Diver-cote™

 Solvent free Coating for Marine and Underwater Environments

Thames Barrier

In 1998 the leisure cruiser Sandpiper damaged the Thames barrier.

The Foxtrot pontoon was subsequently unsuccessfully repaired

using a traditional solvent borne coal-tar epoxy coating with

corrosion becoming visible along the welds and high wear areas

of the boom.

The Environmental Agency specified the use of Diver-cote because:

– Eco-Friendly solvent free chemistry based on modified epoxy that is

  compatible with the original coal tar epoxy coating.

– No requirement for grit blast preparation reducing both preparation

  cost and environmental pollution.

– Diver-cote requires only minimal surface preparation – wire brushing

  and hand preparation.

– Diver-cote’s ability to adhere to wet substrates.  Pull off tests on

  Diver-cote applied to wet substrates exceed 1350 psi.

– The low cost of repair because there was no requirement to

   create an expensive “cofferdam” or building a dry environment.

– Theproduct will cure underwater to produce a durable and

  hardwearing finish with minimal downtime of the barrier.

– Diver-cote™ reduces the risk of M.I.C. (Microbiological Induced

  Corrosion) and S.R.B (sulphate reducing bacteria) because it does not

  contain the food nutrients contained in solvent borne coatings on

  which  these microbes thrive.

 – Glass Flake technology provides excellent long term durability  

    and abrasion resistance.