A recent enquiry about floor coatings resulted in an order for Coo-Var Profloor Plus Cold Cure. The customer required a quality product and wanted to get the ball rolling ASAP. However they may have been surprised by the reaction received from the technical team at Promain. One thing the team…
New Wind Power Products From PPG Industries
PPG Industries creates paints, fibreglass and coatings for wind towers. Their products are some of the most used products in the wind energy industry. The latest products from PPG industries are AUE-50000, SIGMADUR 568, and Sigmafast 278, which were recently displayed during the fifth China International Wind Energy Exhibition. AUE-50000 is…
Rail Rolling Stock Protection From PPG Industries
PPG Industries offers a wide range of products for rolling stock. As a main supplier of PPG products, Promain supply PPG solutions for rail carriages, terminals, tanks, tunnels, support infrastructures, and hopper carriages! Above all, these products provide durable, long lasting protection. Promain strive to meet your specific coatings needs….
Paintbrush Portraits by Rebecca Szeto
Rebecca Szeto, a decorative artist from San Francisco has found a unique way to turn her old paintbrushes into works of art. The wooden section of the brush, and part of the handle are carved into female figures. She paints them using oil based paints. The bristles of the brushes…
Secret Paint Job for Talyllyn Steam Locomotives
The Talyllyn line in Gwynedd celebrates it’s 150th anniversary. Therefore, two of the original engines that served on the line have been restored to their former glory. This is by receiving a secret makeover. Photographs of the engines were used to recreate the livery that the engines had when they…
Hempel Anti-Fouling: Introducing Two Innovative Products
The well-known and respected global coatings supplier Hempel has recently introduced two innovative products. These products go hand-in-hand with new buildings and dry dockings, to its Dynamic and Globic anti-fouling product lines. Hempel Anti-Fouling: Dynamic 8000 and Globic 8000 Products According to Hempel’s Group Product Manager, Andreas Glud, the two…
Decothane Ultra Sets New Standard for The Roofing Industry
Sika Liquid Plastics have recently announced the launch of a new product. Decothane Ultra will take liquid applied roof membranes into the next generation. This solution has an odour reduction rate of 80%, just five minutes after it has been applied. After one hour it would have reduced by 95%….
PPG Polysiloxane Coatings Celebrates 21st Birthday
The first patent for polysiloxane coatings was made 21 years ago on 4th January 1994. This is something that is being celebrated by the protective and marine coatings division of PPG industries, as it was this company that was granted the first patent. Introducing Polysiloxanes Originally designed for the marine…
Parking Line Paint Project in Newcastle
Although the weather is really not suitable this time of year to apply paint externally, Promain were asked to provide a parking line paint solution in Newcastle. Requirements For Parking Line Paint The site was a recently refurbished office block just outside of Newcastle. This project also required a disabled…
Asbestos Encapsulation of Asbestolux Roof Panels
We recently received a telephone enquiry from a leading industrial paint spraying company requiring an asbestos encapsulation paint system. This was in connection with coating the underside of a corrugated fibrous cement roof panel. The roof panel had been constructed from a asbestos product named Asbestolux. There was not an…