VALUE ADDED PRODUCT - TESTED & VERIFIED BY US EPA

Features/Benefits:

1. Environmentally safe . water based, non-toxic, non-hazardous, non-flammable and water-soluble
2. Ready to use, no mixing or stirring needed
3. Works on steel (including stainless steel), aluminum, galvanized steel surfaces (ferrous & non-ferrous metal)
4. Eliminates sanding or blasting of new metal surface
5. Eliminates the use of toxic Wash Primer with Chromate
6. Eliminates Nitric acid passivation for preparing Stainless steel surface for clear coating or laminating
7. Used at room temperature
8. No washing involved
9. Removes mill oil, light surface rust from metal surface
10. 100% Rust/Scale converter: Completely Converts pitted rust, mill scale, weld scale and laser scale to a conversion coating for better bonding
11. The coating can withstand very high temperature (around 2000�‹F)
12. Rust Protection . provides very long term rust protection (in terms of years), when stored indoors
13. Easy cleanup .Picklex 20 is water-soluble
14. Eliminates - flash rust problems
15. Coverage - only one very thin coat is required, covers around 1600 sq.ft. per gallon on bare metal surface
16. Eliminates quite a few steps, Saves a lot of cost, labor and time
17. Prepares a zero rust/contamination surface
18. Flexible . coating will not crack when the metal is bent or expands or contracts
19. Prepares metal surface for welding, priming, liquid painting, electrostatic painting, powder coating
20. Welding - Increases weld strength considerably and forms no weld spatter
21. No waste disposal

Typical Applications:

Welding: Picklex 20 prepares the metal surface by cleaning mill oil (heavy oil or grease has to be removed separately), dust, surface rust and provide conversion coating at the same time. Welding can be performed on the Picklex 20 coating after complete drying (air drying or heat drying). Picklex 20 increases the weld strength considerably and does not form any weld spatter (anti-spatter). For hot rolled steel with mill scale, Picklex 20 completely converts the mill scale to a conversion coating over which welding can be performed (the weld strength will still be higher than the welding performed after removing the mill scale completely, as per AWS specification). Therefore removal of mill scale is not needed before welding. After welding is completed, spraying Picklex 20 on the hot weld will reduce heat scaling, provide a protective coating on the weld for rust protection and prepare the weld surface for better bonding. Picklex 20 provides long term rust protection underneath the weld on metal surface as well as over the weld. Picklex 20 does not cause hydrogen embrittlement and therefore the chances of weld failure are negligible.

The above one-step process eliminates the following steps:
a) Remove mill oil, surface rust
b) Remove mill scale & clean
c) Clean weld spatters

Liquid Painting, Electrostatic painting, Powder Coating:
By spraying/brushing Picklex 20 on steel (including stainless steel), aluminum or galvanized steel, it will remove mill oil (heavy oil or grease has to be removed separately), clean the surface by removing dust, surface rust including white rust for aluminum and galvanized steel, convert weld/laser scale and provide a conversion coating for better bonding. Wipe off or blow off the excess chemical completely from the surface down to the metal (wipe dry) and then air dry (allow enough time for complete drying). After complete drying, the coating will provide a very long term rust protection if stored indoors. Priming (do not use self etching primer), liquid painting, electrostatic painting, powder coating can be performed on the coated surface right after complete drying. Provides excellent bonding and corrosion resistance. Note: Sometimes a brownish yellow tint may be noticed on steel which is a part of the coating.

The above one-step process eliminates the following steps:
a) Solvent cleaning
b) Blasting, sanding or acid etching to remove surface rust
c) Wash primer with Chromate

One-Step De-Rust / De-scale hot rolled steel, small tools and parts:
Dipping rusted tools / metal parts or hot rolled steel with mill scale or heat-treat scale in Picklex 20 at room temperature, will de-rust/de-scale and coat the metal with a conversion/protective coating at the same time for very long-term rust protection (without etching the metal surface). Strain or filter the chemical for re-use. Priming (do not use self etching primer), liquid painting, powder coating can be performed on the coated surface right after complete drying. Compatible materials for dipping are high density plastic (HDPE) and stainless steel. This dipping process does not have waste disposal or waste treatment.

Long term indoor storage/shipping: Spray/brush the new metal surface with Picklex 20 for a very long-term indoor storage (in terms of several years depending on location) with complete rust protection (wipe off the excess chemical completely down to the metal surface). The coating also protects from rusting while in transit. For outdoor rust protection during storage, cover with plastic to prevent contact with water. Provides long term rust protection after sand/bead blasting (where flash rust forms immediately) and prepares the metal surface for welding and finishing. Picklex 20 coating does not have to be removed before welding & finishing).

NOTE: Longer treatment time in Picklex 20 (by dipping process) will provider longer term corrosion protection in steel.