Method for coating a structure with a fusion bonded material

A method for coating a structure for reinforcement in masonry construction with a fusion bonded material, the method comprising:

• heating, via a first heating element, the structure to at least a melting temperature of the fusion bonded material, wherein the structure comprises a ladder wire structure having a plurality of transverse members coupled to and extending between two longitudinal members arranged parallel to each other, wherein the ladder wire structure includes a galvanic protective layer, wherein the structure comprises a ratio of a surface area to an enclosed area of less than about 0.5;
• after heating the structure to at least the melting temperature, submerging the heated structure in the fusion bonded material such that the fusion bonded material coats the structure, wherein the fusion bonded material is contained in a reservoir of a fluidization bed, wherein the fluidization bed comprises a base and a plurality of side walls;
• before submerging the heated structure into the fluidized fusion bonded material, heating at least one of the plurality of side walls of the fluidization bed, via a fourth heating element, to an application temperature of the fusion bonded material that is less than the melting temperature;
• fluidizing the fusion bonded material in the reservoir of the fluidization bed, wherein fluidizing the fusion bonded material comprises one or more of (i) suspending the fusion bonded material in an air stream introduced to the reservoir of the fluidization bed via a plurality of vents in the base of the fluidization bed, wherein, before being introduced to the reservoir of the fluidization bed, the air stream is heated to the application temperature, via a third heating element, and (ii) vibrating the fluidization bed;
• removing the coated structure from the reservoir of the fluidization bed;
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• after removing the structure from the reservoir of the fluidization bed, curing, via a second heating element, the fusion bonded material coating the structure into a corrosion resistant barrier.