:56

PM-731950-V Tech Services Video FINAL.mp4 [upbeat electronic music] [gfx: Sherwin-Williams From Spec to Protect] [video: workers looking at boiler on jobsite, paint booth prep, taking measurements] [gfx: Sherwin-Williams Protective & Marine Technical Service] [gfx: Bruce Snyder, Director, Technical Service, Sherwin-Williams Protective & Marine] Bruce Snyder [00:00:12] We can come into your shop, your facility, and work with your contractors to make sure that the job gets started off right and the job gets done on time and on budget. Bryan Swiderski [00:00:21] Engaging a Sherwin-Williams tech team has greatly improved our product output. [gfx: Pre-job planning and site surveys] [video: shaking hands, working on jobsite with rep, taking measurements on pipe] Bruce Snyder [00:00:29] A Sherwin-Williams tech rep can come in and evaluate the project before it even starts, to make sure that we understand what the project is all about. [gfx: Product, equipment and application training] [video: painting equipment & application] Bruce Snyder [00:00:55] We can work with the contractor and providing training to make sure that they have all of the equipment, all of the manpower and knowledge in order to get the job done efficiently. [video: tech rep onsite observing application, paint booth setup, prep, & painting] Bryan Swiderski [00:01:23] The techs can show up and they'll help us make sure that we're applying the product correctly, running at the proper air, proper mix, checking environmentals, and just basically to ensure that we're going to apply correctly. [gfx: Project check-ins, quality control, quality assurance] [video: paint application, site observation, shaking hands] [gfx: casey McManus, Captain, Cornelia Marie] Casey McManus [00:01:35] Now, a normal paying company, they bring in a palette of paint. It shows up in a shipyard like this, gets dropped off in the dock, and you never see the sales guy again. And that's the end of it. Sherwin-Williams, they come in, they say, Hey, your paints right here. It looks like everything's good. I went over the sheet. Humidity's going to be like this tomorrow. We got to put this many mils on the boat. If you get her prepped to this point tonight, we'll be in a good position to spray tomorrow. [video: jobsite consultation, taking measurements, Casey McManus [00:02:05] To have somebody actually stand there and tell you this stuff so you don't screw up the let alone the mixing. But the application of the paint, is a, is priceless. [gfx: Flooring-dedicated Tech Reps] [video: flooring application] [gfx: Marine-dedicated Tech Reps] [video: working on dock] [gfx: Multi-segment Tech Reps] [video: working on jobsite] [gfx: 450+ Years of Experience] [video: coating application] [gfx: Sherwin-Williams Protective & Marine Technical Service. Sherwin-williams.com/protective] [gfx: Sherwin-Williams From Spec to Protect] [music fades out]

Industry expertise to help guide your project success

Watch this video to see how our technical service team is an essential part of your application project – from product selection to job start-up and surface preparation, to application and future coatings maintenance.