TWEED GENERAL DESCRIPTION A highly functional multi coloured epoxy/urethane coating for floor and walls. Performs extremely well as a decorative, anti skid floor coating for concrete, concrete blocks, hardies cement sheet, and plaster. Also excellent as a wall surface in lightly textured finish. Possesses excellent chemical resistance to a wide range of substances. Available in limitless colour blends. It's strong, hard wearing and chemically resistant nature makes it suitable for pedestrian and vehicular traffic. The coating thickness is 750 microns for Grade F (full coverage) and 500 microns for Grade P (partial coverage) There are three variations of the product utilising Epoxies, Urethanes and Acrylic glaze, dependant upon requirement. EPOXIES/URETHANE GLAZE Used for commercial applications where best wear properties, resilience and durability are essential. Can be applied as full coverage (grade F) or Partial coverage (grade P) EPOXIES/ACRYLIC GLAZE Used for areas of low traffic volume such as residential areas. Can be applied as full coverage (grade F) or Partial coverage (grade P) Exterior situations - Excellent resistance to ultra violet light. Every 8-10 years a single maintenance coat will be required to restore the surface gloss. Interior situations - The only need for a maintenance topcoat is in the case of excessive wear. USES 1 NON ANTI-SKID FINISH Best used for areas where easy cleaning is the highest consideration such as walls, interior dry areas, etc. This finish is not anti-skid but is very lightly textured. Using the Epoxy/Urethane system, the product is an excellent anti-graffitti coating. 2 ANTI SKID FINISHES Best used for light vehicular or foot traffic in wet area locations. There are two grades of anti skid available, dependant upon individual customer preference - fine anti skid (best for interior situations) and medium (best suited for exterior situations) Both systems can be wet-mopped. The anti-skid properties are achieved by the addition of anti-skid granules, which form raised areas on the surface, and therefore provide for good co-efficient of friction for sure grip. The fine grade achieves a co-efficient of friction between0.45 and 0.5, and the medium achieves between 0.5 and 0.55. COLOURS AVAILABLE Limitless colour combinations are available for both grades P and F, using the twenty five source colours of chips and limitless base colours. Standard blends are available, or can be customised to site requirements. Clients should note there might be colour differences in production batches and need to check that the colours available will meet with their requirements. COATING APPLICATION GRADE F (full coverage) PRIMER Use Permachip Adhesion Promoter @ approximately 8 m2 per lt. Allow to stand for one hour before use, and apply thinly, being careful to produce a `puddle free' coating. (NOTE if the surface has been totally flushed using Permachip Epoxy Flushing Compound, no primer is needed prior to application of the coating) Allow at least one hour prior to Resin Coat application. SEALCOAT AND BASECOAT RESIN COATINGS The sealcoat of Vinyl Chip Resin is to be applied @ 6m2/kg, and allowed to cure if patterning is required. Patterns are mapped out and tapes applied. Then the Basecoat of Vinyl Chip Resin is applied @ 8m2/kg, and Tweed chips are broadcast into the wet resin. For exterior areas, two coats of Permaglaze are applied @ 4m2/lt each coat. For interior areas not exposed to any direct sunlight, Permachip Epoxy Glaze is applied in two coats @ 4m2/kg each coat, or if direct sunlight is possible, three coats of Permaglaze is applied @ 4m2/lt each coat. GRADE P (partial coverage) Similar application to the above procedures for grade F except material and labour costs are less, this being reflected within the pricing. TIME AND ACCESS REQUIREMENTS As a broad guideline, preparation work takes between one and two days, and application of the coating F Grade takes four to five days, and Grade P takes approximately two to three days, with allowance for 24-hour cure before use following completion. In specific circumstances these time frames can be reduced by rostering work hours. Specific details require discussion with the applicator. During the conduct of the work it is essential that no sub trades use the area being completed, to avoid the chance of damage occurring to the surface.