Quality-Assured & Environmental Friendly Specification

 50% Kynar 500^® (AAMA 2604)

FINISHES:

1. General:  Finish on exposed aluminum shall be compliant with the performance standards set forth in AAMA Specification 2604-98, “High Performing Organic Coatings on Aluminum”.

2. Type:  Factory-applied, high performance, 50% Polyvinylidene Fluoride (PVDF) coating based on Arkema, Inc. Kynar 500^® or Solvay Solexis, Inc. Hylar 5000^® resin, formulated by a licensed paint manufacturer, and applied by paint manufacturer’s warranty-approved applicator.

3. Pretreatment:  Applicator to pretreat the aluminum with solutions to remove organic and inorganic surface soils, remove residual oxides, followed by a chrome phosphate or chrome free conversion coating to ensure adhesion of paint to the aluminum.

4. Color:  {Specifier to insert color code here, e.g. LT606 Hartford Green}.

5. Warranty:  Paint manufacturer to supply a 5 year warranty. In addition, applicator to provide a 5 year warranty for workmanship in application of the paint.

6. Quality Assurance:

   a.   All aluminum material painted same color on the job must be painted by the same applicator, to ensure consistent color and appearance.

   b.      Applicator must apply pretreatment using high-pressure spray application, not dip application, to ensure thorough cleaning and pretreatment coverage on the parts.

   c.   Painted material is inspected by dedicated Quality Assurance person/crew to ensure specifications are met and visual appearance is satisfactory.

   d.      Applicator must have employees who are trained and experienced in field repainting using ADS air-dry paints, to service any issues that occur whether caused by applicator, manufacturer, or contractor.

   e.   Applicator must have climate-controlled paint booths, to ensure paint is always applied between temperatures of 70-80 degrees F., to prevent premature solvent evaporation resulting in a rough paint appearance. 

   f.       Applicator will have In-House Color Match computers and equipment to ensure multiple phases or rework have proper color match and consistency.

   g.   Applicator is on the AAMA Verified Components List.  www.aamanet.org/pdf

7. Environmental: 

   a.   Applicator must capture 100% of Volatile Organic Compounds in its application process, and convert them to harmless emissions via an oxidizer or equivalent device.

   b.      Chrome pretreatment equipment to include wastewater treatment facilities, to guarantee no more than 0.5 ppm (parts per million) of chrome emissions.

   c.   Applicator must be fully compliant with all applicable environmental regulations, which can be verified on EPA’s ECHO website. www.epa.gov/echo

APPROVED APPLICATORS:

1. Linetec