BELZONA COATS YACHT'S WATER JET SYSTEM

KHIA ID: 7976
Industry: Marine (MRNE)
Application: SOS-Ships and Offshore Structures (SOS)
Substrate: Aluminium
Customer Location: Tuscany, Italy
Application Date: March 2010
Products:

Belzona 1341 (Supermetalglide)


Problem: As this was a newly constructed yacht, the customer wanted to line and protect the jets to prevent corrosion and erosion problems from occurring when the system was put in service.
Photograph Descriptions

1. Water jets during the cleaning phase

2. View after the first coat of Belzona 1341

3. View after the second coat of Belzona 1341

4. Finished application

Application Situation
Coating of the water jet propulsion system of a newly constructed yacht.
Application Method
Application was carried out in accordance with Belzona Know-How system leaflet SOS-02. The substrate was blasted to SA 2.5 cleanliness and cleaned with acetone. 2 coats of Belzona 1341 (Supermetalglide) were then hand applied to coat the system.
Belzona Facts
The customer chose to use a Belzona coating as they were expecting both corrosion and erosion to be present when the jets were put into service, and this product is capable of dealing with both.