Aluminium & Phenolic Honeycomb Panels

For Vehicular Marine Use: On Boats, Catamarans, Yachts, Ships, Ferries etc.

Preparation:

Insure all aluminium has been degreased using Chemclean Degreaser diluted 10 parts water 1 part Chemclean.  Apply and agitate using nylon brush then wash down using clean water.

Sanding:

Important to sand all aluminium using P.B. 80 Grit sandpaper fixed on an Air Operated Orbital Sander.  Remove Dust.

Etch Priming:

Use Tetraprime White diluted (1 to1) equal parts with Tetrasolve Solvent.  Apply by spray or use Mohair type roller.  Allow 8 hours to cure.  Coverage approximately 12m2 per litre (Diluted).

Basecolour:

Apply one coat of Basecolour using Pressure Pot spray system with air pressures at approximately 65-80 PSI and Fluid Pressure at 25-40 PSI or use Airless Spray Pump system.  Allow 2-4 hours to dry.  Coverage approimately 6m2 per litre.

Multifleck Applicatin Equipment:

Only use Pressure Pot Spray System with 1 mm Fluid Tip for fine to medium fleck size or 2mm for largeflck size (Do not use Airless Spray as Multifleck will be completely damaged).

Air Fluid Pressures:

They should be set at approximately 15-20 PSI for one metre Fluid hose or 20-30 PSI for 5-6 metre Fluid hose.

Multifleck Application:

Apply Multifleck using Pressure Pot Spray System only with Fluid pressures set at approximately 15-20 PSI then bring air pressure up to beyond spitting until Multifleck actually atomises with a good even spray pattern.  Spray all angles edges first including any intricate tricky areas.  Then spray all flat surfaces.  Keep spray gun direct not at an angle, at approximately 200-300 mm from substrate.  Apply Multifleck overapping each spray pass by 50% insuring all Basecolour has been completely obliterated (Basecolour should not grin through)

Multiclear Glaze:

Multiclear Glaze can be applied as supplied and allowed to air dry for a harder more durable chemical resistant finish.  Multiclear should be mixed with its crosslinking hardener Multiclear Part B.  Use between 2-4%.  Add to Multiclear Part A and immediately thoroughly mix together (if Part B is added without mixing, it will gel and go lumpy) add between 10-15% water for spraying.  Apply one light coat, allow 10 minutes to tack then immediately apply second coat.  Allow 2-6 hours dry time dependant on ambient temperature, (on tabletops, benchtops etc 4-5 coats may be required).  Recoating after 8 hours will require complete sanding due to chemical resistance of Multiclear.