Illawarra Coatings

29/02/2024

Illawarra Coatings Newsletter - February 2024

Read about our news and latest updates.

24/11/2022

11/10/2022

Meet the core team of Illawarra Coatings!😊
L to R: Leigh-Anne, Steven, Shaun, Tyler & Leigh

06/10/2022

The recent rains in Sydney really show off the difference between stone sealed with PenSeal Ultra WB & unsealed stone

29/09/2022

Tyler testing out the latest software version for our patented SiMoS IoT monitoring system. For more information on this, click on the link below:
https://www.illawarracoatings.com/post/simos-iot-system-granted-australian-patent

20/09/2022

A great example of the use of the EcoPoxy WB in a carpark. This coating was applied back in 2011 & only recently required recoating in heavy traffic areas.

12/09/2018

Tired of having left over epoxy flooring products from all those jobs.

Illawarra Coatings has changed the way in which applicators can operate by developing the "Common Resin System" approach. Now you just have to buy a single resin product that you can use across all of your jobs, and marry that up with the right hardener for the job.

The hardener systems have also been developed to allow for their blending on site to achieve the exact result you need. Imagine your doing a coving application and the temperature is a bit low...just blend some Rapid Hardener in any ratio you like with the standard TF hardener and you can control the set time. Same idea with a flooring job. Instead of just using the SF40 hardener, why not add so Rapid to give you a walk on time of about 3 hours for those rapid return to service jobs.

Interested...check out the range at www.illawarracoatings.com.

31/08/2018

You may have heard of the recent advances in UV LED cure technology for Automotive Refinish...well what you may not know is that Illawarra Coatings has now released the latest addition to our UV Cure range...EcoLux R.

The EcoLux R product range has been developed here in Australia over the past 2 years specifically for the Automotive Refinish market and works with the latest generation of LED lamp systems...no more tacky surfaces after cure that require solvent wipes.

The range currently includes a Scratch and Chip Filler, Spray Primer and Clearcoat and is made right here at our factory in Appin, southwest of Sydney.

Contact us if you are interested in finding out more about this exciting new industry development.

12/01/2018

Over the last few years we have been asked on many occasions whether we supply the epoxy resins for artistic applications. The short answer at the moment is no and I will tell you why.

Epoxy resins yellow...end of story.

I don't care that there are some companies based in the USA who claim that they have developed an epoxy resin that is non yellowing and have done accelerated UV testing of their product through Atlas Labs in Arizona along with a number of their competitors products. I too have tested all these products with our accelerated UV testing equipment and unfortunately they all yellow to differing levels and over differing time periods.

Adding UV absorbers and HALS to epoxy resins, as has been suggested in many online posts and marketing blurbs does have the effect of dramatically reducing the yellowing of the epoxy...only until the UV absorbers and HALS have been exhausted.

UV absorbers and HALS work like sunscreen...they block the UV rays for a period of time but are consumed in the process. Once they are consumed the UV radiation is free to do what it loves to do, burn your skin, or yellow your epoxy art work.

Stay tuned while I continue my rant on this subject...

19/04/2015

We are often asked about Safety Colours...did you know that there is an Australian Standard that defines the actual AS2700 colour as well as where each colour should be used. Want some more information, check out the Knowledge Base Article on our website on the subject.