Polyurea Surface Preparation Standards VersaFlex Incorporated will always designate the degree of surface preparation required for the coating and lining systems you are using. These basic standards for preparing metal and concrete substrates are a joint effort between SSPC: The Society for Protective Coatings; NACE: the National Association of Corrosion Engineers International; ICRI: International Concrete…
Steel [Metal] Preparation (For purposes of this Technical Note, painting and coating are interchangeable. Also, this Technical Note deals with carbon steel, stainless steel, and other ferrous metals only. Preparation of non-ferrous metals is dealt with separately.) General Discussion: The life of a coating depends as much on the degree of surface preparation as on…
Application Technical Note: Concrete Surface Preparation General Discussion: This provides recommendations for conditioning and preparing concrete surfaces for installation of polyurea systems. There is no such thing as too much surface preparation. Good enough generally isn’t good enough. Regardless of system selected, poor preparation may waste money and effort. Poor preparation will certainly result in…