COMMON PROBLEMS
INSUFFICIENT FILM THICKNESS

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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
>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

Applied coating thickness is too low.

Cause

  • Wrong coating system 
  • Porous substrate
  • Heavily textured substrate
  • Sharp edges/arrises
  • Influences of application method (brushed too
    thinly, rolled)

Solution

Complete finish with a suitable system,  If necessary, apply an additional layer.