PLASITE® 7122 L
High Solids Epoxy Phenolic
Formerly PLASGUARD 7122 L
TYPE PHYSICAL SPECIFICATIONS
A low VOC cross linked epoxy-phenolic cured with an alkaline curing
agent, formulated with a wide range of chemical resistance and ease of PIGMENTS: Titanium dioxide, inerts, tinting colors and special abrasion
handling.
resistant pigments.
INTENDED USE SOLIDS: 79% ± 2% by weight; 64% ± 2% by volume, depending on color
As a tank lining and for industrial maintenance. May be applied to metal
and pigmentation.
or concrete. (Refer to ZONE OF USAGE on Page 2.) FOR INDUSTRIAL
USE ONLY! POT LIFE: Approximately 24 hours at 70°F/21°C.
SHELF LIFE: 24 months at 70°F/21°C. Material in stock should be
GOVERNMENT AGENCY ACCEPTANCE
Meets the requirements of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, 21
turned upside down every 3 months.
CFR 175.300.
SHIPPING WEIGHT: Approximately 12.8 lbs/gallon.
CHEMICAL RESISTANCE *ABRASION RESISTANCE: 56 milligrams average loss per 1000 cycles,
Excellent chemical resistance to a wide range of acids, alkalies, solvents
Taber CS-17 Wheel, 1000 gram wt., White color.
and water solutions.
*SURFACE HARDNESS: Konig Pendulum Hardness of 128 seconds;
TEMPERATURE RESISTANCE
(Glass Standard = 250 seconds): ASTM Method D4366-84.
Dry film basis is 400°F/204°C for short periods. Continuous immersion
temperatures depend on particular reagent. THERMAL SHOCK: Unaffected 5 cycles minus 70°F/21°C to plus
200°F/93°C.
SURFACE PREPARATION
Steel surfaces shall be prepared by blasting as required by ZONE OF GLOSS: 70 at 60°
USAGE.
*Note: Above tests were conducted on film cured at 150°F/66°C.
APPLICATION ZONE OF USAGE
PLASITE 7122L is formulated for standard production spray equipment. A ZONE
Refer to Page 4 for details in APPLICATION PROCEDURE section. Includes immersion service for process, transportation and storage vessels,
as well as exteriors of high temperature equipment, sumps, sewers,
COLORS exhaust ducts, concrete bases and floors or other surfaces subject to
Light Gray, White, Blue are standard combinations of high temperature and heavy spills of corrosive chemicals.
SSPC-SP5 blast and a film thickness of 12 to 15 mils/300 to 375 microns
required.
FILM THICKNESS PER COAT
B ZONE
A 6 to 7 mil/150 to 175 microns film is produced in one multi-pass spray
Interior process areas where structural steel, floors, equipment, ducts and
coat.
other surfaces are subject to attack by strong fumes, occasional spills and
splashes at intermediate temperatures, SSPC-SP5 or SSPC-SP10 blast
COVERAGE
and a film thickness of 12 to 15 mils/300 to 375 microns required. With
1026 mil ft2 or 313 m2 @ 25 microns/gallon ± 2% theoretical. For
surface preparation as indicated, the finish coating is considered self-
estimating purposes, 61 ft2 or 18.6 m2/gallon will produce a 12 to 15
priming although, if desired, a heavy duty primer may be incorporated as
mil/300 to 375 DFT film (20% loss included). Two multi-pass spray coats
part of the system.
will produce the 12 to 15 mil DFT film recommended for immersion
C ZONE
service.
Interior and exterior area surfaces subject to fumes of fairly high
concentration at ambient temperatures. Heavy or medium duty primer over
DRYING TIME
SSPC-SP6 or SSPC-SP7 blast and a total film thickness, primer and
Surface will normally be tack free in 3 to 4 hours at 70°F/21°C.
topcoat, of 7 to 10 mils/150 to 200 microns required.
D ZONE
CURING TIME
Process plant exterior subject to chemical atmosphere and weathering.
5 days at 90°F/32°C or 7 days at 70°F/21°C. Refer to Page 2 for force
Medium duty primer over SSPC-SP7 or SSPC-SP3 surface preparation
curing.
and a total film thickness, primer and topcoat, of 6 to 8 mils required.
VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS CONTENT
THINNERS
Thinned 10% by Volume PLASITE THINNER #71 � a medium fast thinner to be used for internal
Coating as Supplied
(ASTM METHOD D2369) tank lining.
(Determined
with PLASITE Thinner #71
Theoretically)
PLASITE THINNER #19 � a slower thinner to be used for hopper car
(Determined Theoretically)
interiors.
Color Lbs./Gal. g/L Lbs./Gal. g/L
White 2.44 ± 2% 291 ± 2% 2.59 ± 2% 310 ± 2%
It will always be necessary to thin the coating. The applicator must make
exact thinner adjustments based on his equipment and air and surface
Note: VOC content varies between colors. Contact Carboline
temperatures. The following thinning guidelines are approximate:
Technical Service Department for VOC of specific colors.
Normal application temperatures and conditions will require the addition of
approximately 10% thinner by volume with approximately 5% additional
*Determined theoretically by using ASTM Method test results.
thinner added for each 5°F/3°C of increased temperature. It is
recommended the amount of thinner included on each order amount to
approximately 20% of the coating order.
CLEANUP THINNER: Thinner #71
October 2007 replaces May 2005 137P
To the best of our knowledge the technical data contained herein is true and accurate on the date of publication and is subject to change without prior notice. User must contact Carboline Company to
verify correctness before specifying or ordering. No guarantee of accuracy is given or implied. We guarantee our products to conform to Carboline quality control. We assume no responsibility for
coverage, performance or injuries resulting from use. Liability, if any, is limited to replacement of products. NO OTHER WARRANTY OR GUARANTEE OF ANY KIND IS MADE BY CARBOLINE,
EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, STATUTORY, BY OPERATION OF LAW, OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. Carboline® and Plasite® are
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registered trademarks of Carboline Company.
PLASITE®7122 L
High Solids Epoxy Phenolic
b. Commercial blast cleaning - (B Zone) SSPC-SP6/NACE No. 3 Joint
CURING Surface Preparation Standard.
1. Normally polymerization and curing will take place in 5 days at
c. Brush-off blast cleaning (C & D Zones) SSPC-SP7/NACE No. 4 Joint
90°F/32°C or 7 days at 70°F/21°C. This coating should not be applied
Surface Preparation Standard.
when air temperature or temperature of surface to be coated is below
50°F/10°C. Within 24 hours after coating is applied, a minimum substrate
d. Power tool cleaning - (D Zone) SSPC-SP3.
temperature of 70°F/21°C is required for proper polymerization. PLASITE
7122L should be force cured for all taste sensitive immersion service.
When utilized, inhibitive primer should be applied as soon as possible after
surface preparation.
2. Force curing at elevated temperature does increase resistance to
certain exposures; therefore, when exposure is severe, force curing is
D Zone application surface preparation, as in above Paragraph 2(d), must
recommended to obtain maximum resistance.
result in a relatively rough surface. If the steel is new and this type of
surface preparation does not leave a reasonably rough surface on the
3. Listed below are a few curing schedules that may be used for time and
steel, the heavy film system is not recommended.
work planning. Prior to raising the metal to the force curing temperature, it
is necessary that an air dry time of 2 to 5 hours at temperatures from 70°
Note: The above specification numbers are from Steel Structures
to 100°F be allowed. After the air dry period has elapsed, the temperature
Painting Council Surface Preparation Specifications, 4516 Henry
should be raised by approximately 30°F/18°C each 30 minutes until the
Street, Suite 301, Pittsburgh, PA 15213-3728, and National
desired force curing temperatures are reached.
Association of Corrosion Engineers, P O Box 218340, Houston, TX
77218.
METAL CURING METAL CURING
TEMPERATURE TIME TEMPERATURE TIME
CONCRETE
18 Hrs 3 ½ Hrs
130°F/54.4°C 170°F/76.6°C
A ZONE
10 Hrs 2 ½ Hrs
140°F/60°C 180°F/82°C
All concrete surfaces require whip blasting for immersion service. Fully
6 Hrs 2 Hrs
150°F/65.5°C 190°F/87.8°C
cured concrete must be blasted to provide a hard, firm, clean and minimum
4 Hrs 1 ¾ Hrs
160°F/71°C 200°F/93.3°C
28-day-cured surface for coating. All concrete surfaces must be filled and
sealed with Plasite 9029, applied in accordance with the appropriate PLA-
4. Final cure may be checked by exposing coated surface to MIBK for 10
SITE Technical Bulletin. All surface imperfections, “bug holes,� etc. must be
minutes. If no dissolving and only minor softening of film occurs, the curing
completely repaired before application of PLASITE 7122L.
can be considered complete. The film should reharden after exposure if
cured.
B ZONE
Severity of expected service will dictate minimum concrete surface
SURFACE PREPARATION
preparation. Severe service (strong fumes, spillage, etc.) will probably
STEEL
require A Zone surface preparation and Plasite 9029 filling and sealing
High Temperature & Immersion Service (A & B Zones are described under
before application of PLASITE 7122L.
ZONE OF USAGE)
1. All sharp edges shall be ground to produce a radius and all
GALVANIZED SURFACE
imperfections such as, skip welds, delaminations, scabs, slivers and slag
The surface shall be clean and grease free and properly etched with a
shall be corrected prior to abrasive blasting. Skip welds shall be welded
standard solution such as GALVAPREP 5 (as produced by Parker
solid.
Amchem, Madison Heights, Michigan, telephone 800-521-1355) or a
phosphating solution. After the surface is properly etched, it should be
2. Degrease surface prior to sandblasting. Organic solvents, alkaline
thoroughly rinsed with water and thoroughly dried prior to the coating
solutions, steam, hot water with detergents or other systems that will
application. No inhibitive primer is required providing the galvanized
completely remove dirt, oil, grease, etc. may be used. Used tanks may re-
surface is continuous.
quire additional decontamination.
ALUMINUM
Surface shall be clean and grease free with a blast produced anchor
3. The surface shall be blasted to an SSPC-SP5/NACE No. 1 joint
pattern or “tooth� as described earlier under STEEL. In addition, the blasted
standard white metal surface using a Venturi blast nozzle supplied with 80
surface shall be given a chemical treatment such as:
to 100 psi. An anchor pattern or “tooth� in the metal shall correspond to
ALODINE 1200S available from Henkel Surface Tech
approximately 20 to 25% of the total film thickness of the coating.
IRIDITE 14-2 produced by MacDermid Incorporated
4. Contaminated grit shall not be used for the finish work. OAKITE CRYSCOAT 747LTS and OAKITE CRYSCOAT ULTRASEAL
produced by Oakite Products
5. The blasting media used shall be a natural abrasive, or steel grit, or slag
grit (similar or equal to BLACK BEAUTY). These abrasives shall be sharp For immersion, blasting with sharp grit followed by the chemical surface
with a hard-cutting surface, properly graded, dry and of best quality. The treatment is required.
media shall be of proper size to obtain the specified anchor pattern and
shall be free of objectionable contaminants. Note: On metallic surfaces prepared only by chemical etching, the
total coating film thickness applied should be restricted to only half the
6. The anchor pattern shall be sharp and no evidence of a polished film normally applied to blasted surfaces. This reduced film thickness
surface is allowed. should be considered during selection of the coating for the service
and the type of surface preparation performed.
7. Remove all traces of grit and dust with a vacuum cleaner or by
brushing. Care must be taken to avoid contaminating the surface with
EQUIPMENT
fingerprints or from detrimental material on the workers� clothes.
SPRAY APPLICATION
1. All spray equipment should be thoroughly cleaned and the hose, in
8. The surface temperature shall be maintained at a minimum of 5°F/3°C
particular, should be free of old paint film and other contaminants.
above the dew point to prevent oxidation of the surface. The coating shall
2. Airless spray equipment: Set liquid pressure at 1500 to 1800 psi/103 to
be applied within the same day that the surface has been prepared.
124 bars with tip size from .015� to .021�. Continuous mixing during
application is required. Due to abrasion resistant pigmentation within the
Service in Corrosive Atmosphere (B, C and D Zones as described under
coating, expect higher wear rates to spray equipment, such as spray tips
ZONE OF USAGE)
and lower unit packing.
1. Degrease surface as described in Item 2 under A & B Zones.
3. Use standard production-type spray guns:
2. Remove all loose mill scale, rust scale and old paint scale by one of the GUN FLUID AIR
following methods: DeVilbiss JGA-510 E 797
Binks #2001 66-SS 63-PB
a. Near white metal blast cleaning - (B Zone) SSPC-SP10/NACE No. 2
Graco P800 04 02
Joint Surface Preparation Standard
October 2007 replaces May 2005
To the best of our knowledge the technical data contained herein is true and accurate on the date of publication and is subject to change without prior notice. User must contact Carboline Company to
verify correctness before specifying or ordering. No guarantee of accuracy is given or implied. We guarantee our products to conform to Carboline quality control. We assume no responsibility for
coverage, performance or injuries resulting from use. Liability, if any, is limited to replacement of products. NO OTHER WARRANTY OR GUARANTEE OF ANY KIND IS MADE BY CARBOLINE,
EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, STATUTORY, BY OPERATION OF LAW, OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. Carboline® and Plasite® are
registered trademarks of Carboline Company.
PLASITE® 7122 L
High Solids Epoxy Phenolic
MIXING
SAFETY
The curing agent is in a separate container and measured for the coating
unit supplied. Thoroughly mix the pigments. After the pigment and liquid READ THIS NOTICE
are thoroughly mixed, add the measured liquid curing agent slowly and mix SAFETY AND MISCELLANEOUS EQUIPMENT
completely with the coating. The coating should stand approximately 30
minutes after the curing agent has been thoroughly mixed. For tank lining work or enclosed spaces, it is recommended that the
operator provide himself with clean coveralls and rubber soled shoes and
APPLICATION PROCEDURE observe good personal hygiene. Certain personnel may be sensitive to
SPRAY GUN various types of resins which may cause dermatitis.
1. Adjust liquid pressures to achieve good atomization (no fingering),
THE SOLVENT IN THIS COATING IS FLAMMABLE AND CARE AS
usually 1500 to 1800 psi/103 to 124 bars.
DEMANDED BY GOOD PRACTICE, OSHA, STATE AND LOCAL
SAFETY CODES, ETC. MUST BE FOLLOWED CLOSELY. Keep away
2. Apply a “mist� bonding pass.
from heat, sparks and open flame and use necessary safety equipment,
3. Allow to dry approximately one minute but not long enough to allow film such as, air mask, explosion-proof electrical equipment, non-sparking tools
to completely dry. and ladders, etc. Avoid contact with skin and breathing of vapor or spray
mist. When working in tanks, rooms and other enclosed spaces, adequate
4. Apply crisscross multi-passes, moving gun at fairly rapid rate, ventilation must be provided. Refer to Plasite Bulletin PA-3. Keep out of
maintaining a wet appearing film. Observe the coating surface, and when it the reach of children.
appears to be flowing together you will have an average 5 to 7 mils/125 to
CAUTION - Read and follow all caution statements on this product data
175 microns wet film. By allowing the solvents to flash-off for a few
minutes, several more fast multi-passes may be applied until you have a sheet, material safety data sheet and container label for this product.
dry film thickness of approximately 5 to 7 mils/125 to 175 microns (ap-
proximately 8 to 10 wet mils/200 to 250 microns).
This bulletin provides standard information on the coating and application
procedure. Since varying conditions may not be covered, consult your local
5. OVERCOAT TIME will vary both with temperature and ventilation and
sales representative or Carboline Technical Service Department for further
will normally require 8 to 12 hours at 70°F/21°C for enclosed spaces. Less
information.
time is required for exteriors. Remove all overspray by dry brushing or
scraping if required.
6. By repeating Step No. 4, a homogeneous film of 12 to 15 mils/300 to
375 microns is obtained.
7. Equipment must be thoroughly cleaned immediately after use with
PLASITE Thinner #71 to prevent the setting of the coating.
Note: All welds, pits and rough metal areas should be coated by brush
prior to spray application.
BRUSH APPLICATION
(Recommended for small areas and repairs, only)
1. Apply a very light crisscross brush coat.
2. Allow to dry for approximately 5 minutes.
3. Apply a heavy coat using crisscross brush pattern. “Flow� the coating
on rather than try to “brush out.�
4. Allow to dry tack free.
5. Repeat Steps 3 and 4 until sufficient film thickness is obtained.
Normally a film thickness of 2 to 3 mils/50 to 75 microns can be obtained
per coat by this method.
INSPECTION
Refer to PLASITE Bulletin PA-3, Section 3, for inspection requirements.
October 2007 replaces May 2005
To the best of our knowledge the technical data contained herein is true and accurate on the date of publication and is subject to change without prior notice. User must contact Carboline Company to
verify correctness before specifying or ordering. No guarantee of accuracy is given or implied. We guarantee our products to conform to Carboline quality control. We assume no responsibility for
coverage, performance or injuries resulting from use. Liability, if any, is limited to replacement of products. NO OTHER WARRANTY OR GUARANTEE OF ANY KIND IS MADE BY CARBOLINE,
EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, STATUTORY, BY OPERATION OF LAW, OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. Carboline® and Plasite® are
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registered trademarks of Carboline Company.
PLASITE®7122 L
High Solids Epoxy Phenolic
October 2007 replaces May 2005
To the best of our knowledge the technical data contained herein is true and accurate on the date of publication and is subject to change without prior notice. User must contact Carboline Company to
verify correctness before specifying or ordering. No guarantee of accuracy is given or implied. We guarantee our products to conform to Carboline quality control. We assume no responsibility for
coverage, performance or injuries resulting from use. Liability, if any, is limited to replacement of products. NO OTHER WARRANTY OR GUARANTEE OF ANY KIND IS MADE BY CARBOLINE,
EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, STATUTORY, BY OPERATION OF LAW, OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. Carboline® and Plasite® are
registered trademarks of Carboline Company.
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