Comparing VpCI-386 Yellow to Sherwin Williams Water Based Industrial Paint
Background: ASAP rental would like to coat their equipment to lengthen the equipments useable lifespan.
Purpose: Compare VpCI-386 Yellow to Sherwin Williams Water based Industrial Paint.
Materials: VpCI-386 Yellow
Sherwin Williams Water Based Industrial Coating
Method: ASTM B-117 Salt Spray Chamber
ASTM D-1748 Humidity Cabinet
ASTM D-3359 Adhesion by Tape Test
Procedure: The following method was followed:
- 3 panels were coated with Sherwin Williams Ind. Coating, 3 panels - with VCI-386 yellow
- A 6-mil WFT coating was applied, which should give approximately 2 mil dry film thickness DFT
- The panels were allowed to air dry for 30 minutes and then placed in an oven at 50° C for 24 hours to aid in curing.
- The panels were then tested according to the 3 ASTM’s listed above.
Results: The following Results were found:
Sample |
Adhesion |
Salt Spray*, 122 hours |
Humidity, 166 hours |
Sherwin Williams |
0B |
2 |
Fail |
VpCI-386 |
5B |
9 |
Pass |
The Salt Spray results are measured according to ASTM D-1654 (scale from 0 to 10)
Conclusion: VpCI-386 yellow is a superior coating for steel compared to Sherwin Williams Industrial Paint.
Project #: 02-114-1525
Estimated Cost of Project: 3.5 hours
For: Eric Lindquist, ASAP Rental
From: Brian L. Wuertz
Date: 06-13-2002
cc: Boris Miksic Anna Vignetti
Art Ahlbrecht Margarita Kharshan
Cliff Cracauer Vanessa Schultz