COMMON PROBLEMS
DIRT COLLECTION

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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
>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
>Chalking
Sikkens: the right color

Symptoms

Dirt on surface of coating.

Cause

  • Textured (not smooth)
    coating and/or surface
  • Thermoplastic paint type
  • Exposure in industrial/urban
    area

Solution

Clean surface thoroughly. Treat with a non-porous, less dirt collecting coating system.