Repair Systems — 03 — Facade & External Envelope
External coating & paint deterioration — repair systems
Technical product reference for external facade coating systems on Class 2 strata buildings — select a product type to view primers, acrylic and elastomeric coatings, enamels, water repellents and specialist re-coating systems.
Primers & Preparation
Alkali-resistant primer systems
Dulux, Solver and Wattyl alkali-resistant primers for fresh concrete and render substrates — required where substrate pH exceeds 10.
3 product systems
Rust-inhibiting primer systems
Zinc phosphate and zinc-rich rust-inhibiting primers for ferrous metal balustrades, lintels and facade metalwork — Dulux Metalshield, Wattyl Killrust and Rust-Oleum systems.
3 product systems
Penetrating consolidant systems
Low-viscosity penetrating primers for weak, friable, chalky or powdery facade substrates — Mapei, Sika and Fosroc consolidant primer systems.
3 product systems
Biocide and surface preparation systems
Algaecide, fungicide and mildewcide surface preparation systems applied before painting — Dulux Kill-ite, Solver Mould Kill and Taubmans Clean Up.
3 product systems
Topcoat & Finish Systems
Exterior acrylic coating systems — two coat
100% acrylic exterior coating systems — Dulux Weathershield, Taubmans Endure Exterior and Solver Permalast two-coat systems for rendered facades.
3 product systems
Elastomeric coating systems
Dulux Acratex Membrane, Solver Elastoseal and Rockcote elastomeric coating systems — >200% elongation, 150–200µm DFT, suitable for flexible waterproof coatings.
3 product systems
Elastomeric crack-bridging coating systems
Dulux Acratex Acraflex, Sika Sikagard-672 and Rockcote crack-bridging systems — >300% elongation, 250–400µm DFT, bridges cracks to 0.3mm.
3 product systems
UV-resistant enamel systems — metal
Two-pack epoxy and acrylic enamel topcoat systems for metal balustrades, aluminium frames and steel facade elements — Dulux Metalshield, Wattyl Killrust Epoxy and Solver Metal Guard.
3 product systems
Exterior enamel systems — timber
Water-based acrylic enamel systems for exterior timber windows and doors — Dulux Aquanamel, Feast Watson and Intergrain exterior timber enamel systems.
3 product systems
Water Repellents & Specialist
Penetrating silane and siloxane water repellent systems
40% silane oligomer and siloxane penetrating water repellents — SikaPenetr-701, Aquapel and Remmers systems that penetrate 20–40mm into concrete and masonry.
3 product systems
Cladding / metal panel re-coating systems — PVDF / fluoropolymer
70% PVDF Kynar 500 fluoropolymer re-coating systems for aluminium composite panels and metal cladding — PPG Duranar, Interpon and Jotun specialist spray-applied systems.
3 product systems