VpCI®-368: A Go-to Removable Coating for Heavy-Duty Corrosion Protection

December 20, 2021

Since the early days of Cortec®, VpCI®-368 has been a removable coating standby for reliable corrosion protection of metals. Today, VpCI®- 368 continues to have widespread use in a variety of applications around the globe. The beauty of VpCI®-368 is that it can be used for temporary or long-term protection in countless situations and harsh conditions with the option for removal at the end of the preservation period.

Heavy-Duty Removable Corrosion Protection
VpCI®-368 is a fast drying, solvent-based temporary coating that leaves a wax-like film of 2-3 mils (50-75
µm) DFT (dry film thickness) on metal surfaces. It provides corrosion protection on multiple metal types
and can be applied over painted or unpainted surfaces. VpCI®-368 shows exceptional salt spray testing
performance and provides protection in harsh, outdoor, unsheltered applications. When the coating is no
longer needed, it can be easily removed by power washing with an alkaline cleaner such as VpCI®-414.

A Protective Coating for Countless Applications
VpCI®-368 is ideal for three main stages of a metal component’s life-cycle:

• Layup
• Transit
• Storage

An extremely common use of VpCI®-368 (particularly in its ready-to-spray aerosol version, CorShield® VpCI®-368) is for protection of equipment surfaces during layup. It is also used for transit—often in conjunction with an integrated packaging solution—to prepare equipment for cross-country or export shipment. Finally, it is an excellent solution for outdoor storage of parts that will be exposed to the elements with no VpCI® Film to cover it. In some cases, it has even been applied for longterm protection of permanent outdoor metal structural components, with no coating removal intended.

A Decades-Long History of Application
There are many stories of how VpCI®-368 or its accompanying versions have been used over the last four decades. Here are just some examples:

• Protection of sensitive wind turbine components as part of a pre-shipment packaging system (VpCI®-368D, with VpCI®-414 sent along for coating
removal convenience)
• Protection of LNG propeller fins stored outdoors
• Protection of unpainted static external surfaces of a new four-motor compressor skid destined for shipping and up to two years of outdoor storage in harsh Middle East weather conditions (part of an integrated packaging solution)
• Protection of corrosion-prone wind tower base bolts in Brazil coastal region
• Protection of flange faces on FPSO offloading system prior to covering

Join the Ranks of VpCI®-368 Users
VpCI®-368 has been chosen for reliable protection by multiple users in  some of the harshest conditions across the globe. It combines durability with
the option of coating removal for the convenience of choosing between temporary protection or ongoing preservation. Contact us for more
information and to join the ranks of VpCI®-368 users: https://www.corteccoatings.com/contact-us-2/

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