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Coating Products News

Sigma R&D Targets Future

With greater demands for safety and higher economic returns, Sigma Coatings has estab- lished the necessary research and development programs to meet future needs. The company offers a wide range of solutions, from high grade tin-free self-polishing antifouling Sigmaplane

Ecol, to solvent free tankcoating systems, such as the combined spray and fill solvent free epoxy

Sigmaguard CSF and Sigmaguard BT for ballast tanks. An interesting example of successful treatment was on the 136,000-dwt ore carrier

Daghild. When owner John P. Pedersen took over this 17-year-old ship, the condition of the main weather decks and hatch tops was report- edly poor. Not much of the previous coating sys- tem remained, and extensive pitting had occurred. The owner realized the situation had to be addressed quickly, and wanted to carry out the upgrade work at sea using the ship's crew and its own equipment. The process adopted was to extensively machine descale the total area, followed up by progressive grit blasting.

Sigma Multimastic — a self-priming surface tol- erant epoxy coating — was then directly spray- applied in two coats, finishing with a standard red-brown shade.

For more information from Sigma

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Gel-Filled Molded Boot Protects Joints

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Still Using Sand for Blast Cleaning?

Silicosis „ib«tknownworit- „ is the most common and best tt ^^F wife Breathing the tot p^clcs rcU^lungdis«sc.^7 ^sc* tissue butldsuptnatclunES-m^ng. . ^mf*™ (From a pamphlet entitled "Silicosis in Oil & Gas Pipe Coating," published by the Texas Department of Health.)

We can help - our abrasives contain less than 0.1 % free silica.

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Counter-rotating double thrust has 40% more power

Contact: WESMAR (206)481-2296

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FOR PROMPT & PROFESSIONAL REPAIR &

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Hiller Systems, Inc. / 2220 Paramount Drive / Chesapeake, Virginia 23320/ Phone: 804-424-8142/ Fax: 804-523-1376

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Raychem Corp.'s new GelTek silicone gel-filled molded boot is designed to protect all metal joints and connectors from corrosion. The new

GelTek molded boot reportedly prevents corro- sion-causing electrolytes, such as salt water and spray, water vapor or exhaust gases from coming into contact with metal joints on industrial equipment. GelTek was tested by the Naval

Surface Warfare Center (Port Hueneme

Division) on waveguide flanges aboard ships.

For more information on GelTek

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Graco Offers Airless Sprayer

Graco's new GM 7000 is a gasoline-powered airless sprayer designed for high-production industrial and commercial applications.

Reportedly, it is capable of supplying up to four guns with .021 tips. Maximum fluid pressure of the unit is 3,000 psi, with 1.75-gpm maximum delivery.

For more information on the sprayer

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Rusteco: Value In The Field

The Rusteco cleaning technology was recently put to the test by California Marine Diesel, Inc., which was involved in the removal of the air cool- ers aboard the vessel MTV President Eisenhower.

From past experience, California Marine Diesel was naturally skeptical that a cleaning agent would be able to restore the air cooler to opti- mum performance, given the difficulty of clean- ing the air side of such large coolers. As the com- pany noted, it is usual to replace it with a new one. In this case, upon visual inspection, it was not possible to see daylight through any part of the air side. The air cooler was sent to the

Rusteco Service Center for cleaning, and upon its return and reinstallation, it was found that the cleaned unit performed as well as a new unit.

For more information

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