Steel Formwork
Steel Formwork
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Hello all,
I am new to this forum and look forward to being an active participant.
For now I have a quick question, has anyone ever used a polyurethane coatings on steel formwork shutters? Or any other coatings that will allow 20 or so uses? We have procured some steel panels to install on our home-made shutters but they have some pitting and scratching on the surface which we are worried will have a poor aesthetic once cast.
Any advice appreciated.
Cheers,
Kal
I am new to this forum and look forward to being an active participant.
For now I have a quick question, has anyone ever used a polyurethane coatings on steel formwork shutters? Or any other coatings that will allow 20 or so uses? We have procured some steel panels to install on our home-made shutters but they have some pitting and scratching on the surface which we are worried will have a poor aesthetic once cast.
Any advice appreciated.
Cheers,
Kal
RE: Steel Formwork
I don't have great hope, however. On conventional formwork if I write on the form face it'll show up in the concrete. In fact, my guys get a little artistic when they know a formed surface is going to be covered (boys will be boys). So for your solution to work the coating would need to be thick enough to overcome any indents / scratches as well as be applied damn near uniform. It also needs to be durable so as not to pit during the 20 pour service life. You're asking a lot here for something you presumably want to do quite cheaply.
My preference is almost always a sacrificial layer of sorts to skin forms that have already been well loved.
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