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SECTION E: Non Epoxy Coatings - Commercial Urethane Type Coatings

OUR BEST SELLING PRODUCT IN THIS CATALOG SECTION!

Aluthane: Read more about this product (and all our other 'primers') on our "sealer" page - CLICK HERE

ALUTHANE™	PRODUCT PRO AND CON REVIEW
PRO	Awesome coating for metal and wood, great protection, looks great. Last of the great 'metallic coatings'. Users become true believers!
CON	Open containers don't store well. Hard to remove from your skin if you get it on you. Hard to remove lid from can if you get some in the lid lip.

Aluminum Filled Urethane Coating (classification: metallic coating)

Bridge painted with epoxy then topcoated with this product for 'metal look'

A moisture cured urethane, aluminum flake filled, that non-epoxy was specifically formulated as a metallic over less-than perfectly prepared surfaces. Works in temps. down to 40 F. However, this coating often ends up as an aluminum colored topcoat. We're impressed with the ‘fresh galvanized' look it gives back to boat trailers. Also makes aluminum masts and booms look new. Gives engines and other mechanical equipment that dealer fresh look (or primed and ready to repaint status). On smooth surfaces it has a 'flat' galvanized look. On rough surfaces it has a shiny silvery look. Unique penetrating urethane chemistry seals and covers rust, keeps it from ‘rusting back through.' We know this is a great product - we can't get it off your hands even after days of normal washing and wear. The real aluminum flakes can handle temperatures of several hundred degrees (and resists burning better than regular paint). Used industrially on large metal tanks, bridges, and piping with or without topcoating. A truly unique primer AND/OR attractive metallic topcoat. Because of their amazing bonding, commercial painting contractors use moisture cured urethanes on surfaces that they cannot prep as well as they would like to. You should too! One quart units cover up to 100 square feet (about 75 square feet on rough surfaces and 100 square feet on smooth surfaces).

Note: latex paints don't go over aluthane nicely (like latex over oil based paints). Sovlent based coatings (urethanes, enamels etc.) do cover aluthane nicely.

Can also be used as a thin, hard/durable (harder than epoxy) 1 part cement floor coating. See our b_floor.html catalog page.

TESTING RESULTS: I coated an Armstong brand commercial floor tile (12 inch by 12 inch), as well as a piece of plywood, with one coat of Aluthane and submerged it in a freshwater pond for 5 months. Both samples were perfectly intact (no peeling, bistering, softening, etc. at the end on the test. While urethanes are generally not considered suitable for immersion applications, this product appears to work fine underwater We cannot officially warranty it for immersion, but I personally now feel comfortable enough that I would use it on a dinghy boat bottom, boat mooring, submerged pump, etc.

More about our Aluthane product (5/05): from personal experience I can say that it makes a great primer (primer page), bonding solidly to surfaces that other coatings will not. I personally like it on wood (really soaks in!) such as porches etc. It can be painted over with latex or enamel without problem (or left alone). What's really nice is that when sanded lightly it gets darker in color, so when used as a primer/sealer, a bit of sanding will show high (dark) spots and low (lighter) spots as you sand smooth the surface.

If you're looking for a coating you can just sort of slap on without a lot of surface prep and have it last a long time (even underwater) - use our Aluthane™.

aluthane being applied to boat hoist

Read about the 2007 Aluthane™ coating of Thunder Bridge

- About 5500 sf and 18 gallons of Aluthane™ -

http://www.chichesternh.org/Public_Documents/ChichesterNH_Historical/HistSoc/ThunderBridge

This product now has its own web page (with lots of user comments) - CLICK HERE

A super wood and concrete sealer - Details - Click Here

1 gallon - $85

1 quart - $30

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CLICK HERE FOR DATASHEET & MSDS (this product as a data sheet twice the size of data sheets on our other products - plenty of info included!)

Capt. Tolley's Creeping Crack Cure sealer:

Tiny little hairline cracks in fiberglass boats, fancy woodwork, china cups, in and around bolted down fittings, etc. can be a real problem. These cracks are much too small for fixing with glues or things like silicon sealers. Even things like paint and epoxy paints will just bridge over these hairline cracks. When the trapped air and/or moisture in the cracks expands the crack will migrate up through the paint or epoxy paint - ruining that perfect restoration job.

About 10 years ago I discovered Capt. Tolley's Creaping Crack Cure. I used in on the hairline cracks in the fiberglass deck of my 30 year old sailboat. It was amazing. The product looks like watered-down Elmer's Glue. Put a tiny drop near a hairline crack and capillary action immediately sucks the product into the crack, sealing the crack from the INSIDE, not by simply covering it over. It really works! The cracks don't re-appear through your paint or epoxy topcoat. It is a copolymer that is thinner than water so it fills the cracks via capillary action that even water cannot penetrate.

I also found that a tiny drop of it around a nut/bolt combination locks the nut into place keeping it from vibrating off the my lawn mower, trailer hitch, etc.

I added this product to our catalog because I liked the product personally and thought it would bring a few more folks to our website. Obviously with its low price it's not a big money maker for us, especially since we sell it for a bit less than probably everyone else. I've been shocked at how much we sell! Usually a few bottles of each just about everyday. I never would have thought it would be such a consistant and good seller, I just don't know.

This product has its own web page - CLICK HERE.

Note: the 2 oz bottle has a better nozzle than the larger 8 oz bottle, so many people use the 8 oz as a refill for the 2 oz bottle.

PRODUCTS FOR FIXING LEAKS - CLICK HERE

2 oz bottle - $11.35

8 oz bottle - $17.35

The 2009 West Marine Catalog (page 206) sells these brushes for 79 cents each.

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OUR SECOND BEST SELLING PRODUCT (ACYRLIC POLY - CLEAR) IN THIS CATALOG SECTION!

Acrylic Poly UV Plus (clear): UV BLOCKER

CANNOT BE SOLD IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

Acrylic Poly has its own web page (pls read before buying) - CLICK HERE

LOW COST 2-part Polyurethane Paint

A two part acrylic polyurethane (LPU) clear coat which was especially formulated with max amount of UV blockers and absorbers to keep epoxy floors from UV related yellowing. Available in clear gloss or clear satin. Coverage is about 300 square feet per gallon. Apply in thin coats with plenty of 'dry' time between coats. Handles moisture well.

Note that 2 part urethanes can be tricky/difficult to brush apply. They set up quickly on applied surfaces and can leave brush marks, even when special 'reducers' are used. If using a brush, have our 'slow' SU 93 reducer (see below) on hand, use a quality brush, and test your application first, in case you're not happy with the brushed on result (such as on boat hulls, poured on epoxy table tops, etc.). Always apply in very thin layers/coats.

If applied on a flat surface, in a dusty setting, like many basements, you may see what looks like tiny tiny bubbles forming on the surface 10-60 seconds after application. These specs are from the dust in the air.

CANNOT BE SOLD IN CALIFORNIA

This product compares directly to Awlcraft 2000™ clear coat but is sells for 30% of the Awlcraft price (70% discount!). We are fairly certain our product has much more UV protection (UV blockers and UV absorbers) than Awlcraft 2000 clear. AWLGRIP WEB SITE.

clear gloss - 1 gallon $90 with UV blockers & absorbers!

Paul,
I've got my first coat of the 2 part poly on....... Thank you - JR

BTW... it went on very well. Reminds me of the Interthane Plus I used years ago.


Also used on wood floors!

Jack wrote:

> HEY PAUL:
> when i am spraying your clear,i set my pressure at 35-40 lbs.
> i will spray a coat and let it tack of to the touch,then spray another..
> on all my parts except the fusalage,the next day i would sand it
> with #400 wet paper then put 2 more coats..this makes a very
> good gloss..

(More on UV blockers)

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REDUCER (Thinner):

SU 93 REDUCER (Thinner) a 'slow' reducer used mostly for brush/roll application

SU 94 REDUCER (Thinner) a 'fast' reducer for spray application

1 quart unit - $15

A little bit of our brown and/or red pigment (marine link / res. link) added to our clear epoxy sealer - ESP 155™ (marine link / res. link), traditional India Spar Varnish™ (marine link / res. link), or our 2 part LPU clear polyurethane - Acrylic Poly UV Plus™ (marine link / res. link), works like a high end stain on wood surfaces without the issues of compatibility. Tinting a first coat of a clear product (with white pigment for example) can mean fewer fewer topcoats of white paint. Also it is much easier to brush or roll on an even, uniform layer of coating when that coating is slightly pigmented instead of clear. It is very hard to see what you are doing when applying a clear coating.

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India Spar Varnish:

INDIA SPAR VARNISH™	PRODUCT PRO AND CON REVIEW
PRO	The hard to find traditonal 'oil based' vanish - a nice amber "warm" coating that is easy to apply
CON	Due to VOC laws, only sold in quarts and not available at all in California

CANNOT BE SOLD IN ANY PART OF CALIFORNIA

This Product has its own web page - CLICK HERE

This is the traditonal, amber colored, solvent based varnish most of us grew up with. Due to VOC restrictions it is getting harder and harder to find. I, and many others, find the modern replacements less than satisfactory in turns of look, feel and performance. Varnish is often applied over epoxy built kayaks to protect the epoxy from UV damage while still showing the natural wood finish. We can offer this product only because of the quart unit exemption to the VOC regulations. This exemption is no longer in place in California.

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1 quart - $20

The 2009 West Marine Catalog (page 203) lists several varnish products for $28.99 - $44.99 per quart.

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A little bit of our brown and/or red pigment (marine link / res. link) added to our clear epoxy sealer - ESP 155™ (marine link / res. link), traditional India Spar Varnish™ (marine link / res. link), or our 2 part LPU clear polyurethane - Acrylic Poly UV Plus™ (marine link / res. link), works like a high end stain on wood surfaces without the issues of compatibility. Tinting a first coat of a clear product (with white pigment for example) can mean fewer fewer topcoats of white paint. Also it is much easier to brush or roll on an even, uniform layer of coating when that coating is slightly pigmented instead of clear. It is very hard to see what you are doing when applying a clear coating.

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CANNOT BE SOLD IN ANY PART OF CALIFORNIA

Read more about this product (and all our other 'primers') on our "PRIMER" page - CLICK HERE

A traditional solvent based (often called 'oil based' primer) for use under mostly enamels and latex. An easy, ready to use, one part primer in off white. Contains anti-corrosive pigment and generates a matt finish that is easy to topcoat. Can be applied by brush, roller, or spray. Apply a very thin coat. Easy to use. Use on metal, fiberglass, wood, etc. that will be painted over. (We recommend epoxy primers on plywood and for exterior wood). Can be topcoated next day.

1 quart - $16 - cannot be sold in California

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