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SRL Protective CoatingsBasic Questions & Answers (A) What are SRL Protective Coatings? In India, today most of the Paint Manufacturers make the products for the purpose of Decoration and for good look and that is the reason, they advertise thousands of colours and colour matching etc. But, internationally, coatings are segmented and depending on their use and application areas, they are categorized in to Decorative Coatings, Protective Coatings, Architectural coatings, Marine Coatings, Can coatings, Coil coatings & Specialty coatings etc. SRL's motto is to make only coatings for industrials and domestic sectors for the sole purpose of Protection and that is the reason, we are not calling them paints, but Protective Coatings and we want to educate the customers about the difference in quality of coatings. (B) Why they are called Protective coatings? SRL Coatings are called as Protective Coatings, because they are tailor-made products and they are used for different application areas. Normally, paints will give glossy and good colour, but they give hardly about 10-20 micron thickness in single coat after dilution by the Painter, whereas, SRL coatings are made to give 20 microns to 50 microns in single coat, depending on the system you have chosen. Thicker the layer, it will give better grip to the base and creates impermeability and is bound to give better protection. So, SRL coatings are Protective coatings. (C) How do they differ from decorative coatings? Decorative Coatings come in thousand of colour and shades and they are based on lower micron thickness, whereas, SRL Protective coatings are made only on 4 basic colours, which are based on pure Metal Oxide and not based on Fillers and Extenders. You can make almost more than 50 colours with these 4 basic colours and this is how, SRL's Protective Coatings differ from Decorative Coatings. (D) Are they costlier decorative coatings? No, they are not. To give an example about SRL's TOPCOAT-RED, which is THREE-in-ONE coatings, you can dilute it 1:1 with MTO and make your Primer and you can get the coverage of more than 400 sq. ft. At a cost of Rs.155/- per liter, costing will be less than Re.0.40 per sq.ft.., whereas, Red Oxide Paint from any reputed manufactures will not give you 80 sq.ft. coverage. To find out the answer is very easy. Take 1 liter of TOPCOAT-Red and weight it. This will be within 1250 grams alongwith the tin, whereas, RED OXIDE Paint of any other manufactures is priced at Rs. 80.00 and hence, the cost is Re. 1.00 per sq.ft. for a reputed brand of Red Oxide Paint. If you use our TOPCOAT-RED even without dilution, then you will get 150 sq.ft. coverage, which is almost Re. 1.00 per sq.ft. But, you can imagine that, SRL Red will not fade at all and this will remain lifelong non-fading. Can other manufactures match this guarantee? The same things applies with TOPCOAT-Yellow, TOPCOAT-Black and TOPCOAT-White coatings of SRL. If you want to make Decorative coatings, then you can tint TOPCOAT-White of SRL with any colour you want. (E) What is so special about Red/Yellow/Black/White coatings of SRL? SRL has got one of the best R&D and it has own Resin Plant, where it makes Polyester Resin, based on all imported raw materials, the general paint manufactures buy oil base Alkyd Resin from the market and make the Resins. These Resins are blended with Pigment, Fillers and Driers and then they convert the same in to Paints, whereas, SRL coatings are based on polyester Resins and they are not oil based. Oil based So, they have much longer life as well as Ultraviolet Resistance. SRL also does not believe in adding cheaper pigments. So, we make our coatings, based on pure Synthetic Oxide, imported from Germany. (F) What are natural oxides & what are Synthetic Oxides? Natural Oxides are ones, which are formed, because of natural geographical conditions and they are nature's gift. To make Red oxide paint, most of the paint manufactures use iron ore fines and hence, it is nothing, but natural Red Oxide but they are much heavier than Synthetic Oxide. Synthetic Oxides are made by reacting the metals and these are converted in to Synthetic Oxides. Such Synthetic Oxide is much lighter and have much better weather stability. (G) How Synthetic oxides are lighter in weight? Since Synthetic Oxides are made by Synthesizing the Metals and converted in to the Oxides of the metals. So, it is lighter in weight. (H) What is so special about TOPCOAT (WHITE)? TOPCOAT - White is special, because, it is based on pure imported Titanium Dioxide and no Fillers are used in this. So, you get pure paint at very reasonable prices. If you want to tint this, then you can use the colour and the tinting tubes are available in the market from any reputed manufactures. The specialty of TOPCOAT- White is that, it is Polyester Resin base. (I) How is it different than other White? TOPCOAT - White has good surface drying properties and it can dry within 2 hours, as compared to 6 - 7 hours of other Whites in normal temperature condition of about 30°C. TOPCOAT - White will be touch dry within 1 hour and by the time of other paints become take dry, during that time TOPCOAT White will be completely dry and it will be tack free and hard dry properties are achieved within 48 hours, whereas other White Paints dries in 72 hours minimum. Besides the above, TOPCOAT White has got excellent grip on any surface and even it can have grip on Zinc, which is very difficult to coat, whereas, any other White Paint can not have grip on Galvanized Sheets. Our TOPCOAT White is made with imported ingredients and hence, it has good grip even on the Zinc. (J) What is the life of TOPCOAT (WHITE)? The life of TOPCOAT White in exterior condition will give the life of five years on wood or metals. (K) How is the cost? If you are a retail consumer, then TOPCOAT White will be costlier by 10 - 15%. But, you will get more than 50% advantages in coverage and performance. But, for industrial consumers having requirement of 100 liters or more at a time, then you will get the Modvat facilities and the price of TOPCOAT White is much less than any other White Paints of any recognized Company. (L) What is SRL'S TOCOAT - PU coating? SRL'S TOPCOAT - PU coating is specially a inhouse coating, based on 2K (two Component) system and they are made with Aliphatic Polyurethane and it is having excellent performance, highest possible micron build up and it is completely tailor - made product. The material is available in 500 ml. and 1 liter pack, but for industrial consumers, we can give the material with any size of packing and also price advantages. You will get quality of MRF at the prices of Sreechem, which is 20 - 30% cheaper. (M) What is different between TOPCOAT & WHITE KNIGHT? The main difference between TOPCOAT & WHITE KNIGHT is that, TOPCOAT is made with Hybrid Polyester Resin and they are based on purest Synthetic Oxide, whereas WHITE KNIGHT is nothing, but TOPCOAT and Ceramic loading with application in a mind and because of its Ceramic loading, they are heavier than TOPCOAT and is having lesser coverage. But they have better grip and give more protection, because of higher thickness build up. (N) What is coverage area of White Knight? The coverage area of White Knight varies between 60 sq.ft. to 100 sq.ft. per liter, depending on the area, surface and base material, which is used for coating. (O) What is meant by Micron Thickness? For a layman, micron thickness is nothing, but in jugglery. But, in technical terms, 1000 microns is equal to 1 mm. (P) What is the maximum Micron Thickness possible with Single Coat of SRL Coating? SRL's Ceramic loaded PU Coating can give up to 70 microns with single coat by spray and this is possibly one of the highest possible in PU Coating in single coat by spray. However, by brush, SRL can give you the material with 150-200 microns in single coat. The technical man can understand the signification of this coatings for the protective purpose. That is why, SRL coatings are never called as Decorative Coatings, but they are called as Protective coatings. |
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