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Coverage/ Spreading Rate

The document discusses theoretical and practical coverage rates for paints. It explains that theoretical coverage rates provided by manufacturers do not account for losses during application. Application method and environmental conditions can significantly impact losses, with brush/roller typically seeing 10-15% losses and spray 50% or more. The document also provides a table to convert between volume solids, required dry film thickness, and theoretical wet film thickness and coverage rates. It includes an example of how thinning a paint impacts its volume solids and the necessary increase in wet film thickness to achieve the required dry coverage.

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Coverage/ Spreading Rate

The document discusses theoretical and practical coverage rates for paints. It explains that theoretical coverage rates provided by manufacturers do not account for losses during application. Application method and environmental conditions can significantly impact losses, with brush/roller typically seeing 10-15% losses and spray 50% or more. The document also provides a table to convert between volume solids, required dry film thickness, and theoretical wet film thickness and coverage rates. It includes an example of how thinning a paint impacts its volume solids and the necessary increase in wet film thickness to achieve the required dry coverage.

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Coverage/ Spreading rate.

In Transocean datasheets for all products theoretical spreading rates are given. From this figure the
theoretical consumption can be calculated as followed;
Theoretical consumption (l/m2)= 1/Theoretical spreading rate (m2/l).
However, this formula does not take loss factors into account.
The choice of application method has a great influence on the
total loss factor.
Application by brush or roller typically has loss factors of 10-15
% whereas application by conventional spray loss factors of
50% is no exemption. For airless spray usually a loss factor of
30% is assumed.
Other loss factors are roughness of the substrate (5-20% loss),
uneven application (5-10% loss) and windy conditions
(dependent on the wind force may range from 5 to 30% losses).
Introduction of the loss factor in the calculation leads to the terms practical spreading rate (m2/l) and
finally to the practical consumption (l/m2).
It is clear that the loss factor always is an estimation based on the local conditions and the experience
of the painter.
The table below gives the Theoretical spreading rate in m2/l for a desired dry film thickness at a given
Volume solids percentage.
Required dry film thickness (micron).

Volume
solids (%)
paint.

25

50

75

100

125

150

175

200

225

250

300

400

100

40,0

20,0

13,3

10,0

8,0

6,7

5,7

5,0

4,4

4,0

3,3

2,5

95

38,0

19,0

12,7

9,5

7,6

6,3

5,4

4,8

4,2

3,8

3,2

2,4

90

36,0

18,0

12,0

9,0

7,2

6,0

5,1

4,5

4,0

3,6

3,0

2,3

85

34,0

17,0

11,3

8,5

6,8

5,7

4,9

4,3

3,8

3,4

2,8

2,1

80

32,0

16,0

10,7

8,0

6,4

5,3

4,6

4,0

3,6

3,2

2,7

2,0

75

30,0

15,0

10,0

7,5

6,0

5,0

4,3

3,8

3,3

3,0

2,5

1,9

70

28,0

14,0

9,3

7,0

5,6

4,7

4,0

3,5

3,1

2,8

2,3

1,8

65

26,0

13,0

8,7

6,5

5,2

4,3

3,7

3,3

2,9

2,6

2,2

1,6

60

24,0

12,0

8,0

6,0

4,8

4,0

3,4

3,0

2,7

2,4

2,0

1,5

55

22,0

11,0

7,3

5,5

4,4

3,7

3,1

2,8

2,4

2,2

1,8

1,4

50

20,0

10,0

6,7

5,0

4,0

3,3

2,9

2,5

2,2

2,0

1,7

1,3

45

18,0

9,0

6,0

4,5

3,6

3,0

2,6

2,3

2,0

1,8

1,5

1,1

40

16,0

8,0

5,3

4,0

3,2

2,7

2,3

2,0

1,8

1,6

1,3

1,0

35

14,0

7,0

4,7

3,5

2,8

2,3

2,0

1,8

1,6

1,4

1,2

0,9

30

10,0

5,0

3,3

2,5

2,0

1,7

1,4

1,3

1,1

1,0

0,8

0,6

25

40,0

20,0

13,3

10,0

8,0

6,7

5,7

5,0

4,4

4,0

3,3

2,5

20

38,0

19,0

12,7

9,5

7,6

6,3

5,4

4,8

4,2

3,8

3,2

2,4

Example: Suppose a dry film thickness of 100 micron has to be achieved with a paint having 50%
volume solids.
From the table the theoretical spreading rate would be 5,0 m2/l.
Coverage, Page 1 of 2

Deduction of new volume solids after thinning.

Thinning may be necessary to achieve a good painting result. Of


course one should always take the correct thinner and use the
appropriate amount. This information is mentioned in the product s
datasheet but if in doubt always crosscheck with the local Transocean
representative or the inspector on duty.
When thinning one has to realize the volume solids of the paint is
lowered. As a result more wet film thickness has to be applied to
achieve the necessary dry film thickness. From the table below it can
be deducted how volume solids change when adding a certain amount
of thinner.

Volume solids
(%) before
thinning
100
95
90
85
80
75
70
65
60
55
50
45
40
35
30
25
20

Percentage of thinner added.


1

10

12

15

20

99
94
89
84
79
74
69
64
59
54
50
45
40
35
30
25
20

98
93
88
83
78
74
69
64
59
54
49
44
39
34
29
25
20

97
92
87
83
78
73
68
63
58
53
49
44
39
34
29
24
19

96
91
87
82
77
72
67
63
58
53
48
43
38
34
29
24
19

95
90
86
81
76
71
67
62
57
52
48
43
38
33
29
24
19

93
89
84
79
75
70
65
61
56
51
47
42
37
33
28
23
19

91
86
82
77
73
68
64
59
55
50
45
41
36
32
27
23
18

89
85
80
76
71
67
63
58
54
49
45
40
36
31
27
22
18

87
83
78
74
70
65
61
57
52
48
43
39
35
30
26
22
17

83
79
75
71
67
63
58
54
50
46
42
38
33
29
25
21
17

Suppose a dry film thickness of 100 micron has to be achieved with a paint having 50% volume solids.
Un thinned theoretically 200 microns wet has to be applied. However, when the paint is diluted with
10% thinner, new volume solids form table will be 45%.
As a result new wet film thickness to reach 100 micron dry is 100/0,45= 222 microns.

Coverage, Page 2 of 2.

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