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| Over 30 years experience of industrial chemical paint and powder coating removal | ||
Aluminium extrusion profiles and components require coating removal from rejects, to reprocess to another colour and to clean jigs. The features of removing the original paint without using Methylene Chloride (dichloromethane) are discussed below. |
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Our preferred process to remove paint from aluminium extrusions and components is WR-STRIP. (European Patent 0860479) This is a low volatility stripping medium based on Benzyl Alcohol. It is designed to remove polyester and epoxy polyester powder coatings from most metals with minimal attack on the base metal. This is unlike some other benzyl alcohol based strippers which can attack alkali sensitive metals.
WR-STRIP See Technical Data Sheet for process details and control
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| BENEFITS IN USE - SAVES MONEY, PERFORMS BETTER | |
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Used at lower temperature (40-50°C) than other |
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Less susceptible to loss by drag out on the work |
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Considerably less susceptible to loss by evaporation |
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No messy expensive oil seals are necessary to control fumes |
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Proven extended bath life |
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Much lower overall chemical usage |
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Inhibited to minimise attack on Aluminium substrates |
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Strips more cleanly than Methylene Chloride based materials |
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Unlike pyrolytic stripping it is possible to strip spring tipped jigs |
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| SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS | |
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Based on biodegradable solvents |
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Not classified as Toxic or Flammable unlike Methylene Chloride/Methanol based strippers |
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Does not contain Methylene Chloride (Dichloromethane), Methanol, Phenol, |
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More acceptable to Water Authorities for rinse water disposal |
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When continuously filtered, there is much less expensive Hazardous Waste to dispose of |
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The constituents are not listed in EH/40 as having a maximum exposure limit, unlike Methylene Chloride |
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Very low VOC content as defined by the European Solvents Directive. No constituent has a risk phrase of R40, R45, R46, R49, R60 or R61 |
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The need for expensive extraction is much less |
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