Knowde Enhanced TDS
Identification & Functionality
- Vehicle Type
- Acrylic
- Technologies
- Product Families
Features & Benefits
- Ready-to-Use Product Features
- Features
- Excellent for concrete, fiberglass, wood, metal substrates, and previously painted surfaces.
- Water-based, durable, flexible.
- Apply by roller or spray.
- Chemical and UV resistant.
Applications & Uses
- Applications
- Compatible Substrates & Surfaces
- Product Application
- Stir thoroughly before use.
- Tuff Coat may be applied by Tuff Coat roller or spray.
- Applying excessively heavy films greater than 60 wet mils will lead to insufficient through-drying or mud-cracking of the paint and will yield soft paint films.
- Do not apply Tuff Coat on extremely humid days 90°+RH or when rain is threatening.
- Do not apply in the late afternoon when working outdoors as the wet film may be adversely affected by dew.
- When working in cooler temperatures be sure the air and surface temperatures will remain at or above 40°F for at least 8 hours after application.
- Surface Preparation
- Coating performance, in general, is proportional to the degree of surface preparation.
- Follow recommendations carefully, avoiding shortcuts.
- Inadequate preparation of surfaces will virtually assure inadequate coating performance.
- Surface must be free of dirt, loose paint, rust, oil, grease, wax, soap and any other foreign matter.
- Prep painted areas well.
- Remove existing mildew with household bleach instead of ammonia.
- Product Application - Concrete
- Must be fully cured. If concrete surface has a porous texture, no further surface preparation is necessary. If concrete surface is NOT porous, then acid etching, sanding or shot blasting is necessary.
- Make sure to remove all remaining acid with soap and water and scrub brush. (If all acid is not properly removed, you will not create adhesion).
- Concrete should be completely clean and dry.
- Patch all imperfections, cracks, etc. with concrete patch filler and flexible joint fillers.
- Do not use silicone repair products.
- Prime with Tuff Coat UT-80 Adhesion Primer.
- After following overcoat instructions, apply two coats of Tuff Coat.
- Product Application - Bare Wood
- Sand surface smooth with 80 grit sandpaper and/or pressure wash well.
- Fill imperfections, sand flush and solvent clean with thinner.
- Apply a coat of Tuff Coat UT-80 Adhesion Primer to penetrate and seal the porous grain.
- Proceed with the first coat of Tuff Coat.
- Bare wood that has been epoxied must be thoroughly scrubbed with an ammonia/water solution then sanded with 80 grit sandpaper and solvent cleaned.
- Follow with a coat of Tuff Coat UT-80 Adhesion Primer to smooth the surface and provide a uniform base, then proceed with 2 coats of Tuff Coat.
- Product Application - Metals
- Sand surface with 80 grit sandpaper, then solvent clean with thinner to remove residue.
- Apply a coat of Tuff Coat UT-95 Metal Primer following overcoat instructions, apply 2 coats of Tuff Coat.
- Product Application - Bare Fiberglass
- The entire surface to be painted regardless of age must be thoroughly prepped to remove all traces of mold release agents and wax.
- Sand the gel coat with 80 - 100 grit sandpaper to a dull, frosty appearance, solvent clean with 120 Brushing Thinner to remove residue.
- If the surface is in excellent condition, proceed with a coat of Tuff Coat UT-80 Adhesion Primer.
- If the surface is rough or imperfections exist, it will have to be repaired.
- Fill all nicks and gouges, sand flush when hard, then solvent clean.
- Follow with a coat of Tuff Coat UT-80 Adhesion Primer to smooth the surface and provide a uniform base. Proceed with 2 coats of Tuff Coat.
- Product Application - Painted Surfaces
- Clean painted areas.
- Remove existing mildew with household bleach.
- Never mix bleach and ammonia.
- If the old paint is an oilbased enamel or polyurethane, and is in good, sound condition, sand it thoroughly smooth with 80 - 100 grit sandpaper, solvent clean to remove residue with thinner, then proceed with Tuff Coat UT-80 Adhesion Primer.
- If the old oil-base or polyurethane paint contained a non-skid material, scrub the non-skid surface well with cleaner.
- Thoroughly rinse the surface and allow to dry, then apply two coats of Tuff Coat.
- If the old paint is in poor condition, remove it with chemical stripper or by sanding.
- Proceed with instructions for the appropriate bare surface system.
- Clean Up
Use soap and water for the clean up process.
- Mixing
- Due to the high solid’s nature of this product, there will be significant settling that occurs in the can or pail.
- Stir or shake contents thoroughly to remix any settled material.
- While applying the product, make sure to mix the product remaining in the can or pail often to ensure proper suspension of the non-skid additive into the paint film.
- Product Application
Properties
- Typical Properties
| Value | Units | Test Method / Conditions | |
| Components | 1.0 | — | — |
| Solids (Weight) | 47.0 | % | — |
| Solids (Volume) | 38.0 | % | — |
| Coverage (2 Coats) | 45.0 | ft²/gal | — |
| VOC | 53.0 | g/L | — |
| Flash Point | 196.0 | °F | — |
| Thinner (Water) | max. 5 | % | — |
| Maximum Roller Thickness (Tuff Coat Roller, P9001) | 9.0 | inch | — |
| Maximum Roller Thickness (Tuff Coat Roller, P4002) | 4.0 | inch | — |
| Number Of Coats | 2.0 | — | — |
| Wet Film Thickness Per Coat | 40 - 48 | mils | — |
| Dry Film Thickness Per Coat | 15 - 18 | mils | — |
| Application Temperature | 40 - 90 | °F | — |
| Dry Time (90°F) | 30.0 | min | — |
| Dry Time (70°F) | min. 1 | hours | — |
| Dry Time (50°F) | min. 2 | hours | — |
Packaging & Availability
- Availability
- Custom color available with 50 gallon minimum.
- 5 gallon Tuff Coat available in 15 colors.