ANSWER: Yes, in all instances. Failure to prime will affect the coatings adhesion and its performance.

ANSWER: Two specialist primers are available, one for Plastisol and another for PVF2, Silicone Polyester, Architectural Polyester and Galbestos etc. these are as follows: PC4VC – Steelseal primer for steel, galvanised and plastisol for application by brush or airless spray. PVF2, Silicone Polyester, Architectural Polyester, Powder Coated Cladding, Alkyd and Epoxy Coil coated cladding; Steelseal cladding repaint P.

ANSWER: Depending upon the external environment and the particular cladding type, average life to first major maintenance can vary between 7 and 20 years. Regular visual inspection is recommended in order to identify the onset of the initial chalking phase at which time overpainting is the ideal treatment.

This information will be used for the building default thermal bridges calculations. In the geometry tab, thermal bridge psi values can be entered, or the user can choose to use the default values. There are different psi values for junctions involving metal cladding and those junctions not involving metal cladding.

The tungsten carbide cloth is infiltrated by a brazing alloy, which fuses the carbide particles together and wets the substrate, creating a metallurgical bond.

Macrohardness is in the 64-70 HRC range for WC 200, 60-66 HRC for WC 210 and 56-62 HRC range for WC219. However, our claddings are a composite of tungsten carbide particles dispersed in a nickel-based alloy matrix. The extremely hard carbide particles, with a Vickers Diamond Pyramid Hardness of about 2000 DPH50g (1865 DPH50g is equivalent to 80 Rockwell C Hardness (HRC)), are surrounded by a two-phase matrix (300-800 DPH50g, equivalent to 30-64 HRC).

Yes. Typical ground surfaces are 16-32 R(a). Beyond that, the cladding can be polished to a surface finish of less than 12 R(a) over most of the clad surface. A dedicated customer service representative (CSR) for your specific market is available to answer all of your production and shipping questions M-F 8:00am - 5:00pm EST. Our knowledgeable CSRs are equipped to answer all of your concerns from your purchase order to component delivery.

Shiplap is the traditional and ever popular cladding profile for use in sheds and other garden buildings. Shiplap features smooth planed and fully interlocking tongued and grooved boarding. The design ensures that rainwater drains quickly and the timber dries quickly. This helps to ensure a longer life for your shed. Our sheds feature properly tongued and grooved boarding which is stronger than the half lap shiplap or rebated shiplap used by many others.

Loglap is an increasingly popular cladding profile for use in sheds and other garden buildings. Loglap features smooth planed and fully interlocking tongued and grooved boarding with a rounded external log effect profile. The design ensures that rainwater drains quickly and the timber dries quickly. This helps to ensure a longer life for your shed. Our sheds feature properly tongued and grooved boarding which is stronger than the half lap loglap or rebated loglap used by many others.

Limestone cladding is cut into 35mm thick tiles from natural limestone, using diamond tipped saw blades. It is available as an all round diamond cut tile for butt jointing or diamond cut face with quarry cut edges for use when mortar joints are to be used.

Typical cladding thicknesses are in the 0.020” - 0.060” (0.5mm-1.5mm) range. If required, thinner or thicker claddings can be applied.

Conforma Clad is a full-service machining facility. We can build your part completely with state-of-the-art, in-house tooling. We have CNC turning centers, CNC horizontal and vertical milling centers, CNC wire and plunge EDM centers, vertical and horizontal grinding, MIG, TIG and Arc welding and plasma cutting.

Cladding cannot be applied on-site. Parts to be clad are either sent to Conforma Clad for processing or fabricated completely at our facility. Alternately (especially for large parts), we can clad tailored liners and install the liner on site.