HEMPADUR 35560

High performance solvent-free potable water tank

coating meets the latest legislative requirements
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A newly coated potable water tank on

board a ship.

Hempel’s HEMPADUR 35560

HEMPADUR 35560 is a 100% solvent-free, two-component,
high-build, polyamine adduct cured epoxy paint specifically
developed for long term protection of concrete and steel potable
Stripe coating application of HEMPADUR water tanks. The product is designed for use at both newbuilding
35560 in a ship potable water tank. and maintenance of existing potable water tanks. The product
contains no solvents, benzyl alcohol or nonyl phenol that can
influence taste or smell. This means that quality water is maintained that way.

HEMPADUR 35560 is approved by the Water Research Centre (WRAS), Great Britain,
according to BS 6920 for potable water up to 23°C/73°F.
It is also covered by the Norwegian Health Authorities
(Folkehelseinstituttet), Norway, for use in tanks for potable water
offshore according to system 3A in NORSOK M-501, revision 5.

How to read the Radargram

Final airless spray appearance of HEMPADUR
35560 applied in a ship potable water tank.
• The Hempel Radargram mapping tool provides customers with a considerable amount of crucial information about
epoxy coatings in a straightforward, easy-to-understand form. The Radargram displays a range of important
quantitative and qualitative product performance criteria.
• The Radargram uses a scale from 0 to 10, with 10 as the highest score. An average score of around 4 should be the
minimum for an epoxy coating, unless the product has specially designed features. These are difficult to show in a
Radargram, which makes general comparisons between all types of epoxy coatings.
• The Radargram is intended as an overall indication of the characteristics and capabilities of the product. The left side
of the Radargram provides an indication of the general performance properties – the main focus for the end-user / owner.
The right side gives an indication of the application properties, which are of prime interest for the applicator.
• A blue Radargram indicates that the product is intended for both submerged and dry areas.
• Read more about the Radargram in the Hempel Epoxy Encyclopaedia, in the Hempel Radargram Illustrator or at
www.hempel.com.
HEMPADUR 35560 is tailor-made
and approved for safe potable
water storage in tanks
Potable water coatings
Water of sufficient quality to serve as drinking water is termed potable
water whether it is used as such or not. The potable water coating
should not contaminate or affect the quality of the drinking water.
In particular the smell or taste of water should not be affected by
the coating. A suitable coating for potable water tanks should last
with minimal maintenance for up to 25 years without problems of
corrosion or reduction of water quality.
Coatings applied to potable water tanks are usually two-component
pure epoxies, either solvent-free (100% solids) or solvent-borne. Before
accepting a coating to be used in potable water tanks, classification
Application properties
HEMPADUR 35560 can easily be applied with single feed airless spray
45:1 or 60:1, without the need for any thinning or heating. HEMPADUR
35560 can be applied and cure down to 10°C/50°F. When mixed
(mixing ratio A:B = 7:2 by volume) the product has a 1.5 hour potlife
at 20°C/68°F.
The normal application range for HEMPADUR 35560 is 200-400 µm/
8-16 mils dry film thickness (dft) and a typical paint specification is 2
coats of 200 µm dft. First coat is light red / shade 50900 and second
coat is cream / shade 20320. Application is typically done by stripe
coating “blind” areas, then apply first coat, stripe coating of hand welds,
edges, back sides, corners etc., before application of the second coat. At
20°C/68°F recoating time between first and second coat is 24 hours.
After full application of HEMPADUR 35560 in a potable water tank, the
societies require certification from a recognized laboratory that the
coating is suitable for prolonged contact with drinking water. There are
usually no significant differences between solvent-borne and solvent-
free epoxy coatings during laboratory testing, but solvent entrapment
may play an important role under field conditions. If ventilation is not
carefully monitored during drying the solvents in solvent-borne potable
water coatings can become retained in the coating affecting water taste
and smell. Ideally solvent-free coatings are better suited for potable
water tanks than those containing solvents. Most solvent-free coatings
are difficult to apply with ordinary airless spray equipment, however
HEMPADUR 35560 is formulated to overcome such difficulty.
coating will need 12 days curing at 20°C/68°F to obtain complete curing,
before cleaning and being put into service.
PRODUCT FEATURES AND BENEFITS
• Certified and approved for potable water use
• 100% Solvent-free and Benzyl alcohol free
• Resistance against bacterial growth
• Easy cleaning
• Excellent corrosion resistance
• Application friendly
• Long overcoating window
• Light colour for easy inspection
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