Cast Iron Finish Options | Streetmaster Products

Even in Standard Finish Specification our cast iron seats are well finished and supplied with stainless steel fastenings, so are superior to those offered by most of our competitors.

We pay particular attention to the fettling of the castings, especially in such critical areas as the arms and back, to ensure that they have a smooth finish. The sprayed top coat, which is the same for all three finish options, is durable and resistant to the "chalking" action of ultra-violet light.

This paint allows the castings to be refinished on site with any ordinary paint in the future, and is available in any of at no extra cost. It is also available in any other B.S. or RAL colour for a surcharge, giving specifiers a huge colour choice.

However, there are some environments (such as sea front promenades) which are particularly aggressive, where a higher standard of finish should be considered. Both the ‘Sea Front Specification’ and ‘Sea Front PLUS Specification’ described below will reduce the amount of maintenance required during the first few years after installation.

It is important to point out that neither of these two options will make seats maintenance free. To keep seats looking good for an extended period of time their condition should be reviewed at the beginning and end of the season, and action taken as required to remedy any defects which are apparent.

Acrylic PLUS Coating System

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Standard Finish Specification

Castings

As standard the castings are finished in our Acrylic PLUS Coating, which provides an effective and durable finish, and consists of:

Priming with high build two pack epoxy
Intermediate coat of high build two pack epoxy
Top coating with two pack satin finish acrylic
polyurethane

Boards

Recycled plastic boards require no finishing. Iroko boards are finished in two coats of Cuprinol exterior wood stain. Steel boards are finished in Street-Tough, which consists of:

Hot dipped galvanising to ISO 1461
Chemical etching to provide key for paint
Priming with high build two pack epoxy
Top coating with two pack satin finish acrylic polyurethane

Sea Front Specification

Both the castings and boards are given an extra top coat with this specification, which makes the finish more robust and resistant to the abrasive effects of wind blown sand, at a relatively low additional cost. This specification consists of:

Castings

Priming with high build two pack epoxy
Intermediate coat of high build two pack epoxy
Top coating with two pack satin finish acrylic polyurethane
Additional top coat of two pack satin finish acrylic polyurethane

Boards

Recycled plastic boards require no finishing. Iroko boards are finished in three coats of Cuprinol exterior wood stain. Steel boards are finished in:

Hot dipped galvanising to ISO 1461
Chemical etching to provide key for paint
Priming with high build two pack epoxy
Top coating with two pack satin finish acrylic polyurethane
Additional top coat of two pack satin finish acrylic polyurethane

Sea Front PLUS Specification

This has all the advantages of the Sea Front Specification, but in addition the castings are galvanised, to make them more resistant to the corrosive effects of salt. The castings are then chemically etched by fully immersing them in a phosphoric acid wash, to provide the perfect key for paint. Etching primers are nothing like as effective as this method.

If any of the paint should become damaged, or eroded by wind blown sand, the galvanising will protect the iron for a considerable while, so they will not be subject to the same rusting problems during the first few years after installation. This specification consists of:

Castings