Description

Crown Paint Thinner is a hard wearing, chemical resistant finish for use in laboratories, chemical factories, breweries, dairies, food factories and bottling plants, hospitals, clinics etc. Can be applied to plastered and cement rendered walls in addition to metal and timber surfaces. Recommended for coating the walls of properly constructed (dry) concrete swimming pools.

Composition: High-quality pigments ground and Chlorinated Rubber medium.

Advantages: Non-toxic, chemical resistant, extremely durable and scrubbable. Resistant to chemical fumes and splashes, acids, alkalis.

Finish: Gloss.

Application: By brush or conventional spray equipment.

Thinning: Due to its fast drying characteristics, Crown Chlorinated Rubber Paint requires to be thinned with special Chlorinated Rubber Thinners to ease brushing, especially when coating large surfaces. Thin to required viscosity for spray application. Stir well before use.

Drying Times: Surface dry: 1-2 hours. Through dry: 6-10 hours. Recoatable 12-16 hours in normal, ventilated conditions.

Spreading Capacity: 6-11 m²/l dependent upon texture and porosity of the surface.

Equipment Cleaner: Crown Chlorinated Rubber Thinners.

Colour range: Available in selected pastel shades (see shade card for Crown Specialized Paint Systems).

Pack Sizes: 1 litre, 4 litres and 20 litres.

Availability: From Crown Depots in Nairobi, Mombasa and Kisumu and through Crown Stockists.

SPECIFICATIONS

Metal Work, Iron and Steel: Prepare surface (refer SP 3). Apply 1 coat of either:

(a) Crown Zinc Chromate Chlorinated Rubber Primer.

(b) Crown Zinc Phosphate Chlorinated Rubber Primer.

Apply minimum 2 coats Crown Chlorinated Rubber Paint.

New Galvanized Iron, aluminium, Copper, Brass: Prepare surface (refer Data Sheet SP3). Etch unweathered surfaces with Mordant Solution/Passivating wash. Apply minimum 2 coats Chlorinated Rubber Paint.

New Walls – Plaster, Cement rendering, Masonry, Brick Work, etc: Prepare surface (refer Data Sheet SP 1). Apply 1 coat Crown Chlorinated Rubber Alkali-Resisting Primer. Apply minimum 2 coats Crown Chlorinated Rubber Paint.

Unpainted Timber: Prepare surface (refer Data Sheet SP 2). Apply 1 coat Crown Zinc Chromate Chlorinated Rubber Primer. Apply minimum of 2 coats Crown Chlorinated Rubber Paint.

Note:

1. When coating the inside of drinking water tanks, fish tanks etc, allow the paint to fully harden, then flush out thoroughly with clean water before use.
2. When coating large surfaces such as swimming pools, avoid painting in direct sunlight when practical.
3. Decorated swimming pools should be allowed to cure for 7 days in dry conditions before filling.
4. Poor resistance to solvents and animal fats.