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DIY Superstore’s ABE Epidermix 372 is a two-component, solvent-free, thixotropic, polyamide cured epoxy adhesive. As a general purpose adhesive for most materials, excluding certain plastics and stainless steel. If required in structural load bearing applications the DIY Superstore Technical Department should be consulted and supplied with full details of the design. As a filler where it may be bodied with fine materials such as wood flour, silica sand and talc, to match the material being filled. As a grouting medium for fixing dowels and bolts, horizontally into concrete and rock.
Epidermix 372 is general-purpose thixotropic epoxy adhesive. The adhesive/grout will be epidermix 372, a two-component, solvent-free, thixotropic, polyamide cured epoxy system applied in accordance with the recommendations of DIY Superstore. The compound will have a 7 day compressive strength of 70 MPa and a lap shear strength on grit blasted steel of 16 MPa.
If you require more information about the specifications of DIY Superstore’s ABE products, Contact us today. Get your ABE Epidermix 372 from DIY Superstore the leading Paint Supplier in Bloemfontein.
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| Colour | Base: White Activator: Amber Mixed: Creamy-yellow |
| Density | 1,15 g/cm3 |
| Pot life (minutes) | 120 minutes @ 15°C 90 minutes @ 20°C 60 minutes @ 25°C 45 minutes @ 30°C 30 minutes @ 35°C |
| Flashpoint | 120°C |
| Dilution | Do not dilute |
| Consistency | Thixotropic paste |
| Advantages: | * Solvent-free. * Non-slump. * Easy to mix. * Bonds most materials. * Can be filled for use as a grout. * Economical. |
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| Protection on Completion: | If used as a filler and an epoxy coating is required allow a minimum of 12 hours and a maximum of 48 hours before commencing with epoxy coating. |
| Packaging: | epidermix 372 is supplied in 500 ml, 1 litre and 5 litre containers. |
| Handling & Storage: | This product has a shelf life of 24 months if kept in a dry cool place in the original packaging. In more extreme conditions this period might be shortened. |
| Surface Preparation: | Any surface to be treated must be clean, sound and dry. It must be free of foreign matter such as oil, grease, paint, dust, debris of preparation and any other form of contamination. Smooth surfaces should be roughened by some appropriate method. Preparation of specific surfaces: * Cast concrete and pockets in concrete – free of all laitance and shutter release. * Drilled concrete and rock – if wet drilled, free of all traces of dry slurry; if dry drilled, free of all drilling debris. * Fibre cement – free of all dust. * Smooth steel – free of millscale, rust and other foreign matter. Ideally abrasive blast cleaned. * Deformed and threaded steel – free of oil, grease and rust. * Aluminium – free of grease. Abrade and degrease. Bond immediately. * Stainless steel – is not a candidate material. * Timber – roughen by rasping. Oily woods (e.g. teak) should be acetone washed. * Glass – detergent wash, clean water rinse, alcohol rinse. * Glass fibre laminates – abrade to expose fibres and solvent wash. * Ceramic (unglazed) – contamination free and dry. * Stone – free of contamination. * Rubbers – degrease and roughen. * Thermoplastic plastics (except polystyrene) – are not candidate materials. * Polystyrene – must be free of foreign matter. |
| Bonding / Priming: | No priming required. |
| Mixing: | Mixing Ratio: 2 base to 1 activator by volume. Carry out mixing on a flat clean surface, such as a board or plate. Set up carefully measured quantities (2 volumes base and 1 volume activator) of each component, side by side on the mixing plate. Do not mix until application site operations are ready. Use separate tools to remove each component from its container thus preventing contamination. With putty knives, paint scrapers or similar flat tools, mix the two components until a completely homogeneous material results. The larger the volume of the mix the longer should be the mixing time. If a filled material is required, add the filler only after complete mixing of the base and activator has been achieved. Remove mixed material to a clean surface and carry on mixing to ensure no unmixed material from the first mixing area is incorporated in the final product. |
| Coverage: | Application rate: In general 1 litre of mixed epidermix 372 covers 1 m2 to a thickness of 1 mm. As a grout 1 litre of mixed epidermix 372 filled with an equal volume of abe®coarse No. 1 silica sand will yield approx. 1,3 litres of mortar. Note: This information makes no allowance for site wastage. Maximum application rate: AS AN ADHESIVE: Use thinnest possible film allowing for full wetting of adherents. AS A FILLER: Up to 15 mm thickness. AS A GROUT: Do not grout unfilled epidermix 372 into a hole larger than 1,5 times the bar diameter. When grouting with filled epidermix 372 the hole should be kept as small as possible. |
| Application: | Application by putty knife, trowel or mastic gun. As an Adhesive: Mixed material should be spread onto the face of one adherent, thickly enough to extrude when both faces are mated. Bonded mating faces must be kept under compression until the adhesive layer has set. On heavy assemblies excess adhesive should be removed immediately and may be reused on other units. In delicate work such as jewellery bonding, extruded material should be left to obtain initial set and then cut off with a fine sharp blade. If prevention of staining of faces is important a release agent should be used, care being taken to see that it does not affect the mating faces. As a Filler: Mixed material should be smoothed into place using a trowel or similar tool. If filling requires feather edging, release agent may be applied to surrounding areas to preserve cleanliness. Use a mastic gun equipped with a length of tubing long enough to reach the back of the hole, which must be suitably vented. Once sufficient grout is in the hole, insert the bar using a rotary motion to ensure wetting all faces. Seal the mouth of the hole with a little very dry mortar grout to retain the epoxy grout during setting time. |
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