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Resene Vinyl Etch
Description

Resene Vinyl Etch Primer combines all the versatility of the normal two pack product with the convenience of a stable single pack. The fast drying time, adhesion, abrasion resistance, and overcoatability features have all been maintained in this highly effective chromate free primer / pretreatment.

Key Features
  • Colour: Red oxide, grey, black
  • Very rapid dry and overcoating times
  • Unsurpassed adhesion over a variety of metal surfaces
  • Useful over several plastics and laminated surfaces
  • Compatible with most topcoats making it a very useful blast primer
NZ Made
NZ Made
Scope of Use

Suitable as a pre-treatment, blast primer, or holding primer on:

  • Aluminium metal spray
  • Aluminium sheet and extrusions
  • Copper and its alloys
  • Galvanised steel
  • Old varnished surfaces
  • Smooth cementitious surfaces
  • Steel pipes
  • Steel plate
  • Structural steel
  • Zinc metal spray
Limitations on Use
  • Resene Vinyl Etch is not designed to give long-term exterior protection without overcoating. When used in a severe marine environment it should be overcoated within a week. Durability of up to three months can be expected in mild marine conditions or better. With reasonable storage conditions coated articles will be protected for over a year. A film thickness of 20 microns is recommended with a period of exterior exposure is envisaged.
  • Drying times of solventborne paints may be extended when applied directly over Resene Vinyl Etch.
  • Not suitable for direct overcoating with Resene Imperite I.F. 500 Series (see Data Sheet RA81 and Data Sheet RA82) topcoats.
Documents
Data Sheet
Material Safety Data Sheet
Environmental Information
Maintenance Instructions
Warranty
Resene Problem Solving Guide
Resene Specifiers Mailing List
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