Sikkens Rant…
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Well, you don’t hear too many negative things about Sikkens, at least not around here. So I guess I’l have to change it. 👿
Just got news that Sikkens is discontinuing one of their best products, the All Plastic Adhesion Promoter. No news if they will come out with an alternative, so we will have to go back to the primer PO and Plastoflex primers for plastics.
Way to go Sikkens…in my mind the All Plastic and Superior 250 Clear are what make this system stand out above the rest. Get rid of the 250 clear and we might as well be using PPG. :whistle:
HA HA HA…
[quote=”Ben” post=26577]
Just got news that Sikkens is discontinuing one of their best products, the All Plastic Adhesion Promoter. No news if they will come out with an alternative, so we will have to go back to the primer PO and Plastoflex primers for plastics.
[/quote]There’s good reasoning behind it:
1) Most painters did not use APAP properly. Meaning they did not add EOA.
2) PO has slightly better system performance and is now the only adpro needed.
3) Your jobber should have a pretty good supply of APAP.
4) Many painters were/are applying it on metal parts and getting less than desirable results due to the fast solvent in APAP.
5) This will allow YOU to control the activator speed to better suit the job and temp.
Ben,
Are you in a regulated VOC market?
Here is something funny! A guy I work with uses all plastics add pro at times just to speed up the sealer!
[quote=”Red Baron” post=26592][quote=”Ben” post=26577]
Just got news that Sikkens is discontinuing one of their best products, the All Plastic Adhesion Promoter. No news if they will come out with an alternative, so we will have to go back to the primer PO and Plastoflex primers for plastics.
[/quote]There’s good reasoning behind it:
1) Most painters did not use APAP properly. Meaning they did not add EOA.
2) PO has slightly better system performance and is now the only adpro needed.
3) Your jobber should have a pretty good supply of APAP.
4) Many painters were/are applying it on metal parts and getting less than desirable results due to the fast solvent in APAP.
5) This will allow YOU to control the activator speed to better suit the job and temp.
Ben,
Are you in a regulated VOC market?[/quote]
Yep, in Canada. They did mention something along the lines of VOC restrictions…although that makes little sense if it would have been approved for sale a few years ago under the latest low VOC laws.
You’ll find the Primer PO LV works quite well. Make it easy on yourself and dedicate a gun for it and keep it full.
I’ve used the PO before. Mostly with the aerosol version for small areas (like when priming)…same as PPG, Dupont Sherwin etc…
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