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Paint Coatings

• Paints have a low initial material cost per liter and are mostly 

applicable to convering large surface expanses. Paints are used as

a 'Cure-all' solution to corrosion .

• Washage is often very high up to 60% (Statistic From

department of ecology) and cannot be recovered.

• Paint generally requires re application every 2 yrs, although

corrosion can actually reappear within a few months.

Petrolatum Tapes

• Petrolaumy/wax tapes act in a similar way to Oxifree .

However again due to the complex nature of these applications,

void spaces tend to create potential for ingress of air and moisture

and trigger a corrosion cell.

• Tapes have to be used in conjunction with other putty/fillers

to try to alleviate the sharp angles inherent a bolted structure.

Low cost, can be applied without specialist equiment, however

application is highly time consuming and messy. contains high

levels of VOC, has high disposal costs, limited areas of application

due to the ecological impact and is not reusable

Sleeves and Bands

• Sleeve and band products are produced by manufactures

such as Kleerband, FPG, Step Ko and many others.

• Only protects the gap between two flange faces or value

pipe Connections and are either made of metal or plastic therefore

leaving the main asset unprotected.

• Certain designs require annual re insertion of the medium

such as (VCI)Vapour Corrosion inhibitors or Grease.

Cualking

• Caulking is used for filling annular space between flange

faces.

• Caulking suffers from shrinkage and cracking and only

has a very limited usage.

Flange bags

Flange bags are a new innovation for protecting flanges and

valves, however they need to be reactivated with VCI (Volatile

Corrosion Inhitors) within 12 months

Bags are susceptible to damage and leakage through the

taped end sealing.

Birds have been know to peck hokes in the shiny surface

and render the bags useless.