Platelets of glass bound by a range of resins provide
a durable coating capable of high resistance against
acid, corrosion, erosion and temperatures ranging
from –40°C to +170 °C.
These coatings are extremely versatile and can be
applied by brush, trowel or spray and are capable
of being machined once cured and are therefore the
first choice for the protection of valves, valve bodies,
valve blades and in any application where finishing
machining is required to achieve tight tolerances.
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is a cast iron pipe bend has been in service in a power
station for many years. It has been stripped of it’s
old coating and prepared by abrasive blasting and re-coated
internally with a glass flake system to offer excellent
protection against erosion, corrosion and abrasion caused
by sea water. |
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shown in -situ in a power station culvert. It had been
in service for many years and suffered from attack by
salt water. It was cleaned and prepared on site by high
pressure water jetting and re-coated with a glass flake
coating system to ensure many years of protection from
erosion, abrasion and corrosion caused by being submerged
in salt water in a coastal environment. |
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Sections
of a cast steel cooling water system removed from
a power station location to our Bristol works.
These sections had been in service for 20 years
with no protection and had suffered badly from
erosion and corrosion. To enable them to be fit
for service again they were coated with a glass
flake lining with a minimum DFT of 1.5mm |
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A new 60”
diameter butterfly valve blade coated with an
epoxy glassflake system providing both corrosion
and erosion protection. This blade will be installed
into the cooling water system in a power station.
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This photograph shows a
‘before’ and ‘after’ section
of a 48” diameter butterfly valve blade
showing how glass flake epoxy can be used to re-profile
corroded items being machinable it is possible
to reproduce seating ring areas. Reclamation of
this nature avoids costly replacement with the
benefits of corrosion and erosion protection.
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This fire water stem pump
is constantly filled with sea water. It was lined
at our work in Bristol with glass flake epoxy
to prevent corrosion attack from the salt water
for in excess of 20 years. |
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