How long can Jotun 87 hold back rust...?

[henry Kadzielski]

I wasn't aware of that. I would have thought the glass flake would have been the best due to it's abrasion resistance. I am building a super heavy duty trailer which I will be shotblasting first. I wonder if glass flake over epoxy aluminium would be the way to go?
Did you brush apply yours?

Here in Au we have a glass flake epoxy it is called 'Marathon'. The purpose of the glass flake is to make the paint abrasion resistant. Abrasion resistant is not the same as impact resistant. One of the main areas that 'Marathon' is used is on car ferry decks. The glass flake is embedded in the structure of the paint and as glass is hard reduces the paint wearing away. This marathon is also pretty abrasive on airless paint equipment due to the glass flake.

 

[fizzy]

There used to be a great British company making epoxy paints. They were called Leigh's paints but were bought out by Sherwin Williams. I see they are still producing epoxy paints in the same factory in the UK. Basically the same products rebadged.

This one looks interesting - it is a combined epoxy aluminium glass flake primer / topcoat.

https://www.swpaintsonline.com/sher...-epoxy-glass-flake-mastic-aluminium-272-p.asp

Can be brush applied.

Leigh's paints were very helpful in the past.

 

[Burdekin]

International and Carboline also sell good epoxy paints, but Jotun seems easier to get on the web. I was told that International do a 2k epoxy in a spray can, but I've not found it on the web.

 

[fizzy]

There used to be a great British company making epoxy paints. They were called Leigh's paints but were bought out by Sherwin Williams. I see they are still producing epoxy paints in the same factory in the UK. Basically the same products rebadged.

This one looks interesting - it is a combined epoxy aluminium glass flake primer / topcoat.

https://www.swpaintsonline.com/sher...-epoxy-glass-flake-mastic-aluminium-272-p.asp

Can be brush applied.

Leigh's paints were very helpful in the past.

I just noticed the price! £142 for 4 litres!!! I think I will stick with Jotun!