MONOTOP ENAMEL

Product description

MONOTOP is high quality fast dry enamel modified with nitro-cellulose and some special additives to give excellent hardness and elasticity. The high quality of this product makes it suitable for the application as a glossy topcoat for almost any wood and steel works.

Properties and Areas of Use

– Tough, hard wearing flexible film, with excellent hardness, color and gloss retention
– Good chemical resistance, and excellent water resistance
-Heat resistance up to 150°C.
-Excellent weather resistance.

Technical Coating Data @ 25 °C for mixed material

Finish                                                                                     Gloss
Color Range                                                                          As per shade card
Solids Volume                                                                      42 ± 2%
Dry Film Thickness Range                                                 15-100 µm
Theoretical Spreading Rate                                             16.8 m²/L @ 25 microns DFT
(loss factors will apply in practice)
Surface Dry                                                                          15-20 min.
Recoat Interval                                                                   4 hours minimum
10 days maximum
Complete Cure                                                                    24 hours
Pot Life                                                                                 Single Pack
Flash Point                                                                           28°C
Shelf Life                                                                              24 months (stored in a cool dry place)
Mixing Ratio by Weight                                                    Single Pack
VOC                                                                                       518 g/L ± 2%

Film Thickness and Spreading Rate:

Minimum                                     Maximum                                        Typical
Film thickness, dry (µm)                                                   15                                                   100                                                  25
Film Thickness, wet (µm)                                                 38                                                    238                                                 60
Theoretical Spreading Rate (m2/L)                               28                                                    4.2                                                  16.8

Suitable Surfaces

-Steel and non-ferrous metals properly cleaned and primed with suitable anticorrosive primer.
-Wood must be abraded with sand paper No. 320 and primed with Colorama MONOFOND.
-All surfaces must be clean, dry & free from dust, dirt, grease, oil & rust.

Application Conditions

Substrate temperature should be 10°C or above for application and during cure and a minimum of 3°C above the dew point. Adequate dry air ventilation is recommended for optimum drying.

Application Information

Thinning should only take place after the two components have been thoroughly mixed.

Brush and Roller

Thin if required with 0-5% Paint Thinner Colorama NC.

Conventional Air Spraying

-Thin with 5-25% Paint Thinner Colorama NC, as required.
-Tip size – 2.0 mm
-Tip pressure – 60 psi (0.4Mpa) approximately

Airless Spraying

-Thin with 0-20% Paint Thinner Colorama NC, as required
-Tip size – 0.58-.79 mm approximately
-Tip pressure – 2100 psi (15Mpa) approximately

Cleaning Thinner

Equipment should be cleaned immediately after use with Paint Thinner Colorama NC.

Drying time:

Drying times are affected by air ventilation, temperature, film thickness and number of coats.
Substrate Temp.                                                                                10° C                                   25° C                                  40° C
Surface Dry                                                                                          30 h                                   15 min.                              10 min.
Through Dry                                                                                        2 h                                     45 min.                              30 min.
Dry to recoat, minimum                                                                    8 h                                     4 h                                      2 h
The given data serve as guideline only. The actual drying time differs according to film thickness,
ventilation, humidity and underlying paint system.

MONOTOP – FAST DRY Typical paint system:

Steel
-PRIMALKYD Fast                         1 x 50 µ
-MONOTOP                                     1 x 25 µ
Wood
-MONOFOND                                 2 x 50 µ
-MONOTOP                                     1 x 25 µ

Storage:

Keep the containers in a dry, cool, well ventilated space and away from source of heat and ignition. Containers must
be kept tightly closed.

Handling:

Handle with care. Stir well before use.

Packing Size:

5 L, 18 L and 200 Kg

Summary Safety Information

-Avoid inhalation of spray mist and skin contact by the use of masks, gloves and other personal protection. Eyes should be cautiously washed with water or proprietary wash, and medical attention obtained. Skin should be thoroughly washed using a cleanser and soap and water.
-Product is flammable
-No sparks or flames
-No smoking

MONOTOP is high quality fast dry enamel modified with nitro-cellulose and some special additives to give excellent hardness and elasticity. The high quality of this product makes it suitable for the application as a glossy topcoat for almost any wood and steel works.