Painting Capabilities

Engineered Syntactic Systems offers top of the line painting services on finished assemblies that can meet the needs of any customer. Our extensive selection of paint colors and color matching capabilities will ensure that we will be able to satisfy all of your project expectations. We regularly paint projects for marine, military, aerospace, commercial, and industrial applications and are confident that we can exceed your expectations, no matter what the challenge is.

Here at ESS, painting finishes are broken into three categories listed below:

Class I (Marine Grade/Best)

Class II (Better)

Class III (Good)

Class I Features:

Surface Texture

  • Smooth, glass-like
  • No irregularities visible
  • No evidence of sanding or processing
  • Surface thickness appears consistent and uniform
  • Surface is free from irregularities

Paint

  • Consistent sheen across entire part (high gloss or matte finish)
  • No irregularities visible
  • No inclusions (dust, grit, etc.)
  • Solid color
  • No bleed-through allowed
  • Color consistent part to part
  • Color matches sample (if available) without discussion

Class II Features:

Surface Texture

  • Smooth or Semi-smooth
  • Small irregularities allowed in random groupings or widely-spaced throughout
  • Slight evidence of sanding or processing allowed
  • Surface thickness appears consistent overall, some heavy areas allowed
  • Surface may have localized irregularities or appear rough overall

Paint

  • Mostly consistent sheen across entire part (high gloss or matte finish)
  • Few irregularities visible
  • Few inclusions (dust, grit, etc.)
  • Solid color
  • Minor bleed-through allowed
  • Color consistent part to part
  • Color matches sample (if available) without discussion

Class III Features:

Surface Texture 

  • Semi-rough to Rough (evidence of sanding or other processing allowable)
  • Irregularities visible
  • Surface thickness may not appear consistent or uniform
  • Surface is irregular (deep folds/orange peel/wrinkles allowed)

Paint

  • Consistent sheen not required
  • Irregularities allowable
  • Inclusions allowed (dust, grit, etc.)
  • Solid to semi-transparent color
  • Bleed-through allowed
  • Color not required to be consistent part to part
  • Color matches expectation (Orange/Yellow/Red, etc.)