Congard is a single pack, air drying, high build alkyd enamel coating. Containing rust inhibitive zinc phosphate pigment for direct application to blast or chemically cleaned steel. Congard povides both corrosion protection and a decorative finish in the one product.
Features
- Self Priming topcoat
- Available in a broad range of colours
- Rapid Drying
Benefits
- Contains zinc phosphate
- Requires minimal surface preparation
Product code: 878
Uses
Primer and finish for quick turn around . Typically used on: farm and factory machinery and equipment, internal steel frames and trusses, miscellaneous metalwork, shipping containers.
Surface preparation
Round off all rough welds, sharp edges and remove weld spatter. Remove grease, oil and other contaminants in accordance with AS1627.1. Rust, millscale, oxide deposits and old paint films on metal surfaces should be removed by power tool (AS1627.2 St 3) cleaning as a minimum. Coating performance is proportional to the degree of surface preparation. Remove all dust by brushing or vacuum cleaning.
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- Surfaces
- Steel
- Type
- Protective Coatings
- Area
- Internal steel frame, Truss
- Range
- Congard
- Interior or Exterior
- Exterior, Interior
- New or Repaint
- New, Repaint
- Application Method
- Conventional and airless spray
- Weatherability
- Will chalk on exterior exposure. This will not detract from the protective properties of the coating.
- Heat Resistance
- Up to 120°C dry heat.
- Water Resistance
- Resists rain and condensation. Not suitable for permanently damp or immersed exposure
- Abrasion Resistance
- Good when fully cured.
- Solvent Resistance
- Resists alcohol, mineral turpentine and similar solvents. Esters, ketones, ethers, chlorinated solvents or similar strong solvents are liable to attack the coating.
- Acid Resistance
- Not recommended where fumes, splash or spillage may occur
- Alkaline Resistance
- Not recommended where fumes, splash or spillage may occur
- Salt Resistance
- Unaffected by splash and spillage of neutral salt solutions
Specifications
Steel: Power tool clean AS1627.2 St 3 Abrasive blast AS1627.4 Class 2. Typical system: 2 x Congard @ 75 microns.
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