Finishes
Available in a wide variety of protective and decorative finishes, IMETCO’s metal systems offer a lifetime of beauty and versatility.
Textures
From smooth, embossed and IMETCO’s patent-pending low-glare surface textures to striations and minor ribs added during roll-forming, IMETCO offers several textures to accommodate aesthetic and structural requirements. Contact your IMETCO representative for more information about texture options.
Colors
IMETCO’s collection of 28 standard, designer and premium metallic paint finishes provide a wide range of color selections. If the collection does not include your desired color, IMETCO can provide custom colors for an infinite palette of possibilities.
Color-matched Kynar touch-up paint is also available.
With Kynar 500® and Hylar 5000® protective coatings, IMETCO’s painted finishes provide outstanding resistance to U/V and chemical exposure offering unmatched performance and color integrity. The fluoropolymer coating is applied at 0.70 to 0.90 mils over 0.20 to 0.30 mils of primer to provide a total system dry film thickness of 0.90 to 1.20 mils. For special applications, a “thick film” fluoropolymer coating option is available.
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF IMETCO PVF2 or PVDF FLUOROPOLYMER COATINGS
Performance Properties | Results: Hot Dipped Galvanized, Galvalume | Results: Aluminum | Test Designation |
Accelerated Weathering | Hours: 1000 Total | Hours: 1000 Total | ASTM D 3361 |
| Chalk: Rating 8 | Chalk: Rating 8 | ||
| Color: 5 D E Hunter Units Max | Color: 5 D E Hunter Units Max | ||
| Salt Spray | Hours: 1000 Total | Hours: 3000 Total | ASTM B 117 |
| Scribe: Rating 7, 1//16" (2mm) | Scribe: Rating 10, No Creepage | ||
| Field: Rating 10, No Blisters | Field: Rating 10, No Blisters | ||
| Humidity | Hours: 2000 | Hours: 3000 | ASTM D 2247 |
| Rating 10, No Blisters | Rating: 10, No Blisters | ||
| Humidity | Hours: 240 Hours | Hours: 240 Hours | ASTM D 4585 |
| 100°F and 100% Humidity | 100°F and 100% Humidity | ||
| Acceptable** | Acceptable** | ||
| Water Immersion | Hours: 500 Hours at 100° F | Hours: 500 Hours at 100° F | ASTM D 870 |
| No loss of adhesion | No loss of adhesion | ||
| Formability | 2T | 2T | ASTM D 4145 |
| Cross Hatch Adhesion | No loss of adhesion | No loss of adhesion | ASTM D 3359 |
| Pencil Hardness | HB - 2H | HB - 2H | ASTM D 3363 |
| Specular Gloss | 10 - 35 @ 60° | 10 - 35 @ 60° | ASTM D 523 |
| Reverse Impact | 3X Metal Thickness in inch-lbs | 1.5X Metal Thickness in inch-lbs. | ASTM D 2794 |
| No loss of adhesion | No loss of adhesion | ||
| Chemical Resistance | Hours: 24, Covered | Hours: 24, Covered | ASTM D 1308 |
| 10% Solutions of Hydrochloric Acid | 10% Solutions of Hydrochloric Acid | ||
| No Visible Change | No Visible Change | ||
| Hours: 18, Covered | Hours: 18, Covered | ||
| 20% Hydrochloric Acid | 20% Hydrochloric Acid | ||
| No Bleaching | No Bleaching | ||
| Hours: 18, Covered | Hours: 18, Covered | ||
| 20% Sulfuric Acid | 20% Sulfuric Acid | ||
| No Bleaching | No Bleaching | ||
| Hours: 1, Covered | Hours: 1, Covered | ||
| 25% Sodium Hydroxide | 25% Sodium Hydroxide | ||
| No Color Change, No Blisters | No Color Change, No Blisters | ||
| Hours: 15 Minutes , Covered | Hours: 15 Minutes, Covered | ||
| 20% Muriatic Acid | 20% Muriatic Acid | ||
| No Color Change, No Blisters | No Color Change, No Blisters | ||
| Abrasion Resistance (Abrasion Coefficient) | 55 +/- 10 liters of falling sand | 55 +/- 10 liters of falling sand | ASTM 968 |
| Flame Test | Class A Coating | Class A Coating | ASTM E 84 |
* Fluropon is not designed to bridge cracks in the substrate. Due to variability of heavy gauge and hot dipped galvanized metal, some fracturing or rupturing of the substrate is possible with subsequent rupturing of the coatings.
** No less than 5% Number 8 blisters.
*** Meets all requirements of AAMA 2605, including exposure to 10% muriatic acid and nitric acid fumes.
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