A hot well tank on-board the Passenger Ship required a protective coating system capable of handling hot water at temperatures around 90ºC
A hot well tank on-board the Passenger Ship required a protective coating system capable of handling hot water at temperatures around 90ºC
2 PagesOverview A hot well tank on-board the Passenger Ship required a protective coating system capable of handling hot water at temperatures around 90oC. This system also had to be applied on new shop primed steel. Challenge The client required a coating system which could be applied without the removal of the shop primer as grit blasting was not permissible. There was also a strict time frame to complete the project. Solution The surfaces were freshwater washed and degreased to remove any contamination from the substrate. This was followed by one stripe coat and one full coat of solvent- free, wet tolerant epoxy Epo-chemTM RW 500. Outcome The unique wet tolerant properties of Epo-chemTM RW 500 system ensured that the coating application could take place
