COMMON PROBLEMS
CHALKING OF OPAQUE COATINGS

 
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Saponification
Soft paint film
Holidays (Missed Areas)
Floating/Flooding
Peeling of coating
Salt efflorescence
Insufficient adhesion
Insufficient flexibility
Haziness
Yellowing
Lifting
Algal Growth
Common Problems - Introduction
Sagging
Blistering
Bleeding
Dirt collection
Fungi
Insufficient film thickness
Flaking
Crackle formation
Cracking
Blushing
Uneven gloss levels
Bleeding from timber
Insufficient levelling
Fish eyes
Insufficient hiding
Weathering of timber
Craters
Loss of gloss

Sikkens: the right color

Symptoms

The paint system shows a powdery surface.

Cause

  • Normal ageing effect
  • Insufficient outdoor durability of
    product
  • Product property (high extender
    content/pigment content/based on epoxy resin)

Solution

Remove powder at the surface. Clean and sand substrate. Touch up bare spots with Onol, Onol Express.  Finish with one or two coats of Rubbol AZ or Rubbol Satura.