Products in Surface Finishes

Crystic® Fireguard Gelcoat 72PAX is a new technology, spray fire retardant topcoat which is halogen free. It has low surface spread of flame compared to competitive standard technology fire retardant topcoats. This pre-accelerated filled spray topcoat can be used both internally and externally for building, transport and general industrial work.

Crystic® Spray Gelcoat 976SMK is a chemical resistant, thixotropic and pre-accelerated Iso - NPG gelcoat, designed for the manufacture of swimming pools. It will provide high chemical and hydrolysis resistance. This gelcoat is to be applied by spray with airless machine.

Crestamould® Gelcoat 11PAS is an iso-NPG polyester gelcoat, thixotropic and pre-accelerated, specially designed to be spray applied. Crestamould® Gelcoat 11PAS has been specially formulated for mold making. It is pre-accelerated and only requires the addition of the catalyst to start its curing reaction.

Crystic® Brush Topcoat 507PA is a pre-accelerated Topcoat with excellent water and weather resistance, designed for use in the marine and building industries. It is based on a high quality isophthalic-NPG polyester resin and has been formulated for application by brush. The product is pigmented using a highly UV resistant grade of titanium dioxide.

Crestafire® P1-3001PA is a filled, pre-accelerated, fire retardant unsaturated polyester resin. It incorporates a selected grade of alumina trihydrate (ATH) which makes it suitable to produce laminates where excellent resin flow, fire retardancy, and low levels of smoke and toxic fumes are required. It is halogen-free and does not contain heavy metals.

Crystic® Glosscoat is a polyester coating designed to be applied over prepared crystic primecoat to give a glossier and more durable surface. The material hardens rapidly and can be easily sanded to a smooth surface which can be polished to high gloss. It is designed for spray application using gravity fed, siphon or pressure pot systems.

Crystic® Isophthalic Brush Topcoat 65PAX is a general purpose, brush isophthalic topcoat which cures tack free when applied to the reverse side of a laminate. It can be used in applications where the back surface of a polyester laminate needs to be given a gelcoat finish to improve aesthetics.

Crystic® Transfer Molding Resin 785PALR is a pre-accelerated, DCPD-based polyester resin specifically designed for use in the resin transfer molding (RTM) applications. It is recommended for use when longer gel times are required, and Butanox M50 is the recommended catalyst.

Crestafire® P1-3002PA is a pre-accelerated polyester resin with fire retardant properties, which make it suitable for applications where fire resistance is a major consideration. It is suitable for RTM (resin transfer molding) and RTM light applications. It requires only the addition of a catalyst to start the curing reaction.

Crystic® Orthophthalic Topcoat 402PA is a pre-accelerated topcoat with excellent scuff resistance, designed for use in general purpose GRP moldings. It is based on a high quality orthophthalic unsaturated polyester resin and is suitable for all general molding requirements. The product has been formulated for brush application.

Crystic® Transfer Molding Resin 1142PA is based on a tough, durable orthophthalic unsaturated polyester resin, 1141. It is designed for use in resin transfer molding (RTM) and may also be used in other resin injection or vacuum-assisted techniques. The variant has a shorter gel time, making it ideal for achieving shorter process times.

Crestamould® Gelcoat 15PA (B) is a pre-accelerated brush gelcoat specially formulated from a vinyl ester base resin and has been developed to have excellent gloss retention alongside impact, heat and chemical resistance. The viscosity profile ensures even coverage with minimal drainage and low film porosity. Crestamould® Gelcoat 15PA (B) is recommended for use in the manufacture of high quality FRP composite tooling.

Crystic® Fireguard Gelcoat 70PA is our market leading halogen-free fire retardant gelcoat. It has been specifically designed for very stringent fire approvals particularly requiring low smoke characteristics. It achieves TS45545 HL2 with Crestapol 1212 and has low surface spread of flame. It can also be used with standard polyester fire retardant resins.

Crestafire® P1-2002PA is a pre-accelerated thixotropic polyester resin with fire retardant properties, making it suitable for applications where fire resistance is a consideration. The product is suitable for spray and hand lamination application techniques. It requires only the addition of a catalyst to start the curing reaction.

Crystic® Spray Gelcoat Stonecast 95PA is a pre-accelerated Gelcoat based on a high clarity, low color isophthalic/neopentyl glycol resin. It has been specially formulated to accept poly stone colored chips and be able to be spray applied by the different dry and wet spray methods available.

Crystic® Fireguard Gelcoat 72PA is a new technology spray fire retardant gelcoat which is halogen free. It has a number of fire approvals with different Crystic resin systems. This product has low surface spread of flame compared to competitive standard technology fire retardant gelcoats.

Crystic® Brush Gelcoat 69PA is a pre-accelerated Iso-NPG gelcoat formulated for brush application. It has been developed to have exceptional water and chemical resistance and is recommended for use in sanitaryware and chemical containment applications. Crystic® Gelcoat 69PA is approved by Lloyd'™s Register of Shipping.

Crystic® Polyester Resin 491 is a thixotropic, isophthalic polyester resin with good water and chemical resistance properties. It was developed for use in a wide range of critical applications that require toughness combined with water and chemical resistance. It is a versatile resin suitable for the fabrication of high-performance boat hulls intended for use in warm or tropical areas.

Crystic® Polyester Resin 489 is a thixotropic isophthalic polyester resin. When used with Crystic Gelcoat 65PA, they produce a matched performance system for molding boat hulls with outstanding durability and superior blister resistance. The outstanding wetting characteristics of Crystic 489 provide rapid impregnation with freedom from drainage.

Crystic® Spray Gelcoat 997SMK is a pre accelerated Isophtalic Neopenthylglycol, thixotropic and water clear polyester gelcoat specially designed to be used by airless spray equipment. It has been specially designed for the production of a transparent film on sanitary items, mainly sinks and vanity units, when excellent resistance to thermal chock is a key property.

Crystic® Spray Gelcoat 92PA is a chemical resistant spray gelcoat. It is suitable for the manufacture of bathroom products such as sinks, baths, shower trays and water slides and has been used successfully in the industry for many years. It is easy to use and repair.

Crystic® Gelcoat 15E(B) is a superior-performance, unaccelerated vinyl ester spray or brush-tool gel coat. It is used for making molds that are designed to have a long service life and retain high gloss levels after multiple pulls. This product is easy to spray or brush and achieves good coverage. The gelcoat does not gas, resulting in a very low porosity surface. It cures with a standard MEKP catalyst and has excellent resistance to fiber print-through when used with Crestamould® VE679PA skincoat, Crestamould® RTR4010PA, or Crestamould® 474PA.

Crystic® Polyester Resin 124PA is a medium-thixotropic, tropicalized, pre-accelerated, waxed unsaturated polyester resin. It is designed for rapid wetting and impregnation of reinforcements, making it ideal for building boats, water tanks, bath tubs, shower trays, and other products that require water resistance. The unwaxed version of this resin is also available.

Crystic® Very-Low Styrene Ecogel S3PA is a high performance isophthalic neopentyl glycol gelcoat. This gelcoat is pre-accelerated and formulated for spray application. Crystic Ecogel® S3PA is a low VOC product. Crystic Ecogel® S3PA has been specially designed for the production of high quality parts in the marine industry. This formulation offers an excellent hydrolysis resistance combined with a high gloss and gloss retention. Crystic Ecogel® S3PA has approval by the Lloyd’s Register of Shipping.

Crystic® Spray Gelcoat LS 30PA is a superior weathering Iso-NPG gelcoat. It is pre-accelerated and formulated for spray application. Crystic® Gelcoat LS 30PA has been developed to have excellent intrinsic water and weather resistance. The viscosity profile ensures even coverage with minimal drainage and low film porosity.

Crystic® Primecoat is a high build, polyester coating material which allows the rapid surfacing of patterns constructed from wood, MDF, GRP etc. It can be applied wet-on-wet up to a thickness of 1.5mm in one operation without sagging or draining from vertical surfaces. The material hardens rapidly and when cured can be easily sanded to a very smooth finish which can be polished to a surface glossy enough for many applications.

Crystic® Polyester Resin 474PA is a pre-accelerated, thixotropic version of Crystic 198. Crystic 474PA is an exceptionally versatile resin suitable for the fabrication of laminates for a wide variety of applications throughout the chemical industry, particularly in environments where resistance to heat and chemicals is required.

Crystic® Orthophthalic Spray Topcoat 408PA White is a pre-accelerated flowcoat with excellent scuff resistance, designed for use in general purpose GRP moldings. It is based on a high quality orthophthalic unsaturated polyester resin and is suitable for all general molding requirements. The product is pigmented using a highly UV resistant grade of titanium dioxide.

Crystic® Brush Topcoat 506PA White is a pre-accelerated Topcoat with excellent water and weather resistance, designed for use in the marine and building industries. It is based on a high quality isophthalic-NPG polyester resin and has been formulated for application by roller or brush. The product is pigmented using a highly UV resistant grade of titanium dioxide.

Crystic® Isophthalic Spray Gelcoat GT-1000 is a gelcoat range providing a fast, precise service producing high quality gelcoats for you. Recommended for use in all markets including marine, land transport and building applications. It is also suitable for general molding requirements.

Crystic® Orthophthalic Topcoat 407PA White is a pre-accelerated Flowcoat with excellent scuff resistance, designed for use in general purpose GRP moldings. It is based on a high quality orthophthalic unsaturated polyester resin and is suitable for all general molding requirements. This product is pigmented using a highly UV resistant grade of titanium dioxide. It has been formulated for brush application.

Crystic® Gelcoat 12PA is a pre-accelerated iso-NPG gel coat formulated for brush application. It has good heat and chemical resistance, making it suitable for preparing molds. This product is recommended for use in the production of sanitaryware and tooling products.

Crystic® Transfer Moulding Resin 781PALV is a pre-aceelerated, orthophthalic polyester resin, designed for use in RTM (Resin Transfer Molding) and RTM Light processes. It is especially suited to those RTM applications which require the addition of filler to the resin system.

Crystic® Resin S15.6 is a very flexible unsaturated polyester resin based on adipic acid. It can be used alone or in conjunction with other polyester resins for the manufacturing of flexible products. Impregnating resins particularly isophtalic resins can be flexibilised by addition of Crystic® Resin S15.6 without any significant impact on the chemical resistance properties.

Crystic® Low Viscosity Gelcoat 64PA is a high performance isophthalic gelcoat, pre-accelerated and formulated for brush or roller application. It is recommended for use in all markets including marine, land transport and building applications and is also suitable for general molding requirements. Crystic® Gelcoat 64PA is approved by Lloyd'™s Register of Shipping.

Crystic® Polyester Resin 491PAT is a versatile, pre-accelerated, unsaturated polyester resin with good water and chemical resistance properties. It was developed for use in a wide range of critical applications that require toughness combined with water and chemical resistance. This product is thixotropic and can be applied with either brush or spray equipment. It may also be used in the pultrusion process for the production of profile sections. This product is suitable for the fabrication of high-performance boat hulls destined for use in warm and tropical waters.