Description: MPI’s Maintenance Repainting Specification training is the definitive course on maintenance repainting with a focus on how to assure success and avoid costly do-overs when working on buildings and commercial/institutional structures. Completion of this course is considered a requirement and specified on Repainting coatings projects.

Topics Covered:

• How to write basic paint specifications for maintenance projects
• Identify common flaws and defects in existing coatings/substrates
• Evaluate existing condition of 25 of the most commonly used architectural substrates with MPI’s DSD (Degree of Surface Degradation) System
• How to select an appropriate system depending on substrate, DSD level of existing coating and exposure environment
• Best practices for surface preparation
• Basic quality control techniques

Course Format: Course is online. Exam is online and requires photo ID and Zoom

Duration: 90 days to complete exam from date of registration

Exam Format: Proctored exam, taken online via Zoom

Minimum Passing Grade: 75% or greater to pass

Certification Received: MPI Maintenance Coating Specialist (MCS)

Upon successful completion of this course, graduates will receive:  Digital award of completion and digital badge for use in email signatures.

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