The new coating is also easy on the Navy's pocketbook. We have a lot of problems because equipment corrodes in marine air. And, despite every effort to keep oil from leaking, it does. Norman Griffaw, environmental inspector for NCBC Port Hueneme, agreed. Leaking oil is common.
People put oil pans underneath their vehicles and collateral equipment.
That would be fine in a covered facility because wind and rain couldn't blow the oil out. But covered space is at a premium on base because they're tearing down old buildings. We needed a containment system. The floor had to be impermeable and the entire system had to be easy to put up, weather resistant, and come in a variety of sizes. Inc. The Oxnard, CA company had been producing custom protective covers for the RV, auto and boat industries since 1972.