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in Standard Finish Specification our cast iron seats are well finished and supplied
with stainless steel fastenings, so are superior to those offered by most of our
competitors. We pay particular attention to the fettling of the castings, especially
in such critical areas as the arms and back, to ensure that they have a smooth
finish. The sprayed top coat, which is the same for all three finish options,
is durable and resistant to the "chalking" action of ultra-violet light. This
paint allows the castings to be refinished on site with any ordinary paint in
the future, and is available in any of twelve standard colours at no extra cost
(click here).
It is also available in any other B.S. or RAL colour for a surcharge, giving specifiers
a huge colour choice.
However, there are some environments (such as
sea front promenades) which are particularly aggressive, where a higher standard
of finish should be considered. Both the 'Sea Front Specification' and 'Sea Front
PLUS Specification' described below will reduce the amount of maintenance required
during the first few years after installation. It is important to point out that
neither of these two options will make seats maintenance free, so to keep seats
looking good for an extended period of time their condition should be reviewed
at the beginning and end of the season, and action taken as required to remedy
any defects which are apparent.
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STANDARD
FINISH SPECIFICATION
CASTINGS
As standard the
castings are finished in our Acrylic PLUS Coating, which provides an effective
and durable finish, and consists of:
1. Priming with high build two pack
epoxy
2. Intermediate coat of high build two pack epoxy
3. Top coating
with two pack satin finish acrylic polyurethane
BOARDS
Recycled
plastic boards require no finishing. Iroko boards are finished in two coats of
Cuprinol exterior wood stain. Steel boards are finished in Street-Tough, which
consists of:
1. Hot dipped galvanising to ISO 1461
2. Chemical etching
to provide key for paint
3. Priming with high build two pack epoxy
4.
Top coating with two pack satin finish acrylic polyurethane
SEA
FRONT SPECIFICATION
Both the castings and boards are given an
extra top coat with this specification, which makes the finish more robust and
resistant to the abrasive effects of wind blown sand, at a relatively low additional
cost. This specification consists of:
CASTINGS
1. Priming
with high build two pack epoxy
2. Intermediate coat of high build two pack
epoxy
3. Top coating with two pack satin finish acrylic polyurethane
4.
Additional top coat of two pack satin finish acrylic polyurethane
BOARDS
Recycled plastic boards require no finishing. Iroko boards are finished in
three coats of Cuprinol exterior wood stain. Steel boards are finished in:
1. Hot dipped galvanising to ISO 1461
2. Chemical etching to provide key
for paint
3. Priming with high build two pack epoxy
4. Top coating with
two pack satin finish acrylic polyurethane
5. Additional top coat of two
pack satin finish acrylic polyurethane | |
SEA
FRONT PLUS SPECIFICATION
This has all the advantages
of the Sea Front Specification above, but in addition the castings are galvanised,
to make them more resistant to the corrosive effects of salt. The castings are
then chemically etched by fully immersing them in a phosphoric acid wash, to provide
the perfect key for paint. Etching primers are nothing like as effective as this
method. If any of the paint should become damaged, or eroded by wind blown sand,
the galvanising will protect the iron for a considerable while, so they will not
be subject to the same rusting problems during the first few years after installation.
This specification consists of:
CASTINGS
1. Hot dipped galvanising
to ISO 1461
2. Chemical etching to provide key for paint
3. Priming with
high build two pack epoxy
4. Intermediate coat of high build two pack epoxy
5. Top coating with two pack satin finish acrylic polyurethane
6. Additional
top coat of two pack satin finish acrylic polyurethane
BOARDS
Recycled plastic boards require no finishing. Iroko boards are finished in
three coats of Cuprinol exterior wood stain. Steel boards are finished in:
1. Hot dipped galvanising to ISO 1461
2. Chemical etching to provide key
for paint
3. Priming with high build two pack epoxy
4. Top coating with
two pack satin finish acrylic polyurethane
5. Additional top coat of two
pack satin finish acrylic polyurethane | |
