Epoxy.com Product # 453

ELASTOMERIC SLOPING MATERIAL

This Material requires a minimum truckload purchase. Please Product #459 or contact Epoxy.com for smaller jobs.

Epoxy.com # 453 is a sloping system using an elastomeric binder adhesive mixed with aggregate for sloping decks, based on polyurethane elastomers.

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION

Composition: Liquid-applied, single-component, water-cured, polyurethane binder adhesive. The Epoxy.com # 453 System consists of Epoxy.com # 453 binder adhesive, 50/50 blend of #0 & #1 sand, and a primer where necessary.

Basic Uses: Epoxy.com # 453 is designed for sloping flat decks and ponding areas. Designed for use under the Epoxy.com Flexible Deck Coating Systems.

Limitations: Containers that have been opened must be used up within one or two days since this is a moisture reactive material.

Color: White

Sizes: Epoxy.com # 453 binder adhesive is available in 1-gallon cans, 5-gallon pails. Aggregate is sold in 100 lb. bags each.

Weight: 10.6 lbs. per gallon.

 

WARNINGS AND HAZARDS

Before using the products, always refer to MSDS for important warnings and safety information. Use only in areas with adequate ventilation. Avoid breathing vapors. Keep away from heat and flame. Avoid contact with eyes and skin. In the event of skin contact, remove immediately and wash with warm, soapy water. Wear suitable eye protection. Always wash hands before eating.

INSTALLATION

Surface Preparation: All surfaces that are to receive Epoxy.com # 453 shall be free of contamination such as water, curing compounds, paints, bond-breakers, hardeners and existing coatings. Except for non-moving shrinkage cracks, all other cracks and joints must be sealed with Epoxy.com # 910, a single-component, moisture-cured sealant manufactured by Epoxy.com. All surfaces, where necessary, must be primed with Epoxy.com 888 Primer prior to application of the sloping material at a rate of 300 square feet per gallon, except for plywood in good condition.

Application: Prior to application, Epoxy.com # 453 binder is mixed with 10% water using a jiffy mixer at low R.P.M.'s and then is mixed with a 50/50 blend of #0 & #1 sand. Blend for 3-5 minutes. The mixing ratio is 1 part Epoxy.com # 453 binder to 3 parts sand. Epoxy.com # 453 shall be applied to the primed (if necessary) surface with a 1/4" notch trowel, use downward pressure, distribute material to desired thickness or slope. Use a smooth trowel to finish profile of slope.

Generally 24 hours is required to allow material to cure, although cure times will vary depending thickness.

PRODUCT WARRANTY

 Satisfactory results depend not only upon quality products but also upon factors beyond our control; methods of application and site conditions are examples of such factors and can affect product performance. This warranty consequently extends only to products installed in strict accordance with the manufacturer’s specifications. It is the users responsibility to satisfy himself, by his own information and tests, of the suitability of the product for his own intended use; user assumes all risk and liability resulting from his use of the product. The substrate to which the product is applied must be sound structurally and otherwise.

Structural or substrate failures or imperfections resulting in damage to or failure of the product are not covered by this warranty. Since the use of the product is beyond the control of the manufacturer, the manufacturer assumes no liability for misapplication and misuse of the product.

This warranty does not cover consequential damages, nor does it cover the labor attendant to replacing product in the event of a product failure. The warranty only extends to replacement of the product itself.

All products proven to be defective in manufacture will be replaced at no charge. Since the use of these products is beyond our control, we cannot accept damage in excess of the purchase price of these products.

MAINTENANCE

If Epoxy.com # 453 is damaged, it can be repaired by cleaning the surface with M.E.K. and recoating it with Epoxy.com # 453.

TECHNICAL SERVICES

All of the latest updates to product data and specifications are available at www.epoxy.com. Since product data and specifications change, it is the users responsibility to make certain the most current versions of product data and specifications are being used.

 

TECHNICAL DATA

 Property and Conditions Measuring Standards  Results
Hardness Shore "A" ASTM D-2240 65-75
Viscosity @ 77oF  Brookfield  25 + 5 poise
Weight per Gallon   10.6 + 0.2 lbs
Solids Content ASTM D-2369

68 + 2% by weight
78 + 2% by volume
Temperature Service Range   -50oF to +200oF
Adhesion to Peel ASTM D-903 150 pli
Pot Life After Mixing with Water   30 minutes
Mixing Ratio   1 gallon # 453to 3 parts sand
Ultimate Tensile Strength ASTM D-412 1500 psi
Ultimate Elongation ASTM D-412 600%
Tear Strength ASTM D-624 200 pli
Water Absorption ASTM D-570 0.04%(percent weight change)
Abrasion Resistance CS17 wheel ASTM D-460
1000 grams - 100 cycles		  no change
Shelf Life 6 months   (when stored indoors at 77oF (25oC)
in unopened containers)