298 Enamel Additive

reaction product used to fortify Lacnam enamels.

298 Enamel Additive is a reaction product used to fortify Lacnam Enamels. This product improves gloss, durability, drying and resistance to chemicals and oils. Recommended for use in enamels in the automotive and earthmoving industries and where drying of the paint film has to be hastened to enable work to be finished quickly.

Technical Specifications:

• Flashpoint: 45’C.
• Mixing Ratio: Refer to application instructions.
• Pot Life when mixed: Dependent on temperature and conditions. For optimum results only mix enough product for use within a 2 hour period.
• Note: Potlife of mixture is approximately 8 hours @ 25’C / 50% humidity.

Surface Preparation:

• When overcoating; Aged paint coatings should be tested for adhesion using Crosshatch or Crosscut methods. If aged paint coating lifts remove it.
• Remove all rust, oxides, millscale and lose paint from metal surface.
• Round off all sharp edges, welding joints and weld spatter.
• All surfaces to be painted should be clean and free from dust, dirt, oil, grease and moisture.
• All abrasive blast clean ferrous surfaces should be coated within 4 hours to avoid flash rusting.
• Do not apply at temperatures below 5’ Celsius. Do not apply at relative humidity above 85%, or when the substrate surface is less than 3’ Celsius above dewpoint.

Application Thinning:

• Used In: Lacnam 300, 310, 390, and 480 enamels.
• Thinning: Reduce 300, 310, 390, and 480 enamels to spraying viscosity with recommended thinner before addition of 298 Enamel Additive.
• Mixing Ratio: 300 Line: 150 mls Enamel Additive per 4 litres of thinned product. 310, 480 Lines: 250 mls Enamel Additive per 4 litres of thinned product. 390 Line: 500 mls Enamel Additive per 4 litres of thinned product.

Product specification sheet

Manufacturer

Lacnam

Lacnam is a leading industrial paint supplier to wholesalers, manufacturers, government and private sector clients. Lacnam Paints Australia is a successful paint manufacturer that develops and produces specialized liquid paint coatings for industrial and heavy duty application.