How to choose the right protective coating
With a large variety of paintwork materials, it’s often quite difficult to independently select a complex coating that will meet all the requirements and provide the necessary level of protection of structures against corrosion.
Main criteria for the correct selection of protective coating
01 Type of protected surfaces
- Steel structures: (see section Metal protection);
- Concrete and reinforced concrete structures. (see section Concrete protection).
02 Surface preparation
- Abrasive blasting; (see section Abrasive blasting);
- With manual or mechanical tool. (see section Manual or mechanized cleaning)
03 Environmental corrosive activity category (STANDARD ISO 12944):
Environment
- C1 – very low;
- C2 – low;
- C3 – medium;
- C4 – high;
- C5-I – very high (industrial);
- C5-M – very high (marine).
Water and soil
- Im1 – fresh water;
- Im2 – sea water;
- Im3 – soil.
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- non-corrosive;
- slightly corrosive;
- moderately corrosive;
- highly corrosive;
VMP specialists have developed coating systems for environments with different degrees of corrosive activity based on the produced products.
04 Necessary coating service life:
- Low – from 2 to 5 years;
- Medium – from 5 to 15 years;
- High – more than 15 years.
The VMP Holding specializes in the development of coatings with high and medium service life.
05 Conditions of anticorrosive coating application:
- Winter season;
- Summer season;
- Factory;
- Construction site.
The VMP range of products includes materials for painting works in different climatic conditions. The VMP coatings are designed for applying both at steel structures manufacturing plants and directly at the installation site.
When selecting a coating system, it is possible to refer to the current industrial regulatory documents, enterprise and state standards. The list of documents can be found in the “Certification” section.
If one of the main coating selection criteria for you is the price, VMP can offer coating options with medium service life based on the materials of average price segment. At the same time, you have to consider that a one-time saving on the initial costs of creating a protective coating entails significant expenses for further coating repair.
During 15 years of facility operation, the total costs of the creation and operation of coatings made of standard materials, are 2-3 times higher than the costs of the creation and operation of durable coatings.
The increase in operation costs of coatings is due to the need for their periodic restoration. It is also necessary to consider the increase of costs due to the annual inflation factor, remoteness of oil and gas facilities locations, while the cost-effectiveness of durable coating systems applications will increase significantly.
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All materials produced by the Holding are designed for professional application..
The VMP specialists provide engineering support for the products. For individual consultation on coating selection, as well as for confirmation of the correctness of your technical solutions, contact us at the specified phone numbers: + 7 343 357-30-97, 8-800-500-54-00.
Experts of VMP Holding can provide you with qualified assistance in selecting the coating system.
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