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ECtop ARE125
DESCRIPTION
SpECt op ARE125 is a n a cid re sista n t e p o xy co a tin g
co n sistin g o f two co m p o n e n t p a rts fo r m ixin g o n -site .
Th e co a tin g , o n ce cu re d , p rovid e s a stro n g se m i-
fle xib le laye r with go o d a d h e sio n to ce m e n titio u s
su b stra te s.
TYPICAL USES
SpECt op ARE125 m ay b e u se d in in d u stria l a n d
co m m e rcia l situ a tio n s to p rovid e a h a rd we a rin g ,
a cid re sista n t co a tin g to flo o rs a n d wa lls, su ch a s:
P ro d u ctio n a re a s
D a irie s
B eve ra ge p ro d u ctio n a n d b o ttlin g p la n ts
C a r p a rk s
K itch e n s
P la tin g sh o p s
P ro ce ssin g p la n ts
ADVANTAGES
H igh d u ra b ility, re q u ire s lo w m a in te n a n ce
R e sista n ce to a wid e ra n ge o f ch e m ica ls
E a sy to cle a n , hygie n ic fin ish
Ava ila b le in a ra n ge o f co lo u rs to d e m a rca te
a re a s a n d p rovid e a ligh t re fle ctive flo o r
TECHNICAL DATA
Typical results @ 20C 30C
Pot l i f e 4 h rs 2 h rs
Int ercoat t i me (mi n) 1 0 h rs 5 h rs
Int ercoat t i me (max) 3 0 h rs 2 4 h rs
Tack f ree t i me 6 h rs 3 h rs
Exposure times
Foot t raf f i c 2 4 h rs 1 2 h rs
Vehi cul ar Traf f i c 4 8 h rs 2 4 h rs
Chemi cal s 1 0 d ays 7 d ays
Ful l cure @30C 7 d ays
Typi cal syst em
t hi ckness (df t ) 1 2 5 m
CHEMICAL RESISTANCE CHART
1 0 % La ctic Acid Ve ry go o d
1 5 % La ctic Acid Ve ry go o d
1 0 % C itric Acid Ve ry go o d
5 0 % P h o sp h o ric Acid Ve ry go o d
5 0 % H yd ro ch lo ric Acid Ve ry go o d
5 0 % S u lp h u ric Acid Ve ry go o d
1 0 % N itric Acid Ve ry go o d
C o n ce n tra te d B le a ch Ve ry go o d
S a tu ra te d S u ga r S o lu tio n Ve ry go o d
S a tu ra te d U re a S o lu tio n Ve ry go o d
Wh ite sp irit Ve ry go o d
O ils Ve ry go o d
P e tro l Ve ry go o d
D ie se l Ve ry go o d
G re a se s Ve ry go o d
Xyle n e Ve ry go o d
1 0 % Am m o n ia Ve ry go o d
5 0 % C a u stic S o d a Ve ry go o d
S kyd ro l G o o d
Notes:
SpECt op ARE125 sh o u ld n o t b e su b je cte d to
ch e m ica ls u n til fu lly cu re d m in 7 d ays @ 3 0 C )
I f ch e m ica l sp illa ge o ccu rs th e n im m e d ia te ly
re m ove th e sp illa ge a n d wa sh d o wn with wa te r
to p reve n t a ny a tta ck o r d isco lo u ra tio n
APPLICATION
Preparat i on
I t is e sse n tia l th a t a d e q u a te p re p a ra tio n is ca rrie d
o u t p rio r to th e a p p lica tio n o f SpECt op ARE125.
Ligh t swe e p b la stin g is stro n gly re co m m e n d e d to
e n su re th e re m ova l o f a ll la ita n ce , gre a se a n d o il.
E tch in g with d ilu te hyd ro ch lo ric a cid m ay b e ca rrie d
o u t, p rovid in g th e flo o r is n e u tra lize d , we t va cu u m e d
a n d a llo we d to d ry p rio r to a p p lica tio n .
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Mi xi ng
SpECt op ARE125 is su p p lie d in a two - co m p o n e n t
k it co n sistin g o f a p igm e n te d b a se co m p o n e n t a n d
a cu rin g a ge n t.
B o th o f th e co m p o n e n ts sh o u ld b e b rie fly stirre d
to e n su re th a t a ny se ttle m e n t p ro d u cts a re fu lly
su sp e n d e d .
Th e e n tire co n te n ts o f th e cu rin g a ge n t sh o u ld b e
e m p tie d in to th e b a se co m p o n e n ts e n su rin g th a t th e
sid e s o f th e cu rin g a ge n t tin a re ca re fu lly scra p e d to
re m ova l a ll o f th e m a te ria l.
POT LIFE
OVERCOATING TIME WINDOW
TACK FREE
INITIAL HARDNESS
Appl i cat i on
Th e m ixe d p ro d u ct m ay b e a p p lie d by b ru sh o r
ro lle r. Th e re co m m e n d e d co n su m p tio n ra te
is 1 0 m /litre p e r co a t, u sin g a m in im u m o f 2 co a ts.
Th e q u a n tity o f SpECt op ARE125 a p p lie d m ay
in cre a se o r d e cre a se se e Te ch n ica l D a ta ) d e p e n d a n t
u p o n th e d ry film th ick n e ss re q u ire d . Th e q u a n tity o f
m a te ria l u se d p e r co a t a n d th e n u m b e r o f co a ts m ay
va ry d e p e n d a n t o n th e p o ro sity o f th e su b stra te a n d
th e su rfa ce p ro file .
Th e a p p lica tio n o f e xce ssive vo lu m e s o f p ro d u ct
sh o u ld b e avo id e d a s th is will re su lt in so lve n t
e n tra p m e n t a ffe ctin g b o th su rfa ce fin ish a n d th e
su b se q u e n t p e rfo rm a n ce s o f th e co a tin g .
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Sl i p resi st ant f i ni sh
I f a slip re sista n t fin ish is to b e p rovid e d th e n
SpECt op NS GRAINS o f th e d e sire d gra n u la r size
will b e re q u ire d co n ta ct o u r Te ch n ica l D e p a rtm e n t
fo r fu rth e r in fo rm a tio n ) . SpECt op NS GRAINS a re
su p p lie d in p re -we igh e d b a gs.
Fo r a slip re sista n t p ro file th e first co a t o f SpECt op
ARE125 is co m p le te ly b lin d e d with th e ch o se n
gra d e o f SpECt op NS GRAINS. Th is sh o u ld b e
ca rrie d o u t a s so o n a s p o ssib le a fte r th e a p p lica tio n
o f th e first co a t.
Wh e n th e first co a t h a s re a ch e d its in itia l cu re
1 2 h o u rs @ 2 0 C ) , th e e xce ss a ggre ga te sh o u ld b e
re m ove d by va cu u m fro m th e su rfa ce . Th e to p co a t
is th e n a p p lie d by m e d iu m p ile ro lle r.
EQUIPMENT CLEANING
All e q u ip m e n t m ay b e cle a n e d o f u n cu re d m a te ria l
u sin g SpECt op Cl eani ng Fl ui d.
APPLICATION TEMPERATURE RANGE
M in im u m 5 C
M a xim u m 3 5 C
At te m p e ra tu re s a b ove th e q u o te d m a xim u m th e
p o t life will b e re d u ce d .
PACKAGING AND YIELD
SpECt op ARE125 is su p p lie d in th e p a ck size s
give n b e lo w with th e fo llo win g re co m m e n d e d
cove ra ge ra te .
SpECt op ARE125
4 .5 litre s a n d 1 5 litre s
@ 1 0 0 m d ft: 1 0 m /litre p e r co a t
m in im u m 2 co a ts)
SpECt op NS GRAINS 2 5 k g b a gs
@ 2 k g n e t/m
Si zes F in e 1 5 0 m
M e d iu m 3 0 0 m
STORAGE AND SHELF LIFE
Wh e n sto re d in a co o l e n viro n m e n t, in o rigin a l
u n o p e n e d co n ta in e rs, th e m a te ria l h a s a sh e lf life
o f 1 2 m o n th s.
HEALTH AND SAFETY
C o n ta ct with sk in a n d eye s sh o u ld b e avo id e d . I t is
e sse n tia l th a t a d e q u a te ve n tila tio n is p rovid e d a n d
a ll p e rso n n e l sh o u ld avo id in h a lin g th e va p o u rs
p ro d u ce d . I f wo rk in g is n e ce ssa ry in co n fin e d a re a s
it is stro n gly re co m m e n d e d th a t se a le d re sp ira to ry
e q u ip m e n t is u tilize d .
Eye Cont act
R in se with co p io u s a m o u n ts o f cle a n wa te r a n d
se e k m e d ica l a tte n tio n .
Ski n Cont act
R in se with co p io u s a m o u n ts o f cle a n wa te r fo llo we d
by th o ro u gh cle a n in g with so a p a n d wa te r.
D O N O T U S E S O LVE N TS
Ingest i on
S e e k im m e d ia te m e d ica l a tte n tio n .
D O N O T I N D U C E VO M I TI N G
FLAMMABILITY
SpECt op ARE125 a n d SpECt op Cl eani ng Fl ui d
a re fla m m a b le . D o n o t e xp o se to n a ke d fla m e s o r
o th e r so u rce s o f ign itio n .
FLASHPOINT
SpECt op ARE125 2 3 C
SpECt op Cl eani ng Fl ui d 3 4 C
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Issue 7 : 01/ 2004