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Metal Finishes

Street-Tough

Our Street-Tough finish has been developed to offer a durable and maintainable finish for steel framed and all-steel products. It is particularly recommended for aggressive environmental conditions, such as places close to the sea, or areas with severe vandalism problems. Though more expensive than the Acrylic Coating, it is a good investment, as products specified with this finish will need less maintenance in the future.

This four stage system involves:

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

This system offers special advantages:

  1. The galvanised base treatment protects the metal even if the finish is damaged.
  2. The chemical etching is done by fully immersing the product or component in a phosphoric acid wash, to provide the perfect key for paint. Etching primers are nothing like as effective as this method.
  3. The sprayed top coat is durable and resistant to the "chalking" action of ultra-violet light.
  4. The metal can be refinished on site with any ordinary paint in the future.
  5. Available in any of twelve standard colours at no extra cost (see below).
  6. Also available in any other B.S. or RAL colour for a surcharge.

Acrylic Coating

Our Acrylic Coating is offered as an economy option for our steel framed and all-steel products. It is less expensive than our Street-Tough finish, and has similar benefits, but without the considerable advantage of galvanising. It is not recommended for sea front environments (particularly on all-steel products) where rusting would occur.

This system involves:

  1. Jet cleaning to remove grease and dirt
  2. Priming with high build two pack epoxy
  3. Top coating with two pack satin finish acrylic polyurethane

This system offers special advantages:

  1. The sprayed top coat is durable and resistant to the “chalking” action of ultra-violet light.
  2. The metal can be refinished on site with any ordinary paint in the future.
  3. Available in any of twelve standard colours at no extra cost (see below).
  4. Also available in any other B.S. or RAL colour for a surcharge.

Acrylic PLUS Coating

This is the standard finish we offer for our cast iron products. Because of their complexity castings are difficult to finish, so to ensure a good covering of primer (which is the most important element of the finish) we apply an additional intermediate coat of two pack epoxy.

This system involves:

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

This system offers special advantages:

  1. The sprayed top coat is durable and resistant to the “chalking” action of ultra-violet light.
  2. The metal can be refinished on site with any ordinary paint in the future.
  3. Available in any of twelve standard colours at no extra cost (see below).
  4. Also available in any other B.S. or RAL colour for a surcharge.

Sea Front Specification

This is an improved finish specification option for our cast iron products.
It consists of an extra top coat on the castings, and an extra coat on the boards (whether they are wood or steel).

Specification

CASTINGS

  1. Priming with high build two pack epoxy
  2. Intermediate coat of high build two pack epoxy
  3. Top coating with two pack satin finish acrylic polyurethane
  4. 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:

  1. Hot dipped galvanising to ISO 1461
  2. Chemical etching to provide key for paint
  3. Priming with high build two pack epoxy
  4. 4Top coating with two pack satin finish acrylic polyurethane
  5. Additional top coat of two pack satin finish acrylic polyurethane

Sea Front PLUS Specification

This is the "ultimate" finish specification option we offer for our cast iron products. It is, in effect, our Street-Tough finish applied to castings, and has all the qualities of our Sea Front Specification above, PLUS galvanising. The castings finished to this specification have an extended holiday period from maintenance, and simply look good for longer. The boards gain a useful extra coat of Cuprinol exterior wood stain, which helps to counteract the abrasive effect of wind and water borne sand.

Galvanised Castings
Galvanised Castings

Specification

CASTINGS

  1. Hot dipped galvanising to ISO 1461
  2. Chemical etching to provide key for paint
  3. Priming with high build two pack epoxy
  4. Intermediate coat of high build two pack epoxy
  5. Top coating with two pack satin finish acrylic polyurethane
  6. Additional top coat of two pack satin finish acrylic polyurethaneng with high build two pack epoxy

BOARDS

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

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

Standard Colours - All Metal Finishes

Blue RAL 5013Blue RAL 5013
Blue B.S. 20C40Blue B.S. 20C40
Blue RAL 5017Blue RAL 5017
Green B.S. 14C39Green B.S. 14C39
Green B.S. 14C40Green B.S. 14C40
Green RAL 6029Green RAL 6029
aroon RAL 3004Maroon RAL 3004
Red RAL 3001Red RAL 3001
Yellow RAL 1028Yellow RAL 1028
Brown B.S. 08B29Brown B.S. 08B29
BlackBlack
Sliver Grey RAL 90063Sliver Grey

Colours shown here are reproduced as accurately as screen limitations permit. Please note however that when applied to a large item, sited outside, colours will appear significantly lighter in tone than the small samples above.

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