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PAINTS, COATINGS & CORROSION CONTROL PRODUCTS

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Primer Penetrates

Pitted Steel, Concrete

Sherwin-Williams

Industrial & Marine group has developed a special application primer designed to adhere well to pitted steel and porous concrete. Dura-Plate UHS Primer, a high solids amine epoxy (98% by vol- ume), penetrates into pits and tight crevices and provides a corrosion-resis- tant base coat for immersion service areas of ballast tanks, oil tanks and refined fuel storage tanks. The gold col- ored primer can be brushed, rolled or spray applied, and topcoated with lining and laminate systems.

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Anti-Fouling, Hull Efficiency

Combined

HySpeedKote from Marine Polymer

Group, Inc. is a hydrophilic hull coating material that has been shown to increase 60

Circle 243 on Reader Service Card the efficiency of a displacement hull by as much as 15 percent. An independent test on a new 33 ft. (10 m) twin engine boat showed a 15.45 percent increase at idling speed of 650 rpm. At 1,500 rpm, the boat's speed was increased by more than 27 percent. HySpeedKote is designed to increase speed, extend range, reduce fuel consumption and reduce engine maintenance expense.

The company plans to introduce

HySpeedShield, a coating with the same speed increasing and fuel saving quali- ties of HySpeedKote, plus anti-fouling.

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Delta T Spray-On Thermal Insulation

Delta T Marine from Mascoat

Products is a spray-on insulating coat- ing designed to replace or enhance ther- mal conventional insulating materials found on shipboard construction. With a 40 mm layer, Delta T insulating coating can be as effective as 3 in. of conven- tional insulation on substrate bulkheads, sidewalls, stiffners, and overheads. The coating is extremely lightweight and bonds to almost any surface. Additional benefits include providing an excellent surface barrier protection and a vapor barrier all in one coat. Delta T is nor- mally applied with airless spray equip- ment. This reduces total application time and greatly reduces total insulation costs. Typically, a 200 ft. (61 m) OSV can be thermally insulated in two days.

The coating contains no solvents, no harmful VOC's, and is UL and USCG approved. Currently the coating has been applied to more than 60 vessels.

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Fighting The Power Of Soluble Salts

Chlor*Rid International Inc. has intro- duced a new version of its patented liq- uid soluble salt remover Chlor*Rid, called Chlor*Rid DTS (Direct-To-

Surface). The formula is the same, but comes pre-mixed to eliminate the need for field mix- ing and diluting. The product is biodegrad- able, non-flammable, contains no volatile organic compounds and does not inter- fere with coating adhesion. It strips chlorides and sulfates from industrial surfaces using ionization energy. The company also offers Chlor*Test, a three-step, easy to use field kit for test- ing surface chloride contamination.

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Fiber-Filled Epoxies Prevent

Flash Rusting

Progressive Epoxy Polymers distrib- utes the BIO-GARD and BIO-DUR line

Maritime Reporter/Engineering News

For years,

SeaGuard™ has protected ships and structures

Come hell or high water. coating solutions at sea, as well as on land.

From a full line of MIL spec products to new high-performance, environmentally compliant coating systems, count on

SeaGuard to fight corrosion and keep your maintenance program in calm waters.

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In the most unforgiving conditions,

SeaGuard has been a trusted name in protecting structures and shallow draft vessels—day in and day out, year after year. Now SeaGuard is available coast to coast. And now, behind the complete line of SeaGuard products stands

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