Pintle Housing Repair With Belzona

Industry:

Marine (MRNE)

Application:

Ships and Offshore Structures (SOS)

Customer Location:

Cement transportation ship, Egypt

Application Date:

July 2004

Application Situation:

Pintle housing

Problem:

Pintle housing had become oversized due to corrosion.

Products:

Belzona® 1121 (Super XL-Metal)

Substrate:

Steel

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.

Photographs Description

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