Si-COAT® 579
ANTI-CORROSION COATINGS

The fight against the ravages of corrosion is a neverending battle. To protect against service interruptions and expensive repair of structural steel, the correct coating needs to be specified. Every coatings manufacturer claims to solve problems, but only Si-COAT Anti-Corrosion Coatings provide a reliable, cost-effective solution.

High performance anti-corrosion
coating requiring minimal
surface preparation

VOC free, one-part, room
temperature vulcanizing (RTV),
elastomeric organosiloxane
rubber

Long-term weathering (UV,
ozone and moisture) will
never degrade the coating

Minimizes corrosion
undercutting

Resists cathodic disbondment
by design

Creates a 100% liquid-tight
protective layer suitable for
full immersion applications

Concrete Epoxy, alkyd, vinyl ester, phenolic and zinc coatings are merely short-term solutions to corrosion. Each of these coatings tend to fade, chalk, and peel after prolonged service. As well, none can compare to the performance of Si-COAT 579 in stopping corrosion undercutting.

Si-COAT Anti-Corrosion Coatings are one-part, room temperature vulcanizing (RTV) organosiloxane rubber protective coatings. The fact that they are single component products imparts many attributes that make them far more favorable coatings compared to conventional materials.

Mixing of chemicals at the job site is not required, nor are plural pumping systems. As well, Si-COAT Anti-Corrosion Coatings display superior resistance to UV light (the primary source of material degradation), ozone, many chemicals and normal weathering. This leads to unparalleled longevity of the product.

Because of its superior adhesive properties, Si-COAT Anti-Corrosion Coatings require minimal surface preparation. Thus, no priming is required on almost all substrates and adhesion to metal surfaces is outstanding if not unsurpassed. As well, existing installations coated with lead-based paints or containing asbestos insulation are easily encapsulated by Si-COAT. This avoids expensive sand-blasting and containment. A typical case history on a large diameter pipe has shown 70% savings on overall
project cost.

The elasticity factor of Si-COAT Anti-Corrosion Coatings ensures tolerance to thermal and vibrational expansion. This also applies to mechanical deformation due to various reasons. In destructive tests ranging from 180° bending, to heavy impact to abrasion to nearly four months in a salt-fog chamber at 60°C (140°F), Si-COAT Anti-Corrosion Coatings display results far superior to any competitor.