An employee expertly powder-coats industrial parts with vibrant blue paint inside a state-of-the-art paint booth. The Ghost in the Machine In the world of heavy infrastructure, there is an invisible enemy called "The Creep." It starts at a microscopic scratch or a poorly cured corner. Oxygen and moisture find a tiny path through a "pretty" coat of paint, and the oxidation begins. By the time you see the orange streak on the surface of a utility enclosure or a rail component,