Pintle Housing Repair with Belzona

KHIA ID: 573
Industry: Marine (MRNE)
Application: SOS-Ships and Offshore Structures (SOS)
Substrate: Steel
Customer Location: Cement transportation ship, Egypt
Application Date: July 2004
Products:

Belzona® 1121 (Super XL-Metal)


Problem: Pintle housing had become oversized due to corrosion.
Photograph Descriptions
  1. General view of the ship
  2. The oversized pintle housing
  3. After applying Belzona Release Agent to the pintle, Belzona® 1121 was applied to the pintle
  4. Pintle housing was perfectly repaired
Application Situation
Pintle housing
Application Method
Application was carried out in accordance with Belzona® Know-How System Leaflet SOS-3.
Belzona Facts
Belzona was used to allow an in-situ repair with minimum repair downtime. The other option of welding and machining would be difficult to accomplish, potentially dangerous due to heat distortion, and significantly more expensive.