Surface
Treatments.
Surface Preparation – Nationwide
Zinga Cold Galvanising
Zinga is a one-component cold applied galvanic zinc coating. Its unique formula provides environmentally safe cathodic protection to steel comparable with hot dip galvanising, with the added advantage that it can be applied, on site, like a paint.
These very large oil tanks in East Yorkshire (a set of 6 of them) were blasted free of rust, then galvanised with Zinga in 2008.
Priming and Painting
Primers and Topcoats can be applied to protect the steel from corrosion. Zinga is a one-component cold applied galvanic zinc coating. Its unique formula provides environmentally safe cathodic protection to steel comparable with hot dip galvanising, with the added advantage that it can be applied, on site, like a paint. We now do favour moisture curing urethane products from Trident coatings for example, and topcoats from Firwood. The Moisture Curing Urethanes work down to -15 degrees C and at high humidities. This allows on site painting to take place, outside in Winter!
A complex web of metal in an ex Aircraft Hangar in Warwickshire- cleaned and primed with MCU Aluprime Spring 2009.
Silane Sealing
We specialise in using a low pressure sand jetting system that has been used nationwide for property restoration, including gaining approval for and subsequently working on many Listed Buildings. The system, in our trained hands, causes minimal damage to an underlying surface and is flexible enough to tackle most property restoration cleaning tasks.
However, a typical reason for a house being painted is that the bricks or stone is porous, and the paint is there to keep the water out. Taking the paint off will not improve the water repellent properties of the brick or stone.
To restore these properties, we offer Silane sealing of surfaces. Photographs of buildings sealed with these chemicals look very dull, unlike traditional silicone products there is no noticeable colour change before or after application