Daily Archives: December 21, 2014

Coatings on aluminum

What is the recommended pretreatment of an aluminum substrate?
The aluminum substrate can be pretreated by:
1) manual cleaning with nitro thinner, and then wiping with an abrasive fleece;
2) manual cleaning with a cold preparation, then rinsing with hot water and wiping …

Painting the roof made of galvanized steel sheet

Large areas of paint peeling off the hot-dip galvanized steel sheet roofing. It is necessary to paint the roof. Please list the necessary steps for painting the roofing. These steps are as follows:
1) complete removal of the old coating by scraping it off;…

Painting galvanized steel gutters

What materials are recommended for coatings on a zinc substrate?
Dispersion paints are suitable for making coatings on a zinc substrate, dispersion varnishes, alkyd varnishes, PVC varnishes, made of chlorine sulphonated polyethylene, polyurethane and epoxy, asphalt, tar-epoxy and special paints with high …

Coatings on zinc and galvanized steel

Please list the causes of problems with the adhesion of coatings to zinc and galvanized steel substrates.:
1. The new zinc surfaces are smooth, oily or greasy, …

Painting with a roller Painting with a roller. Wide paint rollers are used to paint walls and ceilings 18-25 cm, covered with natural fur, often screwed onto extensions of various types. Also all ... 13.3k views | under Construction
Buildings of the ZL category Buildings of the ZL category According to the division of buildings according to their purpose and method of use, residential buildings, collective residence and public utility and parts of buildings constituting ... 12.7k views | under Architecture
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Concrete reaction The alkaline reaction of the concrete protects the reinforcing steel against corrosion. Where does this alkaline reaction come from?? During the hydraulic hardening of cement, which is a binder in concrete, a significant amount is produced ... 6.7k views | under Construction
Building fire zones The basic assumption for the division of the building into fire zones and the resulting requirements, is to isolate the part of the building affected by the fire, in order to limit the possibility of fire spreading ... 5.5k views | under Architecture
Color cutoff Color cut-off Painting, is it the ceiling, or walls, we always start with the so-called. color cutoff, that is, painting the extreme places, borderline: corners, around the door trims and door frames ... 5.4k views | under Architecture
Metals in construction Metals in construction: • Aluminum is a silvery white metal, lekki, malleable, fusible, well conductive to heat and electricity, corrosion resistant. Used in construction ... 4.2k views | under Construction
Disadvantages of paint coatings Disadvantages of paint coatings The surface of the coating does not always turn out to be like this, what it should be like. Small lumps may appear on it, lumps, pollen. Usually it is ... 3.9k views | under Construction