SILRES® BS 3003

• Primer
• Impregnation of New and Existing Buildings
• Fiber Cement Boards
• Construction Materials
• Hydrophobic Impregnation
• Silicone Primers
• Primer for Paints

• Dilute SILRES® BS 3003 is an excellent water repellent for many absorbent mineral substrates, such as bricks, sand-lime brick, natural sandstone and mineral plasters. It is not so suitable for less absorbent, dense natural stone, especially limestone, marble and reinforced concrete for bridges and roads. Owing to its aqueous consistency and storage stability when diluted, SILRES® BS 3003 is ideal for inplant impregnation of building materials made of clay, aerated concrete, sandlime brick, fibrous cement, mineral fibers and lightweight aggregate.
• SILRES® BS 3003 may also serve as a water-repellent primer for emulsion paints and plasters, silicone resin emulsion paints and silicone resin plasters. Moreover SILRES® BS 3003 can be used for the mass treatment of non-load bearing concrete products.

Processing

• Tap water is suitable for preparing solutions of SILRES® BS 3003 for use as facade water repellent primer. We recommend an active substance content of 5-10% (dilute the product in the ratio 1:5 to 1:11), the exact figure depending on how absorbent the substrate is.
• Apply the ready-to-use solution in the usual way:
• Flooding is the preferred way. Two "wet in wet" coats are needed to ensure complete coverage. Owing to the content of wetting agent in SILRES® BS 3003, reimpregnation at a later date does not present any difficulties.
• If it starts raining, stop treatment and cover the freshly impregnated areas.
• For the mass impregnation of concrete products an active agent concentration of 10 % per weight is recommended. The dosage of the diluted product can be related to the overall mass or the amount of binding agents of the concrete product. If related to overall mass, a dosage between 0.1 to 1.0 % of the 10 % dilution of SILRES® BS 3003 is recommended. If related to the amount of binding agent, a dosage between 1.0 to 4.0 % of the 10 % dilution of SILRES® BS 3003 is recommended. In order to keep the water-cement-ratio on a constant level, reduce the amount of mixing water by the amount of water added with the diluted emulsion.
• Even though an evaluation exhibited no negative influence of SILRES® BS 3003 on the mechanical properties of selected concrete recipes, an independent evaluation of the mechanical properties is recommended.

• SILRES® BS 3003 emulsion contains a stabilized mixture of silanes and siloxanes that are susceptible to hydrolysis. Hydrolysis occurs only after application to the substrate, which breaks the emulsion. Alcohol is released and the emulsion is converted into a silicone resin water repellent.
• SILRES® BS 3003 reduces the capillary absorption of the building which it has penetrated, but does not clog pores or capillaries. There is therefore little or no impairment of the building material´s ability to breathe.
• SILRES® BS 3003 shows the following special features:
  • Good depth of penetration
  • Resistance to alkalis
  • Rapid development of water repellency
  • Provides good adhesion for paints
  • Water based and environmentally friendly
  • Stable in storage, even when diluted