Epoxy Coating is moisture tolerant.
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Dura-Plate® MT Epoxy, low-VOC, 2-component, bisphenol A, epoxy-amine coating, adheres directly to damp or dry metal surfaces. Low-odor coating can be applied without regard to dew point. It provides performance comparable to MIL-P-23236C, Type VII, Class 15b and 17. Epoxy is suitable for ships, including bilge areas, and other offshore and marine structures as well as oil and fuel storage tank interiors, pulp and paper mills, and water treatment plants.
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New Dura-Plate MT® Moisture Tolerant Epoxy From Sherwin-Williams Ideal For Damp Metal Surfaces
Applications include Navy ships, other vessels and offshore
structures
(CLEVELAND - August 18, 2004) New from Sherwin-Williams
Industrial and Marine Coatings is Dura-Plate® MT Moisture
Tolerant Epoxy, a low VOC, two-component, bisphenol A epoxy amine coating designed especially for application directly to damp or dry metal surfaces. The low odor coating can be applied without regard to dew point.
Ideal for use over most metal surfaces, Dura-Plate MT Moisture
Tolerant Epoxy is recommended for ships, including bilge areas,
and other offshore and marine structures, as well as oil and fuel storage tank interiors, pulp and paper mills and water treatment plants. It provides performance comparable to MIL-P-23236C, Type VII, Class 15b and 17. Dura-Plate MT Moisture Tolerant Epoxy may be used in immersion service with a wide range of chemicals, including ballast tank mix, crude oil, diesel fuel, ethanol, fuel oil, gasoline, gasohol, MTBE, as well as fresh water and sea water.
When applied at 8 mils wet, the coating dries to touch in two
hours at 50% RH and 77°F and may be recoated in 12 hours or for
up to 14 days. It may be topcoated with Dura-Plate® UHS
Topcoat and Dura-Plate® 235 Multi-Purpose Epoxy.
Sherwin-Williams Industrial and Marine Coatings group serves
North America with a broad line of high-performance coatings,
comprehensive technical service, and the industry's largest
distribution network. Relying on more than 135 years of
experience in formulating industrial coatings, the group provides cost-effective solutions for applications where extreme
corrosion, abrasion and chemical attack are present. Visit
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"http://sherwin-williams.com/im" or to have a representative
contact you, call 1-800-524-5979.