by Fakolith Chemical Systems
SECTION UNDER CONSTRUCTION: In this section we add the main generic application guides of the most known Fakolith solutions, a basic summary of the main applications in treatments, protection and finishing of surfaces, restoration of facades, pavements, civil works, food industry and sanitary sector, high decoration, professional theming, etc. In any case, we have many more application guides, and we provide free of charge personalized technical prescription adapted to your case, whether you are a distributor, professional applicator, industry, engineering, architecture, public or private organization, etc. Contact us in case of doubt.
There are many facades and buildings constructed with mineral materials, with or without old paintings on the surface. They can be made of natural or artificial stone, plaster mortars, concrete, facing bricks, combinations of the above, etc. The most common problems are: degraded paints or remains of degraded paints, with adhesion deficiencies and lack of transpiration, hygroscopic salts (saltpete...
Most of the paints used in exteriors, especially those of organic composition, suffer from the devastating effects of water, sun, wind, etc., in an accelerated manner. Especially in facades, silicate paints offer a great resistance to weathering, which makes them the most appropriate for their best and prolonged protection. All silicate or silicate paints are not the same: To identify a high quali...
Sometimes, in restoration in general, it is not possible to use silicate paints, because the facades are already painted with non-mineral paints. In other cases, although the facades are not painted, it is not convenient to use neither silicate paints, nor conventional paints for facades, for different reasons; from aesthetic, economic, pathologies, incompatibility with the mineral supports, etc. ...
It happens very often that the aesthetic or coloring finishes of concrete and its precast elements are not uniform or homogeneous. In addition, it has been proven that mass pigmentation also leads to unevenness and inhomogeneous finishes. On the other hand, leaving a mineral base, in this case concrete, exposed to the elements without adequate protection is not very advisable. Rain, sun, thermal c...
Graffiti or unauthorized graffiti is a type of urban vandalism that is very often found on the lower parts of our buildings. The rapid evolution of the chemical industry and more specifically of the wide variety of sprays, markers, inks and pigments, together with the different surfaces, textures and absorption values of these, make necessary a range of cleaners capable of dealing with such a dive...
During the last decades, many m² of printed concrete pavements have been built all over our geography, with a wide variety of textures and finishes, both in private homes, hotels, camping sites, squares and public roads. We have all read advertisements of printed pavements in which it was said... It is a pavement for ever! Without any type of maintenance! Resistant colors for life! Impo...
There are many surfaces in the food industry that must be painted to be suitable for direct or indirect contact with food. The surfaces can be very varied such as barrels, casks and cooperage for wine and beverages in general, displays, shelves, trays, wooden elements and other materials for serving food, parts from 3D printers, utensils, open surfaces of ceilings and walls, etc. Fakolith offers v...
There are many surfaces in the food industry that need to be coated to be suitable for food contact. The surfaces can be very varied, such as food displays, shelves, wooden elements and other materials for serving food, parts from 3D printers, utensils, etc. Fakolith offers various varnish solutions certified for compliance with the European Regulation EU 10/2011, and also for the American Regulat...
Painting walls, skirting boards and ceilings, new or already painted in the food industry and also in other sanitary sectors, with certified food paint is increasingly demanded by the industry, quality audits and sanitary inspection. This guarantees the absence of toxic migrations from painted surfaces, both in direct contact and in occasional or indirect contact with food, which could be generate...
Especially in the food industry, but also in other health-related sectors, in the paper industry, in industry in general, in buildings with construction pathologies, and in prone climatic zones, the existence of fungi and mold on interior and exterior walls and ceilings, together with other pathogenic microorganisms such as bacteria and biofilm, and viruses, is very common. Industrial proces...
Without a doubt, sandwich panels, usually lacquered metal, or synthetic, are increasingly used in the food industry, health sectors and other industrial sectors, whether in cold rooms, clean rooms, production rooms, warehouses, technical rooms, etc. Although sandwich panels initially come factory lacquered, mainly in white, with their use they receive knocks, corrosion due to contact with humidity...
The application on floors and pavements of Fakolith food epoxy paints suitable for direct and indirect contact with food is increasingly in demand by industry, food certification bodies, health inspection, etc. It is clear that epoxy paints, even with their limitations and advantages over polyurethanes, tend to be the most common type of paint for finishing floors, floors and multilayer floors. Th...
Painting and/or repairing concrete tanks or other equivalent mineral bases, so that they are suitable for contact with food, beverages, drinking water used in food processing, in the agricultural industry, or water for human and animal consumption, is a very serious matter that requires suitable products that meet the requirements and tests that the EU Regulation 10/2011 and or FDA CFR21 175.300 s...
Initially, it was only possible to paint drinking water tanks, concrete or equivalent, with our FoodGrade ultra-high-solid food paints. These products are sometimes more complex to apply. As a simpler alternative, Fakolith was the first company to develop a single-component waterborne paint "Disperlith FoodGrade Elastic", or a two-component waterborne epoxy "FK-450 FoodGrade", both suitable for di...
Painting and/or repairing fiberglass tanks, so that they are suitable for contact with food, beverages, drinking water used in food processing, in the agricultural industry, or water for human and animal consumption, is a very serious matter that requires suitable products that meet the requirements and tests that the EU Regulation 10/2011 and or FDA CFR21 175.300 specifies, both for the producer ...
Painting and/or repairing metal tanks, so that they are suitable for contact with food, beverages, drinking water used in food processing, in the agricultural industry, or water for human and animal consumption, is a very serious matter that requires suitable products that meet the requirements and tests that the EU Regulation 10/2011 and or FDA CFR21 175.300 specifies, both for the producer and f...
There are many metal surfaces, painted or unpainted, or galvanised, in the food industry, both indoors and outdoors. Fakolith's FoodGrade range of food paints offers solutions both for OEM painting of new parts and equipment at source, and for the renovation, maintenance and extension of the useful life of existing ones; machinery, robots, housings, supports, hangers and cages, etc. Fako...
The interior renovation of pipes for drinking water, water for food, livestock or agricultural processes, is carried out by specialized companies both in industry and in homes. These companies have the necessary equipment for the previous sanitation of the pipes, the elimination of rust, corrosion, biofilm, etc., leaving the metal surface clean and with the appropriate roughness to be painted. Sub...
In the food industry and healthcare sector there are walls, ceilings, baseboards, pavemenets and other unpainted mineral bases affected by humidity and its consequences. The most visible problems are salts (saltpeter) and molds, although these conditions are usually accompanied by others that are not visible, such as bacteria, biofilm, spores, crystals, etc. Some well-known examples are the minera...
If mold, fungi, bacteria, viruses and microorganisms must be solved and prevented anywhere, it is on the open surfaces of walls, ceilings, baseboards and floors, it is in hospitals, healthcare centers, clinics, operating rooms, etc. Undoubtedly, healthcare-acquired infections (nosocomial infections or HCAIs) are a serious public health problem worldwide. We all know someone who went to a hospital ...
In this document you will find the details of the WAGNER SF 23 Plus airless mixed equipment with air, with which you can easily apply Fakolith paints, with heated hose option, both aqueous dispersion paints and high solids paints. It is indicated the details of nozzles, guns, pressures, etc. suitable for each product and that were tested in Wagner Germany.
In this document you will find the details of the WAGNER SF 23 Plus airless mixed airless equipment, with which you can easily apply Fakolith primers and food paints, without the option of heated hose, both aqueous dispersion paints and high solids paints. It is indicated the details of nozzles, guns, pressures, etc. suitable for each product and that were tested in Wagner Germany.
In this document you will find details of the airless GRACO Finish PRO II 595 air-assisted equipment, which can be used to easily apply Fakolith primers and food-grade paints, without the option of a heated hose, both aqueous dispersion paints and high solids paints. The details of nozzles, guns, pressures, etc. suitable for each product are indicated and tested by Graco at Fakolith Chemical Systems.
This specific application guide for high solids epoxy paints, such as the FK-45 and FK-100 Foodgrade range of certified sanitary food grade paints, describes the general recommendations to be taken into account before applying the paints, as well as the most common problems and solutions known in general for this type of technical paints. If you have to apply these products, read this guide beforehand and you will avoid problems.
