BELZONA REPAIRS SUBWAY HANDRAIL
Industry: General Industry (GIND)
Application: SHM-Solids Handling Machinery (SHM)
Substrate: Rubber and nylon fabric
Customer Location: Subway Station in Quebec, Canada
Application Date: March 1993
Products:
Belzona® 2311 (SR-Elastomer)
Problem: Due to vandalism, a chunk of rubber was missing from the handrail.
Photograph Descriptions
- The damage due to the vandalism
- Application of Belzona® 2311 (SR-Elastomer) in progress
- The finished repair ready for operation
Application Situation
Handrail of escalator at a subway station
Application Method
The application was carried out in accordance with a modified version of Belzona Know-How Leaflet SHM-1.
Belzona Facts
The repair was completed with $50.00 of Belzona product. The alternative was hot vulcanizing which would have shut the escalator down for one day and cost approximately $2,000. The repair took only two hours to perform, and after three years, is still in operation today.
