Progressive Epoxy Polymers, Inc. - catalog section E -

purchase / buy non-epoxy coatings - LPU - Aluthane aluminum paint (metallic paint)

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We've been selling:   marine epoxy (boat building - wood / fiberglass repair) industrial coatings - garage paint -

underwater epoxies - thick putties - tabletop resins and supplies since the early 1990's

SECTION E

Non Epoxy Coatings

Commercial Urethane Type Coatings

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Important links/notes:

Add a warming tone to your clear epoxy, solvent based clear coat, or enhance your India Spar Varnish amber tone. Order our 4 ounce "Warm-Tone Dye Solution" additive - good for warming about a gallon of clear coat. Find it in our Marine Catalog/Section 8-Misc. --- Industrial/Home Catalog/Section I-Misc. ---- (It's in the MISC section of our 3rd party storefront when you order online).

PRODUCTS

OUR BEST SELLING PRODUCT IN THIS CATALOG SECTION!

Aluthane (tm) - metallic paint aluminum paint - anti corrosive:

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

ALUTHANE™ aluminum paint (metallic paint)	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! Great under enamel or latex topcoats.
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)

largest single order to date - 90 gallons

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).

This product now has its own web page (with lots of user comments (which includes user comments - including adding thickeners for an 'off label' thick build primer ) - CLICK HERE

A super wood and concrete sealer - Details - Click Here

1 gallon - $92

1 quart - $32

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

PRODUCT NOTES/COMMENTS:

Note: latex paints don't go over Aluthane nicely (like latex over oil based paints - takes several coats ). Solvent 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 Armstrong 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, blistering, 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™. Great product for use under an enamel or latex topcoat finish.

Aluthane metallic paint 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

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 Creeping 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 consistent 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

UV Blocker - Inhibitor / Cyrstalac/CrabCoat UV BLOCKER

UV Blocker	PRODUCT PRO AND CON REVIEW
PRO	combines the best properties of water based and solvent based products.
CON	not for sale in California

Alternative Product -- ACRYLIC POLY UV PLUS (2 PART LPU) CLINK HERE

CANNOT BE SOLD IN CALIFORNIA

Protect your epoxy surfaces, including bar tops, table tops, and clear epoxy repairs from turning yellow for UV exposure. It also works on clear plastic outdoor fixtures like outdoor thermometer clear plastic covers or plastic bird feeders. It provides a clear waterproof and sealing, protective top layer. The product is water borne (but not water-based), providing the best features of water and solvent based products. It has easy water clean-up and low odor but with the smooth flow and even coating thickness associated with solvent based coatings.

This product is much more user friendly to apply and friendly to use on many plastic/acrylic surfaces than our tougher, LPU coating and UV protector - Acrylic Poly UV Plus.

Coverage is approximately 35 sf per pint. Apply 1 or 2 (two is better!) coats. Not for sale in Southern California.

1 pint unit - $28

Polyester Poly (tm) - clear gloss Polyester Polyurethane - LPU

LPU coatins have their own web page (pls read before buying) - CLICK HERE

LOW COST 2-part Clear gloss or Polyurethane Paint

CANNOT BE SOLD IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

A two part polyester  polyurethane (LPU) clear coat which is the toughest and most chemical resistant type of 2 part poly LPU coatings. Available in clear gloss. 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.

cannot be sold in California

 1 gallon $130 - clear gloss

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 - $18.50

CLICK HERE FOR VOC INFO & DATA SHEET & MSDS

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

clear gloss - 1 gallon $110 with UV blockers & absorbers!  ---- clear satin $130

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 - $18.50

CLICK HERE FOR VOC INFO & DATA SHEET & MSDS

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 (after a sealing coat of epoxy) !

India Spar Varnish:

INDIA SPAR VARNISH™	PRODUCT PRO AND CON REVIEW
PRO	The hard to find traditional 'oil based'  spar 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 traditional, amber colored, solvent based spar 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.

When used with our copper powder (in the fillers section) makes a wonderful copper 'paint'.

1 quart - $22

CLICK HERE FOR VOC INFO & DATA SHEET & MSDS

PRODUCT NOTES/COMMENTS:

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.

CATALOG LINKS

SECTION A: epoxy paints

SECTION B (this section): floor products

SECTION C: thickened epoxies - epoxy putties etc.

SECTION D: clear epoxies - clear coatings

SECTION E: non-epoxy paints coatings sealers

SECTION F: mix-in additives

SECTION G: other products

SECTION H: surface preparation products

SECTION I : misc. accessories

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