Surface Preparation and Coating

Client

UK Leader in Supply of Large and Heavy Duty Ductile Iron Castings

Scope of Work

Preparing and Coating of all Surfaces

Products

Single Pack Epoxy Anti-Corrosive Primer

Substrate

Iron Casting

Preparation and Application of Coating System

All surfaces were subjected to grit blasting using a recyclable chilled iron abrasive to a cleanliness standard of Sa2½ in accordance with ISO 8501-1:2007 with a surface profile of 30 to 50 microns in accordance with the manufacturers product data sheet. The primer was applied in a full single coat using conventional spray methods ensuring a full coverage was achieved together with a total minimum dry film thickness of 25 microns.

Coating Details

The single pack epoxy anti-corrosive primer is an oil resisting primer for application onto ferrous substrates.

Photographs

Left: Gear Casing as received prior to grit blasting

Right: Gear Casing complete showing full application of the coating system