Independent corrosion surveys & coatings inspection

Independent eyes on your corrosion — available for contract work.

Robert W. Finsel — NACE CIP Level II coatings inspector with 30+ years in industrial coatings. I survey and grade coating and substrate condition to AMPP and SSPC standards, and verify coating work against spec — independent, photo-documented, and defensible. Onshore and offshore.

Available now — contract inspection & survey work

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NACE CIP Level II · #21679 O.C.A.T. · #70995 30+ years · industrial coatings AMPP / SSPC · ISO 8501 / 4628 · ASTM D610
Portrait of Robert W. Finsel, founder of Blackstone Lane LLC.

About

Robert W. Finsel

Blackstone Lane is my independent corrosion-survey and coatings-inspection practice, based in Carnesville, Georgia and working wherever steel meets a hostile environment. I came up through the trade — an IBPAT member since 1991 — with more than 30 years on industrial coatings work.

I sell assessment only: no coatings, no products, no remediation bids — so the data comes with no agenda. When a job needs more than one set of eyes, I mobilize qualified surveyors graded to the same standard.

What I take on

01Corrosion & coating condition surveys — graded to AMPP/SSPC, photo-logged
02Coating inspection & QA/QC — prep, ambient, DFT, holiday detection vs. spec
03Owner's representation through remediation — protecting warranty, schedule & spend
04Pre-purchase, due-diligence & acceptance surveys
05Failure & forensic analysis — root-cause of premature coating failure
06Mitigation planning & compliance documentation

Contact

Scope a survey, or bring me on for a contract.

Send the asset, the access, and any criteria beyond the baseline — you'll get a straight answer on scope, timing, and what it takes to do it right.