Comments on: Coating Breakthrough: Two-Part DuraCoat® in One Rattle Can

By: John

John — Sun, 11 Feb 2018 06:42:00 +0000

Hi,
will this two part system need to be baked on once it is sprayed on my parts?
will baking it on help the process ? And if baking it on will make the product work better , what temperature and how long should it be cured in oven?
Thank you

By: Boyd Allen

Boyd Allen — Fri, 15 Nov 2013 16:51:25 +0000

I agree that more protection would have been appropriate. One thing that should be pointed out is that based on what I could see, the spraying was done in some sort of side draft exhaust enclosure, as indicated by the filter. It may have been turned off for the video, so that recording of his voice would come out better. Any time that you are working with sprayed materials, I think that it is a good idea to take the extra step of wearing a cartridge filter mask, with the proper filter(s) for your application.

By: Tom Alves

Tom Alves — Fri, 15 Nov 2013 14:28:58 +0000

I have no doubt that the product is a good one. However, during the film clip there was NO discussion of personal protection against solvents on the skin or breathing protection. Based on 30 years in industry, solvents that clean that well and coatings that protect that well generally have components that are not supposed to be on the skin nor inhaled or come in contact with the eyes. I strongly suggest that if one is going to use the product that you read the Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) and find out what necessary protective measures are required. — TA

Editor: Tom, thank you for your very valid and important comment. As we watched the video we were quite surprised when rubber gloves were not employed when using the degreaser. And then later not even a simple painter’s paper breathing filter was used when spraying.