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• Features & Benefits
• Substrates
• Application Climate
• Application Information
• Surface Preparation
• General Specification
• Painting existing coatings (powder coated)
• Application

Features & Benefits

• For professional use only
• Coverage: 10m² per litre
• Available in Gloss/Satin/Matt
• Flashpoint: -9℃
• Application by brush or compliant/pressure pot spray
• Manufactured under the auspices of an ISO 9001 management system
• Suggested primer: HMG Synthetic BDX Primer
• Thinner: HMG 2661 - for application in temperatures in excess of 25⁰C, Thinner 2604 slow thinner may be used to
  increase wet edge time
• Full BS, RAL, agricultural and commercial vehicle colour ranges, including metallic finishes
• Available in 5,000+ colours from RAL, NCS, and British Standard

Substrates

• HMG PVC17 for application to most suitably prepared hard plastics, PVCu, powder coated, and other factory finished cladding, PVC curtains and many other plastic substrates
• New curtains and other flexible substrates will require airing for at least 7 days prior to coating, ensuring any trapped plasticisers can escape, failure may result in poor adhesion and premature failure of coatings
• Not suitable for coating areas incorporating draught seals and gaskets or over bitumen or chlorinated rubber coatings

Application Climate

• Substrate temperature should be 5⁰C or above for application and during cure, and a minimum of 3⁰C above the dew point
• Adequate dry air ventilation should be supplied during drying

Application Information

• Thinning should only take place after material is thoroughly mixed
• Application and use should always conform with the codes of practice described in BS 6150 and BS 5493

Surface Preparation

• Ensure surfaces are clean, dry and free from grease, oils, dust and other contamination prior to application
• Thoroughly clean and degrease using suitable HMG Prep Clean 2805 for new or HMG 2806 for old or aged substrates

General Specification

• Clean to remove all loose debris and other contamination
• Thoroughly clean and degrease using suitable HMG Prep Clean – 2805 for use on new substrates, 2806 for old or aged
• Apply by cloth and quickly remove using clean lint free cloth
• Repeat until surface is clean and free from all deposits (grease, oil, silicone)
• Replace cloths regularly to ensure that contamination is not re-applied to the surface
• Lightly abrade using Scotch-Brite pad to provide key, wipe with lint free cloth to remove loose dust prior to application

Painting existing coatings (powder coated)

• Always check compatibility of new and old coatings prior to full application
• Check all existing coatings are well adhered with all loose and failed material removed back to firm with all edges well feathered
• Degrease using suitable HMG Prep Clean
• Remove any rust back to clean metallic appearance, spot prime with suitable HMG Primer or HMG Ferrozinc Rust Convertor
• Lightly abrade existing coatings to provide key, wipe with lint free cloth to remove loose dust

Application

• A light dusting should then be sprayed on to the plastic to check that all contaminants have been removed
• Apply 2 coats via brush or compliant spray gun to give full and even coverage
• Allow a flash off time of 10-15 mins between coats
• Film build should not exceed 35 microns DFT
• The product will be touch dry in around 10-15 mins, hard dry after 45-60 minutes depending on ambient atmosphere
• Windows and doors should be left open as long as possible, to allow the coating to fully cure
• HMG recommend PVC Pro for painting uPVC windows and doors

For further assistance please contact Rawlins Paints' Technical Support Team on 0113 2455450 (option 2) or send a message to [email protected] for more information

Health And Safety

• Refer to Safety data sheet (see section above) and tin label prior to use
• Suitable respiratory equipment should be worn when spraying
• Contaminated rags, spray booth filters or other substrates should be segregated from other chemical waste, soaked with water or disposed of in a non-combustible container with tight fitting lid