Tuesday, June 16, 2009

Testing an anti graffiti coating


The surface of the underpass is a 30 year old cement render that has been painted (numerous times and with various types of paint?) and it appears to have been coated, albeit sometime ago with an anti graffiti coating. About 2 weeks ago I contacted Crommelin a paint and industrial coatings manufacturer to source a suitable anti-graffiti coating. The technical chemist was very helpful and offered to conduct a sample test on site ( 1 hour south of their facility) to determine suitability of their product. I was impressed, especially in light of the relatively small amount of product to be purchased. The Crommelin product had originally been developed as a clear barrier for dense substrates including:
  • marble,
  • granite
  • terrazzo,
  • reconstituted stone,
  • polished concrete and
  • vitrified stones.
If successful the mural project had the potential to open up another target area for the product.....................and it was successful..................the product proved ideal, it is water based, non sacrificial and can be spot retreated. The product is called Cromshield - Barricade MG1 at around $16.00 per litre from:

Crommelin
72 Division Street,
Welshpool 6106
Western Australia
ph: 9458 5711
also available from other outlets

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