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Industrial &
Marine Home | Water
& Waste Water Treatment | News | Fast Clad™
DTM Urethane Offers Two-Coat Performance in a Single Coat |
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Sherwin-Williams New Fast Clad™ DTM Urethane Offers Two-Coat Performance in a Single Coat
Fast-Drying Urethane Coating Eliminates Outgassing at High Film Thicknesses; Is Ideal for Offshore Structures
(CLEVELAND, March 14, 2003) – Sherwin-Williams Industrial and Marine Coatings group is adding Fast Clad™ DTM Urethane to its new ExpressTech™ coatings family. New Fast Clad DTM Urethane is a high-build, fast-drying, single-coat, direct-to-metal urethane that equals the performance of two-coat, conventional, epoxy/urethane systems. Using one coat instead of two minimizes the high cost of hourly labor and the coating’s fast-dry formulation helps to speed jobs to completion.
An aliphatic polyurea coating, Fast Clad DTM Urethane outperforms conventional urethanes because it can be applied at 6 to 9 mils DFT in a single coat with no outgassing or pinholing. Conventional urethane systems can be applied at only 2 to 3 mils DFT, so more coats are required to achieve adequate substrate protection. When conventional urethanes are applied at these high film thicknesses, CO2 is formed and released during curing of the paint film, resulting in pinholing problems.
Fast Clad DTM Urethane dries in one hour to a corrosion-resistant finish with excellent color and gloss retention. It may be applied at temperatures as low as 35º F, which helps to extend the painting season and minimize weather delays. Application with airless spray equipment is recommended. The coating may also be applied by brush or roller. Fast Clad DTM Urethane has a two-hour pot life at 77º F. It is ideal for use directly over properly prepared steel in industrial environments in maintenance or new construction applications.
Sherwin-Williams ExpressTech coatings are engineered to improve end-user productivity by helping facilities owners and coatings applicators save time and money on coating. The ExpressTech coating family was developed in response to customer needs.
“Whether they’re finishing water tanks, structural steel or plant floors, industrial specifiers and applicators have long had a common desire,” says Doni Riddle, vice president and director of Sherwin-Williams Industrial and Marine Division. “In simple terms, they want everything to go faster. Now we can prove we are listening.” All of the ExpressTech coatings offer significant benefits, either by reducing application and labor costs, providing faster throughput, faster return to service of equipment, faster stack times in fabrication shops or lowering VOC emissions.
The Sherwin-Williams Chemical Coatings Division, with more than 135 years of experience in products finishing technology, serves the chemical coatings market through a North American network of company-owned locations and with expanding global reach. Sherwin-Williams broad line of low-VOC coatings, full range of technical support and just-in-time distribution capabilities allows finishers to specify quality coatings with the assurance of regulatory compliance. For more information, contact us via e-mail, or to have a representative contact you, call 1-800-524-5979.
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