PRIME BITUMEN

Prime BitumunSeal fills a need in the building industry that has been noticably neglected in recent times. The use of bitumenous products as sealants is a time-honored tradition dating back thousands of years. In many applications, bitumen-based productss are still the sealants of choice. Yet, it is often difficult to find a suitable, high-quality, gunnable bitumen sealant to meet the needs of the situation. Prime BitumunSeal solves that problem. Prime Bitumen is a solvent-based bitumen sealant designed for outdoor use with 5 percent maximum movement tolerance. Like all products from Adhere America, Prime Bitumen is a “Best in Class Problem Solver.”

SPECIAL PROPERTIES

❑ Excellent adhesion to most substrates

❑ Low odor

❑ U.V-, aging- and weather-resistant

APPLICATIONS

❑ Glass

❑ Concrete

❑ Wood

❑ Brickwork

❑ Aluminum

❑ Stainless steel

❑ Long shelf life

❑ No slump, even at high temperatures

❑ Can be applied with a spatula

❑ Bitumenous materials

❑ Many plastics

❑ Roof sheeting

❑ Chimneys

❑ Dormer windows

❑ Gutters

Yield

Consumption is approximately 1 kg/m² with a layer thickness of 1 mm. Standard cartridge contains 310 ml of material weighing approximately 390 g.

COLOR & PACKAGING

Prime Bitumun comes in black and is available in 310 ml cartridges. Other sizes of packaging are available upon request.

Application Information

SUBSTRATE PRETREATMENT: The substrate must be dry, firm and free of dust and grease. Before application, remove any cement slurry, mold release agents or impregnations. In renovation projects, old sealant, remains of paint and loose material must be fully removed.

JOINT DIMENSIONS: In bonding applications (such as roofing membranes), an overlap of at least 10 cm must be provided. If used in layers with more than 4 mm thickness, product has to be applied in more than one layer—drying time between two layers is at least one day.

APPLICATION: Apply Prime Bitumun with a suitable manual, battery-powered or pneumatic gun to the substrate. Spread with spatula if necessary. Apply second substrate/workpiece to be bonded and establish close contact with slight pressure.

Prime Bitumun must be protected from leaching, e.g. by condensed moisture or rainwater, until a solid skin has formed. Clean tools immediately after use with a suitable solvent. Cured product must be removed mechanically.

Prime Bitumun cures by means of desiccation. Low temperature and layer thickness above 4 mm can delay skin formation and curing significantly. At least one of the substrates to be bonded should be (partly) permeable to allow solvent to evaporate. If used indoors, good ventilation has to be provided. Don’t smoke, eat or drink during application. Keep away open flames.

The function of the product can only be guaranteed if correctly applied in accordance with the technical recommendations given in this data sheet and in related standards. Sealant application in situations with strongly fluctuating temperatures (potentially resulting in premature stressing of the sealant) should be avoided.

Read all instructions, warnings and limited liability information on product labels and Technical Data Sheets before using Prime Bitumun.

Technical Data

Density (DIN EN ISO 2811-1)

Skin Forming Time (23° C/50% r.h)

Penetration (DIN 51579 / 5 seconds)

Slump (in accordance with ASTM 2202)

Maximum Movement Tolerance

Mass Loss (DIN EN ISO 10563)

Application Temperature (sealant & substrate)

Temperature Stability (fully-cured sealant)

Shelf Life

(originally closed packaging)

Application Temperature (sealant & substrate)

Temperature Stability (fully-cured sealant)

Shelf Life (originally closed packaging)

Approximately 30 minutes

160 ± 30 1/10 mm

≤ 2 mm

5%

Maximum 20%

+5°C to +50°C

-20°C to +80°C

12 months (+5 to +35°C)

Protect from frost!

+5 to +35°C

-25 to +80°C

12 months (+5 to +35°C)

Rate of curing depends on temperature and substrate absorbency. The data given refer to tests at standard conditions (23°C / 50% relative humidity). Low temperature and layer thickness above 4 mm will retard skin formation and curing significantly.

Data given were determined shortly after production and may slightly vary with increasing age of product. They are not meant for specifications purposes.

CAUTIONS: Keep out of reach of children. May cause skin or eye irritation. May be harmful if swallowed. Do not induce vomiting. Use only in well ventilated areas. Contact a physician immediately and always seek a physician’s advice regarding first aid. Use only in commercial or industrial applications. Use only on intended surfaces.

FOR SAFETY DATA, SEE SAFETY DATA SHEET. Take all preventive measures specified in the Safety Data Sheet and in the hazard markings to prevent accidents and protect health. Information provided in this data sheet is based on the current state of knowledge. This does not exempt purchasers from carrying out their own careful inspections of incoming goods in individual cases. We reserve the right to make changes to the product data in the course of technical progress or due to operationally-related further development. Owing to factors beyond our control during application, recommendations given in this data sheet require tests and experiments by customers. Our recommendations do not exempt customers from the obligation to check any infringements of third-party rights themselves and eliminate them if necessary.

The suggestions made herein for product use are not equivalent to a warranty of its suitability for the recommended purpose.

Each new release of this data sheet supersedes the previous one.

For more information on Prime Bitumen, contact:

1712 6th Ave., Suite 1042 Tacoma, Washington 98409-7303 USA

Phone: +1 (206) 759.1910

Fax: +1 (844) 369.5351

Email: info@adhereamerica.com

Web: www.adhereamerica.com

©2023, Adhere America, Inc.

THE MANY PLACES & MANY WAYS TO USE PRIME BITUMEN

Typical of sealants from Adhere America, Prime Bitumen has multiple uses in many places that extend well beyond its primary area of strength embodied in its name—its extraordinary ability to block vapors from spreading.

Stucco Structures

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DECORATIVE LEDGES & BATTENS

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COMPARE THE BEST WITH THE BEST (GO AHEAD, WE DARE YOU!)

With its many matchless performance characteristics, Prime Bitumen compares favorably with the most popular sealants on the market, each one of them frequently used in one or more similar applications as Prime Bitumen. Indeed, in important ways it outperforms them.

Don’t believe it? Here’s proof.

If you click on the link below, you will be taken to a Comparison Chart pitting Prime Bitumen against eight of the most popular sealants on the market, all well known, all top sellers in their own right.

We’ve lined those eight sealants up side by side with Prime Bitumen with their physical and performance characteristics detailed line by line—63 lines in all. See for yourself. You’ll be amazed.

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