ASCOTRAN® AL4

• Ready-to-use and powerful liquid-form flash-rust inhibitor for water-based coating.
• Hydrophobic agent protecting the almost dry film under severe conditions of ambient humidity.
• Corrosion inhibitor for metal packaging protection.

• Ready-to-use aqueous liquid
• VOC-free
• Does not cause water sensitivity in the coating
• Usable in labeled* paints
• Usable on ferrous and non-ferrous metals (aluminum, zinc, copper, brass)
• Compatible with a very wide range of binders (acrylics, stirene-acrylic, epoxy, PU, alkyds, ...)

Can be added at any manufacturing step. Can be post-added. In 2K systems: should be added into the resin part in most cases (to be checked with preliminary testing). Indicative use dosages (% of total coating weight) :

• 0.3 to 0.6% on degreased steel, not rusted, sand- blasted or not.
• 0.5 to 1.5% on cast-iron or rusted substrates.
• 0.3 to 1.5% for packaging protection.

Above dosages can be increased when the coating is applied in severe conditions of ambient humidity.

• Plastic pail of 30kg net.
• Metal drum of 200kg net.
• IBC of 1000 kg net.

Ideal temperature conditions: -5 to 30°C.
Exposure : avoid direct exposure to sunlight. Important recommendation : tightly close the container after each use.
Expiration : 2 years in its original sealed drum, in the storage conditions described above. With time, the color of the product may turn darker, but it does not modify its properties.