Brian Knapp, PPG coil and building products director, industrial coatings, said PPG worked closely with Weaber Lumber Company to select a coating that would give the
Finish Coat line a distinct performance advantage over competing products.
Three-coat systems incorporate a primer coat, an intermediate coat, and a
finish coat. The three-coat systems provide even greater corrosion resistance, durability, and depth.
A regular stain is not a
finish coat, and the floor must still be sealed, oiled, waxed, or otherwise finished with a compatible product.
To satisfy the long-term performance and health requirements for the tanks, the fabricator, CBI Na-Con, Inc., Plainfield Illinois, selected Series 20 Pota-Pox, an epoxy-polyamide, as the primer and
finish coats for tank interiors and Series 66 Hi-Build Epoxoline as the primer and intermediate coats for the tank exteriors.
EnviroLastic 980 PA is a premium, high build
finish coat with long lasting durability and corrosion protection.
The system selected was Interzinc 52HS, a zinc rich epoxy primer, Intercure 384, a high solids, low VOC epoxy, rapid cure micaceous iron oxide intermediate coat, and Interlac 658, a grey durable urethane modified
finish coat.
* An attractive and durable
finish coat - typically using acrylic copolymer technology - which is both colorfast and crack-resistant.
You have options for the
finish coat, as different types of latex or oil-based paint can be used.
In an effort to extend color and gloss retention beyond the demonstrated performance of a urethane
finish coat, the City decided to utilize an advanced solution fluoropolymer finish, Series 700 HydroFlon.