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We thought we should dispel this MYTH used as a sales ploy by some others with products that will not stand up to the brightness test using a protective top coat. Here is the needed information you should be thinking about when making a clear decision which safety paint to put in your building.
#1 There is by rule no one coat paint!
All photoluminecent paint should be on a white surface for proper working effect!
#2. When applying any pholuminecent paint there is a minimum of thickness needed to achieve the maximum desired effect. That varies from paint to paint according to quality. For some it must be say 19mils of glow paint on a white surface. Now what does that mean in coats? Do you have a mil gauge to check and see if the mils are correct and will be safe or by code or at least within the law?
We make it easy, 3 coats with a roller or brush guarantees you meet a minimum requirement. Do you really want to have less because they boast it meets the requirement in one coat? You want to ask your self how close was it to failing? Did it have a protective top coat on it? How will it stay clean?
How thick was that coat? Can you duplicate it? How will it stick to my steps they are dirty and red in color?
That’s why you need a matched bottom coat tested with the products that passed the test in the lab and a matched top coat to protect all of it that was also tested at the same time on the product when all test were performed.
If not, it is ILLEGAL to use a top coat on a MEA Glow paint that was not tested on it at the same time the test were performed!
The Brightness Test: This test was devised to make sure the product your using will ultimately still be glowing after the lights go off. If you check the stats and compare;
Kryptaglow® product #1300 A has a 45.21 at 10 minutes 11.39 at 60 minutes, and 8.79 at 90 minutes this is the important one which tells how rapidly and how far the glow reduces to. This is with a top coat on the top protecting it. The lowest figure is the one that counts 8.79 at 90 minutes. Others are in the 5.? Range 5.30 is failing. So how far above that number is the competitor without a protective top Coat?
TOPCOAT Now what we need to understand here is our product unlike any other product on the market passed these test with a protective top coat on at the time of test. No one has a paint that has passed with a top coat on it except Kryptaglow®. This means you cannot put one on any other paint you buy and be legal because it reduces the brightness and means that product will not pass the test with it on top. There for it cannot be used!
BOTTOMCOAT Kryptaglow® paints were also tested with a specific bottom coat matched to our paint system that will prepare the surface to be painted properly so the products will adhere better. A problem many have found with other inferior products. All glow in the dark paints should be applied on a white surface for best result and were tested that way when the test were preformed.
Therefore you should by law use the same system for best results in your project.
You wouldn’t want to use a inferior white under the glow paint and have it come right off or have a reaction to the glow paint itself.
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