Pintle Housing Repair with Belzona
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
- General view of the ship
- The oversized pintle housing
- After applying Belzona Release Agent to the pintle, Belzona® 1121 was applied to the pintle
- 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.
