Polyurea

 

T A TAYLOR (AUST) PTY LIMITED

 

T A TAYLOR Australia Pty Ltd is a Brisbane based national company at the forefront of technology in the field of polyurea protective coatings. We are endorsed by Nukote Coating Systems, the worlds leading manufacturer of advanced polymer products, as their qualified applicator in Australia for the Queensland and New South Wales regions.

 

T A Taylor has been a specialist applicator of polyurea products for twelve years, untertaking installations in the most severe environments industry has to offer. We have the specialised equipment and the necessary expertise to provide a wide range of polyurea protective applications, on concrete, steel, masonry, timber, and reinforcing fabrics with major completed projects including:

 

  • 5000m2 water treatment plant at Caboolture, QLD

     

  • 3000m2 water pipeline for Brisbane City Council in Milton, QLD

     

  • 500m2 waste water treatment facility for Australian Paper in Nowra

     

  • 3000m2 waste water treatment plant at Maroochydore, QLD

     

  • 2000m2 abrasion and protective coating at Kogan Creek Power Station, QLD.

     

  • 6500m2 primary containment at Southbank Brisbane, QLD

     

  • 3000M2 water treatment installation at the Bundamba AWTP, QLD 

     

  • 1500m2 waste water treatment plant at Kingscliffe, NSW.

     

  • 1700m2 waste water treatment plant at North Heads STP, NSW

     

  • 1400m2 Potable Water Reserviour at Woodgate, QLD 

     

  • 1000m2 Potable Water Reserviour at Bells, QLD 

  • 2200m2 Lugggage Point AWTP, QLD

  • 1700m2 Gibson Island AWTP, QLD

     

  • Other works include numerous pump stations and wells, clarifier rings and digesters, water channels, chemical containment areas, podiums and retainer walls.
     

     

The equipment and products we use are state of the art, we have extensive experience in the polyurea family of products and their varied application processes.
 

 

Polyurea lining technology boasts excellent chemical resistance to many liquids with high build thickness characteristics, rapidly drying finishes and very low perm ratings. Polyurea is ideal for use in a variety of waterproofing, corrosion control, immersion and lining applications.

 

Waste Water Treatment Linings - Fast cure, chemical and abrasion resistant, concrete primary and secondary containment linings. What more can you say about Polyurea applications for the Wastewater Treatment industry?

Manhole & Sewer Linings - Polyurea manhole lining is a rapidly growing market due to polyurea’s ability to solve many current issues with groundwater infiltration and installation speed. Many municipal and private water systems are in great need of lining and structural repair. With proper surface preparation and substrate conditions, primers and Polyurea can be applied fast to return the cavity to service faster than most competitive systems. Polyurea’s ability to form a monolithic, durable liner protects the cavity from sediment and groundwater infiltration into municipal wastewater systems.

Polyurea can also be applied over a variety of different substrates (concrete, metals, wood and more) in a wide range of temperature and humidity environments. However, like all protective lining and coating systems, polyurea's remarkable advantages and fast set characteristics make no excuse not to perform proper surface preparation and quality control testing during application.

Polyurea offers excellent adhesion to properly prepared surfaces and is used as an alternative to epoxy, polyurethane, fiberglass and other mat reinforced lining systems. Polyurea coatings combine high tensile strength and elongation properties with low permeability and high impact resistance, making them ideal where a tough, flexible (or hard) liner is needed.
 
Polyurea is commonly used as a material for lining primary containment tanks as well as a lining system for secondary containment structures. Many of the world's sea aquariums have turned to polyurea lining technology due to its fast set return to service characteristics, ability to achieve UV stable colors, and its superior physical properties over conventional linings.

Polyurea is also used extensively in the water and wastewater industries and are ideal liners for most water tanks, including salt water. Polyurea can even withstand most chemical gasses produced at waste treatment plants. Polyurea systems are available for Potable Water applications.

Polyureas are also recommended for lining large diameter pipes, manholes, clear wells and process tanks for potable water and non-potable water, basins and reservoirs, lift stations, reserve fire water tanks, podium decks and retainer walls.

Polyureas contain no VOCs, and are also available in brush grade for touchup and repairs and caulk grade for horizontal joints.

 

Polyurea protective coatings are commonly used for the following reasons:

 

  • Abrasion Resistance 

     

  • Corrosion Protection

     

  • Waterproofing 

     

  • Chemical, Environment or Atmospheric Resistance 

     

  • Decoration 

     

  • Structural Enhancement

     

For decades, traditional materials such as paint, epoxy, fiberglass and vinyl esters have all been used to perform these various types of protective coating applications.

Polyurea coating technology is not new. In fact it has been around and in use for almost two decades now. Polyurea is newer and more advanced than these traditional coating systems and offers many advantages to the owner, specifier and contractor.

Polyurea’s major benefit is its fast set nature. It can typically return an area to service many times faster than traditional coatings, allowing the owner to put the facility back in use without days and weeks of revenue losing down-time. Down time for maintenance and coatings on water tanks, waste-water clarifiers, parking garages and chemical storage tanks costs the facility owner a great deal of money since these areas must be taken out of service while other coatings are applied and drying.

Most industrial use polyureas are spray applied, so it is fast to apply and accurately proportioned and mixed. This application style allows for virtually any mil thickness to be applied in one or multiple passes. Additional characteristics such as slip resistant additives and surface textures can also be incorporated, UV stable colors can be achieved.

Almost no coating can compare to polyurea when it comes to attainable physical properties. Polyureas can be formulated to achieve a tremendous range of properties from high elongation to superior tensile strength to hard or soft, all based on how the materials is formulated and correctly applied.
Polyurea Advantages and Benefits

 

  • No VOC’s and Little to No Odor 

     

  • Some Systems are USDA and Potable Approved 

     

  • Weather Tolerant: Cures at -25ºF to >300ºF even in High Humidity 

     

  • Excellent Resistance to Thermal Shock 

     

  • Flexible: Bridges Cracks 

     

  • Waterproof, Seamless and Resilient 

     

  • Unlimited Mil Thickness in One Application 

     

  • Spray, Hand Mix and Caulk Grade Materials 

     

  • Excellent Bond Strengths to Properly Prepared Substrates 

     

  • Resistant to Various Solvents, Caustics and Mild Acids 

     

  • Low Permeability, Excellent Sustainability

     

For more information on Polyurea or if you require a quotation, please contact TA Taylor Australia’s Protective Coatings Manager Eddie Charman on our office number (07) 3268 4955. Alternatively you can e-mail your enquiry to eddiec@tataylor.com.au