High‐performance high‐solids alkyd coating

Hiding in one‐coat at a coverage rate of 19m2/litre, easy application, and long‐term protection are principal advatages of a new high‐gloss lead and chromate‐free Labour Saver coating, High‐performance Alkyd System 2000, developed by Rust‐Oleum International,Roosendaal, the Netherlands. A solids content of 75—81% by volume gives the high‐performance coating its economical coverage rate of 19m2/litre, almost 50% greater than conventional alkyd topcats, at the recommended dry‐film thickness of 40 microns. It has exellent flow and wet edge characteristics when appied by brush or roller and can also be applied by airless or air‐atomised spray. Hihg‐performance Alkyd System 2000, which incorporates a new binder type, is available in 14 standard colours, inmcluding white.