Primers are key to an effective coating system and good primers serve several important functions. First among those functions is strong adhesion. AmCoat regularly updates its coating products using rigorous tests designed to help improve the coating’s longevity which leads to higher customer satisfaction. To this end, Rhino Shield ceramic elastomeric coating system undergoes routine R&D to improve adhesion, thus improving durability and flexibility.
The person responsible for that testing is AmCoat’s Director of Products and Applications, Mike Moore. “There are three critically important tests we conduct,” said Moore, “a PSI pull test, the ASTM D903 peel test, both done in the lab, and the ASTM D3359 field test. These are all critical to the Rhino Shield coating system’s ongoing performance updates.”