The ballast tanks onboard the Self Discharging Bulk Carrier had previously been coated with coal-tar epoxy.
The ballast tanks onboard the Self Discharging Bulk Carrier had previously been coated with coal-tar epoxy.
2 PagesOverview The ballast tanks onboard the Self Discharging Bulk Carrier had previously been coated with coal-tar epoxy. Areas within these ballast tanks were now showing signs of corrosion damage and required to be patch repaired. Challenge To find a protective coating system which would be compatible with a coal-tar epoxy tank lining. Solution Chemco’s Epo-chemTM RS 500P (primer) & RA 500M (topcoat) were selected as the protective coating system to be utilised as it is uniquely compatible with coal-tar epoxies. The areas which required the patch repair were mechanically prepared by power tooling to St2 standards. Upon completion of the surface preparation, one coat of solvent-free, wet & rust tolerant Epo-chemTM RS 500P was applied to the prepared areas.
