PRUETT-SCHAFFER

www.pruett-schaffer.com

PRODUCT NUMBER

PRODUCT NAME

32-15180

SAFETY BLUE SILICONE ENAMEL

GENERAL DESCRIPTION

Pruett-Schaffer’s #32-15180 Blue Silicone Enamel is a solvent based, air drying, silicone-modified alkyd paint. It is designed as a brush or spray applied, full gloss maintenance finish coat. It exhibits very good flexibility and adhesion, excellent corrosion resistance, and excellent exterior durability. The color matches Federal Standard 595b #15180.

RECOMMENDED USES

This coating exhibits exceptional gloss and color retention, among the best for all alkyd paints, and is recommended for use on steel structures, storage tanks, machinery, and buildings where a high performance alkyd finish is required. Because of its long service life but higher initial cost, it is specially recommended for use where surface preparation and repainting is difficult or expensive. This paint has good heat resistance compared to standard alkyds, and will resist discoloration and embrittlement to 400 0F. It can be used on motors, machinery, hot pipes, and near furnaces where a standard alkyd would fail quickly.

This paint is not recommended for immersion service or for areas subject to direct contact with acids or alkalis. It is not recommended for use on wood or other dimensionally unstable substrates.

SURFACE PREPARATION

For best results with this coating, substrates should be blasted to an SSPC-SP-6 commercial blast with a 1 mil profile, and all rough areas and sharp edges smoothed, then applied over a good quality corrosion resistant primer.

This coating is tolerant of less than perfect surface preparation however, and hand or power tool preparation such as brushing, sanding or water blasting, then application direct to metal without a primer may be sufficient for many applications. At a minimum for acceptable performance, surfaces to be coated must be clean and dry, and free of oil and grease, loose rust and paint, weld spatter, burning slag, dust, and chalk.

THINNING

Under normal conditions, no thinning is necessary. Thin if necessary for proper spraying with xylol or toluol. Add a little at a time with constant gentle agitation to a maximum of 5% by volume. In ambient temperatures over 85 0F Aromatic 100 or Aromatic 150 may be used if "dry spraying" occurs.

APPLICATION EQUIPMENT

May be applied by brush or air-assisted and airless spray. Airless spray gives the best results, use .015-.020 inch tip size. Brushes should be of polyester or nylon construction. If applying with a cup-type spray gun, thinning may improve application. Apply 4-6 mils wet film thickness to achieve 2-3 mils dry film build per coat.

DRYING TIME

Dries tack free in 3 to 4 hours at 77 0F. Dry to handle or recoat in 24 hours. Force drying ovens may be used, allow 30 minutes minimum for flashoff of solvent before heating.

CLEANUP

Clean equipment with xylol or toluol before the film dries.

ENVIRONMENTAL

This product meets current air pollution regulations regarding hydrocarbon and

ozone reactive emissions. It is VOC compliant for the railcar and architectural maintenance industries, and contains no lead or chromate.

PHYSICAL PARAMETERS

VOC, ASTM D-3960:3.42 lb/gal

WEIGHT PER GALLON, ASTM D-1475:

8.45 lb

NONVOLATILE:

By weight: 59.5 +/- 2.0 %

By volume: 48.0 +/- 1.0%

THEORETICAL COVERAGE:

770 ft2/gallon/mil, dry film

INITIAL GLOSS, 600 , ASTM D-523:85-90

VISCOSITY, ASTM D562:75-85 Krebs Units

FLASH POINT, TAG CC: 81 0F

 

TEST DATA

IMPACT, ASTM D-2794:

Direct: > 120 in-lb Reverse: > 120 in-lb

ANTISAG INDEX, ASTM D-4400:>13 mils

 

THIS INFORMATION RESULTS FROM TESTS CONDUCTED IN A LABORATORY UNDER LABORATORY CONDITIONS. DIFFERENT RESULTS MAY BE OBTAINED IN COMMERCIAL USE OF THIS PRODUCT UNDER FACTORY OR FIELD CONDITIONS. PRUETT-SCHAFFER MAKES NO WARRANTY CONCERNING THE SUITABILITY OF THIS PRODUCT FOR THE END USE CONTEMPLATED BY THE BUYER, EXCEPT THAT THE PRODUCT SHALL BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS PRESENTED HEREIN.

REVISED 10-05-2000 PRUETT-SCHAFFER, 3327 STAFFORD STREET, PITTSBURGH, PA 15204

PHONE: (412) 771-2000 FAX: (412) 771-2205