COMMON PROBLEMS
INSUFFICIENT FLEXIBILITY

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>Saponification
>Soft paint film
>Holidays (Missed Areas)
>Floating/Flooding
>Peeling of coating
>Salt efflorescence
>Insufficient adhesion
>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
>Chalking
Sikkens: the right color

Symptoms

A crackle effect or cracking appears.

Cause

  • Different paint systems
    intermixed
  • Too brittle paint system caused
    by ageing
  • Applied product cannot follow
    the movements of the substrate
    and/or underlying paint layers

Solution

Remove all coating and apply a new,
suitable coating system.