InduroPro on a Case IH 4450 Boom Sprayer — 5-Month Follow-Up

project overview

COVERAGE: 135FT BOOM ARMS

KITS USED: 2 X 17 OZ KITS OF INDUROPRO

LOCATION & APPLICATOR: SCOTT CITY, KANSAS
THE INDUROPRO TEAM

TYPE OF EQUIPMENT: CASE IH 4450 FERTILIZER SPREADER

CONDITION: GOOD. <1 YEAR OLD.

project results: protection where it counts

01

ZERO PAINT FAILTURE AFTER 5 MONTHS
Across 15,000 to 20,000 acres of active spraying, the InduroPro-coated aluminum booms showed zero paint peeling, flaking, or breakdown at the five-month mark.
02

SIX PRESSURE WASHES. STILL HOLDING.
After six full pressure wash cycles since December, InduroPro remained fully intact — holding color, gloss, and surface integrity across every coated boom section.
03

EASIER CLEANING EVERY WASH
Chemical residue and field buildup released faster on InduroPro-coated surfaces, reducing wash time and effort after every spray run — a difference the Winderlin Farms team noticed immediately.
04

ALUMINUM BOOM PROTECTION THAT LASTS
InduroPro formed a durable ceramicized epoxy barrier over the aluminum booms — blocking the chemical breakdown and paint peeling that had plagued previous sprayers at Winderlin Farms.

AN INVESTMENT IN THE EQUIPMENT THAT KEEPS THE OPERATION RUNNING

ALUMINUM BOOMS ARE EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR. INDUROPRO IS CHEAPER THAN THE ALTERNATIVE.

Chris Winderlin runs Winderlin Farms in Scott City, Kansas — operating across demanding acreage where spray equipment works hard and gets washed harder. On a previous sprayer, Chris watched the paint on the underside of the aluminum booms break down from repeated chemical exposure season after season. Once aluminum booms start flaking, the degradation accelerates and the repair costs follow. When his Case IH 4450 came into service, Chris wasn't going to wait for history to repeat itself. The InduroPro team applied two 17oz kits to the machine's 135-foot boom arms in December 2025 — targeting the exact surfaces most vulnerable to chemical wear and paint breakdown.

In an agricultural economy where operators are running equipment longer and trading less frequently, protecting surface integrity from day one is no longer optional — it's operational math. Chris put it plainly: in an economy where everybody realizes you're going to be running your equipment longer, it's definitely worth the investment. Five months later, after 15,000 to 20,000 acres of active use and six full pressure wash cycles, the booms are holding color, releasing residue faster, and showing zero signs of the paint failure that took down his last machine.

DECEMBER APPLICATION. MAY RESULTS

THE INDUROPRO-COATED BOOMS AFTER 1,000 ACRES AND 6 PRESSURE WASHES

The Case IH 4450's 135-foot aluminum booms were prepped with a thorough clean and an alcohol wipe before the InduroPro team applied two 17oz kits across the full boom length in December 2025. The goal was straightforward — seal the aluminum surface and protect the paint from the chemical exposure and pressure washing that destroys unprotected boom arms over time. The before images show the boom condition at application. What happened next is the follow-up story.

Five months into the spray season, the Winderlin Farms team brought the Case IH 4450 in for a documented powerwash follow-up. After 15,000 to 20,000 acres covered and six pressure wash cycles completed since December, the InduroPro-coated booms came clean faster, held their color, and showed zero paint peeling or flaking across any treated surface. The coating held up completely — through chemical exposure, field conditions, and repeated high-pressure washing across a full Kansas spray season.

135FT OF ALUMINUM BOOM. FULLY SEALED. FULLY PROTECTED.

APPLIED IN A DAY. HOLDING UP 5 MONTHS LATER.

The InduroPro team applied two 17oz kits to the complete 135-foot boom arms of the Case IH 4450 in a single day at Winderlin Farms in Scott City, Kansas. Aluminum booms present a unique protection challenge — the surface is lightweight and highly efficient, but vulnerable to chemical attack from the very products the machine is designed to apply. Paint peeling on aluminum accelerates once the surface layer is compromised, and pressure washing — done repeatedly at the volumes a working sprayer demands — speeds up that breakdown further. InduroPro's ceramicized epoxy bonds directly to the aluminum and painted surface, forming a hard barrier that resists chemical degradation, holds color through repeated washing, and keeps the boom surface cleaner and easier to maintain with every pass.

THE CERAMIC COMPARISON

WHY INDUROPRO OUTLASTS CERAMIC COATINGS ON AGRICULTURAL SPRAY EQUIPMENT

Chris Winderlin had previous experience running ceramic coatings on spray equipment before InduroPro. The difference wasn't subtle. With ceramics, each pressure wash cycle visibly weakened the coating — losing its hydrophobic effect wash by wash until it simply wasn't there anymore. Ceramic coatings are engineered for surface hydrophobicity, not long-term resistance to the repeated chemical and high-pressure washing environment that agricultural spray equipment operates in. They sit on top of the surface rather than bonding to it, and in a working farm environment, that distinction matters from the first season.

InduroPro is not a ceramic coating. It is a ceramicized epoxy that chemically bonds to properly prepared aluminum and painted surfaces, forming a hard, durable barrier that doesn't weaken with repeated washing. The epoxy chemistry is what keeps InduroPro performing where ceramic coatings progressively fail — holding the surface, protecting the color, and releasing chemical residue faster after every single wash cycle, not fewer.

BUILT FOR EQUIPMENT THAT WORKS FOR A LIVING

INDUROPRO AS A BOOM PROTECTION AND CLEANABILITY STRATEGY FOR AG SPRAYER OPERATORS

For agricultural sprayer operators covering thousands of acres per season, boom maintenance is a constant operational cost — in time, in labor, and eventually in paint repair or boom replacement. Chemical exposure attacks unprotected aluminum surfaces from the underside up, and repeated pressure washing accelerates that process every time the machine comes in from the field. InduroPro's ceramicized epoxy coating addresses both problems simultaneously — protecting the aluminum surface from chemical degradation while making each wash faster and more effective by releasing residue with less effort and less scrubbing.

At Winderlin Farms, the results after five months of active use are documented and clear. Fifteen thousand to twenty thousand acres covered. Six full pressure wash cycles completed. Zero paint failure. Zero reapplication. Zero maintenance program required. For sprayer operators running equipment longer in a tighter agricultural economy, InduroPro is not a seasonal detail product — it is a long-term surface protection investment that pays for itself in reduced maintenance time, extended paint life, and boom arms that stay cleaner, look better, and last longer season after season.

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