What Is Intumescent Heat-Resistant Paint? (and the Best Brands for Steelwork). Author – Andy Potts October 6th 2020 (reading time 5 mins) (Heat Resistant Coatings – Displayed as a cutaway on a substrate) Intumescent heat-resistant paint provides an efficient and cost-effective method of protecting structural steel, timber, concrete and composite elements against fire […]
Freshwater and Canal Boat Paint – Everything You Need to Know. Author – Andy Potts September 11th 2020 (reading time 7 mins) Maintaining freshwater boats such as narrowboats, yachts, fishing boats and cabin cruisers can be costly and time-consuming, especially if the paint job doesn’t go to plan. This guide explains how […]
Painting Pontoons Made Easy For Marine. Author – Andy Potts August 25th 2020 (reading time 3 mins) When Ultrimax Customer Belmont Shotblasting needed a solution to a marine based issue, we were on hand to provide a less slippery solution. Belmont were working with P&D Environmental Ltd who provide large scale marine applications […]
Sheffield Dunelt Motorbike Refreshed With Ultrimax Paint Author – Andy Potts August 25th 2020 (reading time 3 mins) Dunelt Motorcycle Post restoration (image provided by wikipedia) Dunelt Motorcycles was a British motorcycle and bicycle manufacturer. Based in Sheffield, the business was founded by two steel makers and engineers, Dunford and Elliott (Dunelt is a combination of their names) of Sheffield in […]
Prestech Engineering Shotblast, Prime and Paint Hedge Cutter Author – Andy Potts August 25th 2020 (reading time 3 mins) Finished hedge cutter after blast, prime and paint by @Prestech Engineering Long standing Ultrimax customer @Prestechengineering is a professional shotblaster by trade but also offers spray painting as an accompaniment to the finished blasted […]
In a world that needs to reduce its environmental impact and adopt sustainable manufacturing practices, water-based paints are becoming the new standard. They’re less hazardous than solvent-based coatings and offer several other benefits too. Historically, solvent-based products have out-performed water-based, but technology has moved on, and there are plenty of high-performing alternatives on the market. […]
Let’s take a quick look at the most common types of wood coating on the market: Pre-catalysed, acid-catalysed, polyurethane and water-based. Pre-catalysed Wood Coating A pre-catalysed coating is ideal for finishing occasional furniture that doesn’t face heavy use, and items with a short lifespan, like shopfitting equipment or display stands. Why should you use pre-catalysed? […]