Rust Oleum Paint September 21, 2008
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I’m pretty excited with the range of Rust Oleum products that is now available here (in Singapore). Rust Oleum is a well known company based in Illinois, and has been a market leader in rust preventive paint since 1921. History has it that a certain Scottish-born seaman by the name of Robert Fergusson accidentally spilled raw fish oil onto his rusted metal deck. The oil stopped the spread of the rust and heralded the birth of rust-preventive paint. I suppose top of his agenda was to remove the fishy smell !
I’ve always liked Rust Oleum’s one-coat solution for rust. However, that’s not what I want to write about here. I would like to shift the focus from their forte and introduce some very interesting specialty paints, of which they have quite a few. Our readers in States or Europe are familiar with some of these for years. For us here, the increasing interest in DIY in recent years makes it worthwhile for local retailers to bring them here. I’ll introduce one in this post, and a few more later on:
Rust Oleum Magnetic Latex Primer
This is an interesting product. You can convert any surface into one that attracts magnets. "What’s the use in that ?" you might ask. Well, with this paint, you can do away with cork boards and post-its for your notices and messages. Neither do you need to worry about damaging your walls with tapes or thumbtacks. Paint it on your doors and walls, and notes can be attached on it with magnets, something which, up to now, you can only do on your fridges.
Like the name suggests, Rust Oleum Magnetic Latex Primer acts as a basecoat. It is dark grey in colour (due to iron content?) and can easily be topcoated with most types of wall paint, and in the colours of your choice. Adhesion is just as good on wood, metal, concrete and plastered walls.
It is recommended to apply 3 thin coats instead of 2 thick ones, with overcoating time of 30 minutes each. One can contains 887 ml of paint and can cover 16 square feet (based on 3 thin coats).
This product and a few of Rust Oleum specialty paints are available in Selffix DIY. For locations, go to:
The following are the side labels:
Over the weeks (or months), I’ll introduce a few more Rust Oleum products, possibly a few of the following:
- Glow in the Dark paint
- Reflective Paint
- Stone Creation
- Frosted Glass coating
Feel free to ask a question or share a comment.
Jotun Penguard HB - Potable (Drinking) Water Tank Coating September 1, 2008
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Jotun Penguard HB
I was recently asked to specify the paint system for a potable water tank. "Potable water" simply means water that is "fit to drink". The substrate was steel and had not been painted. I used to recommend the Amercoat 395 system, but since I was not sure of its availability, I specified Jotun’s Penguard HB system instead.
The paint system requires :
- the bare steel to be blasted to SA 2.5
- 3 coats of Jotun Penguard HB White
- Special washing procedure prior to usage
This paint system does not require a separate primer, as Penguard HB is self-priming. This is great, as wastage is reduced with only one type of paint. Dry film thickness per coat is 100 microns, with the full system totalling 300 microns. Re-coating time and curing time varies with ambient temperature (see Datasheet).
Jotun Penguard HB Datasheet
Jotun Special Washing Instructions
