Tank farm dikes & bunds
Line concrete or block dike walls and floors with a seamless, crack-bridging polyurea membrane.
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Start your own polyurea containment business
Build a business that holds back the toughest chemicals on earth.
Tank farms, fuel depots, farms, utilities and chemical plants all need secondary containment that won’t crack or leak. We help you launch a spill-containment coating business with ArmorThane polyurea — the rig, the training and the playbook.
Regulation-driven demand
Mobile — work anywhere
Seamless, fast-cure systems
Training & rigs from ArmorThane
Every one of these facilities needs containment
Fuel distributors
Chemical plants
Farms & ag retailers
Utility substations
Data-center generators
Wastewater plants
Mines & quarries
Fleet fueling yards
Airports
Manufacturers
The opportunity
Demand written into federal law.
Facilities that store oil and hazardous materials are required to contain a spill before it reaches soil or water. Concrete cracks, liners split and inspectors notice. That creates steady, specialized work for trained polyurea applicators.
EPA SPCC · 40 CFR 112
Oil storage over 1,320 gallons? Containment is required.
Facilities with more than 1,320 gallons of aboveground oil storage that could reach navigable waters must have an SPCC Plan — and secondary containment sized for the largest container plus room for rainwater.
Hazardous waste & chemicals, too
RCRA rules require containment around hazardous-waste tanks and container storage areas — free of cracks and compatible with what they hold.
110%
Common design target
Largest tank plus freeboard for precipitation.
Recurring
Inspections drive repairs and relining.
What you’ll do
High-value jobs most coating
All applications
High-value jobs most coating
shops never touch.
Foam-core berms
Spray a rigid foam berm in place and armor it with polyurea — fast, lightweight containment walls.
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Drum, tote & loading areas
Turn container storage rooms, truck pads and wash bays into sealed, chemical-resistant basins.
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How it works
From first call to first invoice.
1
Talk with us
A free consultation to map your market, budget and the type of containment work you want to win.
2
Get equipped
Choose a turnkey ArmorThane spray rig with proportioner, generator, compressor and heated hose.
3
Get trained
Hands-on training in surface prep, spraying, thickness checks and quality documentation.
4
Win your first job
Use our playbook, estimator and sales tools to land facility owners and engineering partners.
Why polyurea
The containment liner that’s done before lunch.
Spray-applied polyurea sets in seconds and builds a seamless, flexible membrane with no seams to fail. Facilities get back in service fast — and you move to the next job.
- Seamless & monolithic — no welded seams, laps or joints to leak.
- Flexible — bridges hairline cracks and moves with the concrete.
- Fast return to service — walk on in minutes, often back in use the next day.
- Chemical resistant — systems selected for fuels, oils, fertilizers and many acids and caustics.
Gel time measured in secondsBuild full thickness in multiple passes the same day.
Interactive tool
What’s one dike worth?
Drag the sliders. A single tank-farm containment can be a meaningful job — and most facilities have more than one.
Quick job calculator
Enter a containment dike's inside dimensions to see the coating area and job value.
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Estimated job value
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Floor, inside walls and wall tops
- Coating area—
- Containment capacity—
Illustrative only. Actual pricing depends on surface prep, thickness spec, access, travel and your local market.
Your mobile business
Your shop is a 20-foot trailer.
ArmorThane builds turnkey spray rigs so you can work on-site at any facility. Hook up, drive out, spray, go home.
PMC PHX-40
Plural-component proportioner
45 kW
Onboard generator
23 CFM
Air compressor
100 ft
Heated spray hose
20′, 24′ & 26′ gooseneck rigsStandard 20′ build shown in specs.
Who it’s for
Three ways people get started.
Bedliner & coating shops
You already spray. Add a mobile rig and industrial containment and move from truck beds to commercial contracts.
Contractors & concrete pros
Concrete repair, roofing or industrial services crews — offer containment lining to the facilities you already serve.
New entrepreneurs
No coatings background? Training, equipment and a clear plan can take you from zero to your first containment project.
Questions
The short answers.
Do I need coatings experience to start?
No. Many applicators start from scratch. Hands-on training covers equipment operation, surface preparation, spraying technique, thickness testing and safety. Prior construction or mechanical experience helps.
How much does it cost to start a containment coating business?
It depends on the rig you choose, whether you already own a truck, insurance in your state and your starting material inventory. Book a free consultation and we’ll build a startup budget around your situation — no obligation.
Who are the customers?
Any facility storing oil, fuel or chemicals: fuel distributors, farms and ag retailers, utilities, manufacturers, wastewater plants, mines, fleets and data centers with backup generators. Environmental consultants and engineers who write SPCC Plans are valuable referral partners.
Can polyurea contain every chemical?
No coating resists everything. Polyurea systems are selected based on the specific chemical, concentration and temperature using the manufacturer’s chemical-resistance data. Some aggressive acids or solvents call for a specialty topcoat. More on chemical resistance.
Be your own boss
Your containment business starts with one conversation.
Tell us where you are and we’ll show you the rig, training and first-customer plan that fits — free, no pressure.
- A fast, personal response
- Talk with people who build and sell rigs every day
- Get a startup budget for your market
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