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Progressive
Epoxy Polymers, Inc. Newsletter
Products and
News/Jan. 2008
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PROGRESSIVE
EPOXY OFFERS MULTI VENDOR EPOXY SOLUTIONS. Largest selection of two part LPU urethanes, epoxy fillers, NSF 61 approved
epoxies, pipe wraps products, low temp winter epoxies, barrier coats, and more! Home of: WET/DRY 700™
Kevlar™ underwater epoxy paste and the low cost Basic No Blush™ marine epoxy.
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WELCOME TO 2008
- ANOTHER PROMISING BUSY YEAR FOR PROGRESSIVE EPOXY POLYMERS, INC.
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It has been a year since our last newsletter and in that time, lots of changes and new products.
Our web site is constantly being updated and more user friendly. A HELP page now offers links to nearly every page on our site. New also
are site specific Google Searches on nearly every page. We've added a LEGAL page that covers Internet use,
waranty, return information, disclaimers etc. all in one convenient location. Outdated, orphan pages have been
removed.
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2007 saw us come up to speed
with VOC (volitile organic compounds) and air quality regulations regarding coatings. As you probably know, these
regulations are getting tougher and tougher and vary from state to state (actually from city/county to city/county).
How the coating is classified (floor coating, waterproofing sealer, mastic) influences the acceptable amount of
VOCs (solvents) the product can have in that particular couty/state. For example you may be able to paint your
car with a two part polyurethane, but not paint your outdoor grill with the same coating. And using an acceptable
coating and adding solvents to thin it, can easly put you over the regulated VOC limits, thus making you a felon.
The rules are confusing. They can change often. End users don't seem to have a clue and many small manufacturers,
businesses and stores also don't know the rules or simply ignore them.
Lucky for you, the "Paint Police" aren't likely to be knocking on your door just yet if you open and
use that (now illegal) gallon of oil based varnish you have sitting in your workshop.
Fortunately for us, most of our epoxies have zero VOCs. That means most of our products can be sold and used throughout
the country. For more on VOC regulations see our page: www.epoxyproducts.com/voc.html.
Note that the VOC issues are completely different from the shipping issues and whether a product can be shipped
by air or not. Most cannot, but a few can. Most require special labeling and must be shipped by ground.
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Joint Link™
Expansion Joint (and crack/seam) Filler and Sealer
Our poly-ether, Joint/Link™ sealer is a weather resistant crack filler and construction sealant. It is
packaged in standard 10 oz caulking tubes. Unlike most other calking tube sealers, Joint LInk is noticeably thinner
and self leveling. It is ideal for filling expansion joints in garages and work spaces while still allowing them
to function as expansion joints. It is nearly odorless and solvent free, with no shrinkage and 300% elongation.
Bonds to most surfaces including wood, metal, plastic and foam.Paintable. $11.50 per tube.
Currently available in light gray, tan color will be available in early Feb/08.
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Introducing DECK PLUS™
Water-based Deck Coating
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Deck Plus™: rubber texture coating
This water based deck/patio one part coating gives a 'sidewalk' type texture that is both attractive and very functional.
Used on the decks of NYC Police Harbor Petrol Boats, it is also at home rejuvenating your weathered home patio
deck.
Recommend application is by hopper gun ($30-$70 at a hardware store) and air compressor (coverage about 35 square
feet with two thin coats), however it can also be applied with a squeegee or dry wall float at about 25-30 sf per
gallon. Mix two parts of Deck Plus with one part latex paint and brush on. You'll get that 'fine grit it
paint' look in the exact latex paint color you want.
LIMITED AVAILABILITY THROUGH 2/8/08.
Available in light gray or tan. $65 per gallon/$20 quart
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Epoxy Pigments |
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We recently added some gel
pigments to our line of products. Colors are tile red, black, white and chocolate brown. I love them! A one quart
unit ($28) will turn 1.5 to 3 gallons of clear epoxy to that desired color. Find them in Section
8 - misc. of our
marine catalog or Section
I - misc. of our
residential/commercial catalog. One application would be to mix them into our Low V™ epoxy for a floor
coating in colors we don't stock.
It is much easier to apply a layer of sealing or priming epoxy that is tinted with a touch of color (don't need
it to be solid). And topcoating with paint is easier when the surface has a uniform, even color - often saving
one or two coats of paint needed to hide a multi-color surface.
I found when mixed with solvents they form their own stain. Also by mixing the chocolate brown with the tile red
I was able to get a sort of cherry colored stain.
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It has been a year since our lat newsletter. With this new Newsletter, we hope to get back on track and generate
several per year. One of the reasons we 'stalled' so long was the work involved in creating one and handling the
mass emailng through our regular web provider.
With this new issue, we are using the services of "Constant Contact." It is an online company. We go
oline and fill/create one of their newsletter templates. Then we upload our email list. They handle it from their
and we get all sorts of reports back from them. We pay a monthy fee, so there is good incentive to keep newsletters
and new product annoucements appearing. We'll see how this 'first time' newsletter works!
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