Akzo Nobel Service First Associates

Service First - Akzo Nobel Associated Quality Coatings We are registered Akzo Nobel Service First associates. Service First is a programme run by Akzo Nobel. It involves working closely with ambitious coaters to provide them training and support in expanding their businesses through working to high quality standards. As a Service First associate you can be certain of the following benefits

A job done well is a job that doesn't need to be re-done.
Anyone can paint metal and have it look good for a short while. But what happens when it rains, when salt and grit get sprayed onto it, or when a shopping trolley hits it?
Quality coaters work to strict standards. They have the right surface preparation, and the right coating techniques.
A job by a quality coater is one you can trust to keep your customer happy for years to come.

Interpon F

New Interpon F range is a brand new series of coatings designed specifically for both interior and exterior furniture. Coatings for Furniture must conform to certain performance criteria, where properties like scratch and mar resistance for Interior Furniture, and UV durability and corrosion protection for Exterior Furniture are crucial to the lifetime and sustained quality of the surface finishing. The Interpon F range is designed specifically for this purpose, and as Service First associates you can be certain that we have the expertise to apply this coating on your behalf.

Extra Life

We are able to offer Interpon's Extra Life coatings. The Extra Life coatings offer up to sixteen years external life on powder coating systems in terms of anti-corrosive performance. The table below outlines the extra life specifications and life expectancies.

Life Expectancy		Aluminium	Mild Steel (non-blasted)	Blast Cleaned Mild Steel (min to Sa2.5)
Up to 6 years	Primer and/or Pre-Treatment	903 Etch Primer or Chromate Pre-Treatment**	903 Etch Primer or Phosphate Pre-Treatment** or Interpon APP120	Interpon PZ660 Anti-Corrosive Primer
Up to 6 years	Topcoat	Interpon 610	Interpon 610	Interpon 610

Up to 11 years	Primer and/or Pre-Treatment	903 Etch Primer or Chromate Pre-Treatment**	903 Etch Primer or Phosphate Pre-Treatment**	Interpon PZ660 Anti-Corrosive Primer
	Intermediate		Interpon APP120
	Topcoat	Interpon 610	Interpon 610	Interpon 610

Up to 16 years	Primer and/or Pre-Treatment	Chromate Pre-Treatment**	Phosphate Pre-Treatment**	Interpon PZ770 Anti-Corrosive Primer
	Intermediate		Interpon APP120
	Topcoat	Interpon 610	Interpon 610	Interpon 610

Life expectancies are quoted in accordance with ISO12944: 1998 Moderate external environments as described in ISO12944: 1998 C3 Medium Exterior: Urban and industrial atmospheres, moderate sulphur dioxide pollution. Coastal areas with low salinity. Interior: Production rooms with high humidity and some air pollution, e.g. food processing plants, laundries, breweries and dairies. * Proprietary phosphate and chromate pre-treatments should be deemed as suitable by the supplier, but should include suitable rinse cycles. All products should be applied in accordance with data sheet instructions.

Cromadex Extra Life powder coating systems can offer up to 16 years protection even on mild steel.

Extra Life offers peace of mind because it has been extensively benchmarked against the ISO12944: 1998* standard, which is the worldwide standard for the corrosion protection of steel structures by protective paint systems.

The Extra Life powder coating systems have an extensive track record throughout the world. Therefore, it is not just laboratory tests that prove up to 16 years protection, but practical experience as well.

Extra Life powder coating systems are suitable for most types of light industrial applications.

Externally, these include urban and industrial atmospheres, moderate sulphur dioxide pollution and coastal areas with low salinity.

Internally, the most aggressive are production rooms with high humidity and some air pollution – e.g. food processing plants, laundries, breweries and dairies. (The life expectancy will vary between various internal and external environments).

*ISO12944: 1998 “Corrosion Protection of Steel Structures by Protective Paint Systems”