Treater thinks outside the tube with new marane coating

The finished product is l00%o solid, making it compliant with strict VOC regulations, and is said to produce exceptional physical properties, including high flexibility, hardness, tear strength, tensile strength, and resistance to chemicals, water, weathering, and abrasion.

The marine grade MFI-SL08 contains PTMEG (polytetramethylene ether glycol), a premium polyether glycol, and is used as a soft-segment building block for high performance coatings. It has been engineered for harsh marine environments.

Riverbank, saving customers additional freight cost needed to move treated material to another location for coating.

MFI-SL0S has a history of worldwide use in a variety of marine environments from Greenland to Jakarta, from cold to warm humid environments. Current projects in California include Los Angeles Harbor, Sterns Wharf in Santa Barbara, and the Municipal Wharf and Boat Harbor in Santa Cruz. The California Coastal Commission has approved its use in these sensitive marine environments.

I Co., Riverbank, Ca., has found a new niche to add to its mix of treatine services.

The new service-unique for a lumber treater-is the application of protective coatings to lumber, timber and steel piles, and poles. The marine grade MFI-SLOS spray polyurea system is designed to encapsulate timber products to prevent preservatives from leaching into the environment and to protect the timber from abrasion and mechanical damage.

It can also be used to coat steel Hbeam and round piles to provide protection to the steel from caustic elements in the soil. MFI-SLO8 works with creosote, ACZA, ACQ, CCA and other treatments.

MFI-SLO8 is a solvent-free, twocomponent polyurea elastomeric coating system. The technology has been around since the mid 1980s. Twocomponent systems are typically known for a very rapid dry time (typically less than 30 seconds) achieved without the use of a catalyst and applied using a high-pressure spray.

It is self-leveling to provide a smooth surface and its longer gel time promotes better adhesion to timber products. U.S. Navy specifications require PTMEG in its high-performance fender systems.

Thunderbolt applies the protective coating at its treating plant in

The American Wood Protection Association has recognized the need to include protective coatings and other wood protection processes to help ensure the use of wood products in today's environmentally sensitive areas. Standard P-20 was established in 2008 to cover all barrier systems.