Rockcote Armour Plus

Rockcote Armour Plus is a heavy duty acrylic coating suitable for an impact finish over: -

• Texture Coatings
• Brickwork
• Concrete
• Cement Render
• Hebel A.A.C .
• Fibro Cement Sheet
• Most common masonry building substrates, when properly prepared

Rockcote Armour Plus is a 100% acrylic heavy duty durable coating, providing long term external protection for all masonry surfaces. Armour Plus can also be applied as a final finish over Rockcote Texture Coatings for added durability, weather protection, and resistance to dirt pick-up, providing an attractive low sheen finish. Rockcote Armour Plus is also suitable for walls in heavy wear areas such as hallways, stairwells or offices, where a hard wearing cleanable finish is required.

PERFORMANCE & PROPERTIES

Adhesion

Rockcote Armour Plus exhibits excellent adhesion to most common masonry building materials if correct surface preparation is carried out in accordance with specifications.

Durability

Armour Plus is impact resistant, scuff resistant, cleanable and can resist extremes of weather and attack from fungi and mould. Rockcote Armour Plus provides a water repellent finish that is resistant to micro-cracking caused by thermal expansion and contraction of the substrate. Armour Plus also remains vapour permeable, allowing the walls to “breathe”.

Colours Available

Rockcote Armour Plus can be tinted to a wide range of colours from soft natural tones to vibrant colours. Light-fastness of chosen exterior colours must be confirmed before ordering.

Limitations

Rockcote Armour Plus is not recommended for floors, and is not suitable for areas that will be totally submerged in water.

Surface Preparation

All surfaces should be clean and free from loose material such as drummy sections and flaking paint. Powdery surfaces should not be painted with Rockcote Armour Plus. Glossy surfaces should be lightly sanded and washed clean. Dirty surfaces should be washed down with warm water mixed with detergent and flushed with clean water Mould should removed by cleaning and surfaces treated with a proprietary surface sanitiser with residual action. Only dry surfaces should be painted. Fill cracks and other surface imperfections with suitable Rockcote patching compounds.

Substrates must contain less than 15% Wood-Moisture-Equivalent (%WME) before painting. Rockcote Cement based renders can be coated 48 hours after drying. Other new cementitious surfaces should not be coated until 30 days old.

APPLICATION

Rockcote Armour Plus is applied to the properly prepared substrate using brush, roller or airless spray equipment. For Airless Spray use 0.021” to 0.025 “ tips. Two coats should be applied, allowing at least 4 hours drying time between coats. For some bright colours tinted from Ultra Deep Base, (unless applied over a similar colour background) a three coat application may be required to achieve the desired opacity.

Application should not be carried out in temperatures below 5 ° C or above 35 ° C or in strong winds.

STORAGE, SAFETY & HANDLING

Refer to the Rockcote MSDS for Armour Plus

• Pails should not be stacked more than three high during transportation and should be stored out of direct sunlight and above 4 ° C.
• When working with Rockcote Armour Plus, observe the usual precautions for handling water borne acrylic based products.
• Avoid inhalation of vapour, prolonged skin contact and particularly eye contact.
• If skin or eye contact occurs, flush thoroughly with clean water and see a doctor if irritation occurs.
• If ingestion occurs, drink at least 2 glasses of water and consult a doctor.
• Wear protective clothing to minimise skin contact, and wear goggles where spatter is likely.
• MSDS available on request.

In emergency contact Poisons Information PH:13 11 26

Theoretical Spreading Rates

SPREADING RATES above are APPROXIMATE ONLY and may vary according to substrate, preparation, wastage factors and application techniques. Applies to one coat over the surfaces listed above.

Proper Disposal of excess & waste product

•  Spilt material must be absorbed with sand/sawdust and lifted for proper disposal. Spilled product must not be allowed to run into drains or open bodies of water. Residual small amounts of leftover paint on brushes and rollers should be wiped on to old newspaper and allowed to dry, rather than being washed down the sink. Dispose of in accordance with local council regulations.

•  Rockcote Armour Plus is suitable for disposal through the RA Industries Reclaimer Portable Paint Wash Recycling System.

Indemnity

Rockcote Enterprises Pty Ltd will not accept responsibility for any misuse of this product or if not applied by a skilled and experienced applicator and in accordance with our technical specifications.

Due to our policy of continuing product improvement, Rockcote Enterprises Pty Ltd reserves the right to change these specifications without further notice.

Revised January 2008