Yates Industries Protects Freshly Repainted Hydraulic Cylinders with InduroPro

project results: protection where it counts

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HIGH-GLOSS. PROTECTED.
InduroPro locked a deep, high-gloss finish over the fresh repaint — shielding it from UV fading, rust, and corrosion.
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FULL COVERAGE. TWO KITS.
Two 17oz kits covered this large hydraulic cylinder completely — end cap to end cap, fittings and all.
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ZERO ADDED DOWNTIME
Yates incorporated InduroPro directly into their repaint process — prep, application, and cure completed in a single workday.
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REPAINT LESS. GUARANTEED.
InduroPro is backed by a 5-year guarantee — extends the life of every repaint and reduces how often cylinders come back off the floor.

REPAINTING IS EXPENSIVE. HERE'S HOW TO MAKE IT LAST.

HOW YATES INDUSTRIES USES INDUROPRO TO PROTECT EVERY REPAINT.

Yates Industries, based in Decatur, AL, is a hydraulic cylinder manufacturer and repair specialist. Repainting is a routine part of their refurbishment process — cylinders come in faded, rusted, and oxidized from years of industrial use, and Yates resurfaces and repaints them as standard procedure. But standard paint alone doesn't stop the conditions that caused the damage in the first place. Without a protective topcoat, every fresh repaint begins its own countdown to the next one.

For this project, Yates resurfaced and repainted a large hydraulic cylinder, then applied two 17oz kits of InduroPro ceramicized epoxy coating directly over the fresh paint. The surface was cleaned with acetone before application to ensure a clean, solid bond. The result is a cylinder that isn't just restored — it's protected against the rust, UV fading, and corrosion that would otherwise send it back for another repaint ahead of schedule. With InduroPro's 5-year guarantee, Yates repaints less and keeps cylinders on the floor longer.

DOES INDUROPRO WORK OVER FRESH PAINT?

THE SMARTEST TIME TO APPLY INDUROPRO IS AFTER A REPAINT ON EQUIPMENT WITH HEAVY USE

One of the most common questions about InduroPro ceramicized epoxy coating is whether it can be applied over a freshly painted surface. The answer is yes — and for operations that repaint on any kind of regular cycle, applying InduroPro immediately after a repaint is the most effective way to use it. Standard industrial paint is designed to cover and color, not to protect. From the first day of outdoor or industrial exposure, UV radiation begins breaking down paint pigment, moisture finds its way into surface imperfections, and oxidation starts working at the finish. A fresh repaint looks great on day one. Without a protective topcoat, it won't stay that way for long.

InduroPro bonds at the molecular level to a clean, cured paint surface — forming a ceramicized epoxy barrier on top that standard paint simply cannot provide on its own. The surface must be cleaned with acetone before application to ensure a solid bond. Once applied, InduroPro resists UV fading, rust, corrosion, moisture, and chemical exposure — the exact conditions that degrade unprotected paint in industrial environments. For operations like Yates Industries that repaint as part of their standard maintenance process, applying InduroPro after each repaint dramatically extends the life of the finish and reduces the frequency of future resurfacing cycles.

HOW DOES INDUROPRO REDUCE REPAINTING COSTS?

PROTECT THE PAINT — CUT THE CYCLE

For fleet managers, facility managers, and operations teams who factor repainting into their maintenance budgets, InduroPro ceramicized epoxy coating delivers a clear return. Every repaint represents real cost — labor, materials, and the downtime required to take equipment offline for resurfacing. When that repaint is left unprotected, those costs repeat on whatever schedule the environment dictates. UV exposure, moisture, and corrosion don't wait. For operations running tight schedules, the lost time carries as much dollar value as the paint and labor itself.

InduroPro changes that equation. Applied once after each repaint — two 17oz kits covered this full-size Yates hydraulic cylinder completely — the finish is protected for the long term and backed by a 5-year guarantee. Less frequent repaints mean less labor, less material cost, and less downtime pulling equipment from active use. Yates Industries added InduroPro to their repaint process and extended the life of every cylinder finish they produce. For any operation that repaints on a schedule, it's the most straightforward way to reduce how often that schedule repeats.

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