FARWEST PAINT PRODUCT INFORMATION

Government Spec.-Type Coatings

X-7216 & X-7217 Commercial Equivalent to
MIL-P-24441 Polyamide Gray Topcoat (Formula 151)

COLOR(S): Gray.

PRODUCT TYPE: 2-Component Epoxy-Polyamide.

DESCRIPTION: A two-component epoxy-polyamide with good resistance to solvents (except alcohols), salt spray, marine exposure and ordinary air pollutants. This product is approved for immersion service according to AAWA Inside System No. 1. It is a hard, tough coating and one or two coats are recommended.

Intended Use: For immersion and non-immersion chemical-resistance service and as a good marine environment protective topcoat.

PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS

VISCOSITY: 65-74 k.u. (mixed)

DRY TO TOUCH: 2 hours

WEIGHT SOLIDS: 70-72% (mixed)

TACK FREE: 3 hours

VOLUME SOLIDS: 54-56% (mixed)

TIME TO RECOAT: 24 hours

WEIGHT PER GALLON: 10.20 lbs. per gal. (mixed)

DRY HARD: 8 hours

V.O.C.: 337 grams per liter (mixed)

COLOR RANGE: Gray

FLASH POINT: 100° F.

PACKAGING: 1 or 5 gallon containers

BATCH: Stock

PRACTICAL COVERAGE: 250 square feet per gallon @ 3 mils dry film thickness.

SURFACE PREPARATION: When applied over primer, the primer should be clean, free from dirt and oil. New steel should be sandblasted to remove all mill scale, then primed with MIL-P-24441 Formula 150 Primer.

APPLICATION: Airless or conventional spray. Roll or brush application are limited. A two-component system that is mixed just before using. MIX: 1 Volume Component A to 1 Volume Component B. Induction time of one hour should be allowed before application. Recommended Primers: MIL-P-24441 Formula 150 for priming steel water tanks; MIL-P-23377 Epoxy Polyamide for marine environment as a rust inhibitor.

THINNING: Not usually required but thin if necessary with industrial Methyl Ethyl Ketone. Maximum thinning is 10%.

CLEAN-UP: Tools and equipment may be cleaned with industrial Methyl Ethyl Ketone.

LIMITED WARRANTY. To the best of our knowledge, the technical data presented above is true and accurate at the date of issuance and subject to change without prior notice. Farwest Paint Manufacturing Co. guarantees its products to conform to its standards of quality control. Liability is limited to replacement of product. No other warranty or guarantee of any kind is made by Farwest Paint Manufacturing, implied or otherwise.