Indestructible Paints Ltd, a UK manufacturer of high-performance protective coating systems for the aerospace and land defence industries, utilising the latest polymer technology have now adopting this technology for use within the passenger and freight rail sectors, including underground vehicles, offering excellent corrosion protection in aggressive operating conditions.
According to the company, its first fully compliant product for use on underframe components is a high solid solvent-based epoxy product, RWIP120. It can be applied as a single coat direct to the substrate or 2 coat application, primer, and finish, which can be overcoated with itself and other epoxy, and polyurethane coatings. RWIP120 is part of a family of coatings which are ideally suited for use on underframe components including bogies, wheelsets, motors, fluid or air receivers, control enclosures, support structures, etc. The composition of the epoxy and its chemical bonding properties allows use on a range of substrates including ferrous and non-ferrous metallics, GRP mouldings and a wide range of composites. The cured coating is a tough chemically resilient finish that has been tested against a variety of corporate and national standards including CR/PE0102 and EN45545-2 for Fire Smoke and Toxicity, concluded the company.
