Altra~Etch is a single pack etch primer, conforms to AS 3884 Type 1 and AS 3750.17 Type 1.
A single component, versatile etch primer suited to many light industrial and marine applications and may be top-coated with most finish coats. May be used as a pre-fabrication holding primer.

FEATURES:

• Excellent adhesion to most common metals: Galvanised steel, zinc sheet, aluminium sheet & extrusions, mild steel, zinc & aluminium spray
• Versatile, convenient, stable single pack primer
• Fast drying
• Good abrasion resistance
• Compatible with a wide variety of topcoats

Premium quality, single pack anti-corrosive primer designed to give superior protection to steel.
It is recommended for use on:

• Structural steel
• Tanks
• Industrial and farm equipment
• Bridges, pipe bridges, roof trusses
• Cranes

FEATURES:

• Inhibits corrosion of steel with high levels of zinc phosphate
• Surface tolerant
• Superior performance on power and hand tool cleaned surfaces
• Easy application by brush, roller, or spray
• Excellent flow and levelling
• Approved primer for some intumescent coatings – Refer to Altex Coatings for further information

A premium quality, single pack alkyd undercoat which is normally used under Isotal Enamel on properly primed surfaces. It can be used in areas such as:

• Properly primed masonry, steel, and other metal surfaces
• Marine exterior areas such as freeboards, decks, houses, and superstructures
• Marine interior areas such as engine rooms, passageways, and equipment
• Wooden structures
• Tie coat over aged enamel systems prior to re-finish coating

FEATURES:

• Suitable for interior and exterior applications
• Marine quality
• Excellent hiding power
• Easy application by brush, roller, or spray
• Sandable
• Removes minor surface defects prior to finish coating

Single component premium quality primer based on proprietary synthetic, immersion grade alkyd resins. An excellent protective primer for most substrates in marine and industrial exposures.
It is recommended for use on:

• Agricultural equipment
• Commercial charter yachts, launches and fishing vessels (above and below the waterline)
• On site touch-up work-handrails etc
• Restoration of timber joinery

FEATURES:

• Applied directly to suitably prepared steel, galvanised steel, wood and GRP
• Excellent adhesion
• Above the waterline - overcoat with a sandable undercoat such as Altex Isotal Undercoat and topcoat with Altex Isotal Enamel
• Below the waterline – in multiple coats as part of a marine protective system where it is normally overcoated with Sea~Barrier® 3000 antifouling
• Interior or exterior usage
• Marine quality
• Easy application by brush, roller, or spray
• Sandable

A fast drying, economical, steel primer designed for use in engineering fabrication shops. Pre~Fab is suitable as a stand-alone coating in mild interior environments and provides good protection to structural steel in moderate exterior environments when topcoated with compatible alkyd or acrylic coatings. Pre~Fab is the primer of choice for SSPC-SP 2 hand tool cleaned structural steel to be enclosed within wall framing.

FEATURES:

• Fast drying action allows rapid handling of coated steel at 25°C
• Modified zinc phosphate anti-corrosive pigmentation
• Higher Zinc Phosphate content than other shop primers
• Free of chromates and other heavy metal compounds
• Suitable for acrylic and alkyd topcoats
• Very economic cost per square metre
• Can be applied using conventional spray equipment as well as airless spray
• Highly recoatable with itself or other alkyd undercoats or finish coat

RIPO (Rust Inhibiting Penetrating Oil) is a drying “wetting oil” pre-treatment, for use on hand or power tool cleaned surfaces and sometimes with brush blasted surfaces, prior to application of High Build Rust Barrier and other alkyd coatings. RIPO forms a water-resistant film and is useful in protecting steel from condensation corrosion as encountered on:

• Interior of vehicle doors and body panels
• Underside of surfaces on appliances, such as freezers and washing machines
• Marine topsides
• Excellent rust treatment as part of a single pack coating system on; agricultural machinery and various pieces of equipment, trailers, structural steel

FEATURES:

• Thin penetrating liquid which dries to a non-tack film
• Anti-corrosive
• Water resistant
• Easy application
• Multi-purpose
• Can be overcoated with High Build Rust Barrier or Multi~Bond Primer
• Single pack-ready to use