The SMP Difference
Plascoat®
Our in-house Plascoat plant is what sets our product apart from many of our competitors.
Plascoat® Wireguard G50 and PPA 571 are proven to be more effective in corrosion protection than other similar solutions, including galvanizing, powder coating and other plastic coating solutions.
Plascoat® Wireguard G50 is the product we use for our thermal dipped products and is amongst the most versatile and durable coatings available on the market today. With 25 years of proven performance, Plascoat® Wireguard G50 will provide long-term protection for metal against demanding environments.
Key features and benefits:
- Over 25 years of proven performance
- Superior resistance to sun, salt and seawater
- Excellent impact and sand abrasion resistance
- Premium quality, glossy appearance
- Will not crack, chip, flake or fracture
- Low-temperature performance to -70°C
- Excellent adhesion to steel, iron and aluminium
- No requirement for a primer
- Wireguard G50 is free of Bisphenol A (BPA), PVC, halogens, phthalates and heavy metals
WireGuard G50
Ideal to coat weld mesh fence panels
We tested the product ourselves at the Durban harbour. Our 7612 Vista-Mesh fence was installed at the Port in Durban, on the waters edge.
The area is exposed to extremely harsh conditions including constant salt spray and industrial air pollutants from the daily shipping traffic.
While we were in the area, we inspected local fences installed nearby from a variety of other manufacturers and found them all to be either cracked, peeling or in advanced stages of white rust deterioration.
After 12 months in this climate, our product showed no signs of damage, colour fading, cracks or peeling and was simply wiped clean. The fence looks like it was installed yesterday!
Our Plascoat plant runs batches of products in three colour options, and can also be pre-galvanized before being plastic coated with the Plascoat PPA 571 product, for extra protection.
Colours Available
Black - RAL 9005
Green - RAL 6005
Anthracite - Ral 7016
Hot Dip Galvanizing
The hot dip galvanizing process entails a series of cleansing and pre-treatment techniques prior to coating steel with a thin zinc layer by passing the metal through a molten bath of high-temperature (450 °C) zinc.
Hot dip galvanizing provides ideal corrosion protection for steel – no other protective coating matches the unique protection gained by using this process. High adhesion, hard inner layers and a ductile surface layer are among the unique physical properties resulting from this process.
If there are suitable venting conditions, both internal and external protection on hollow structures can be achieved.
SMP has a long standing relationship with Durban Galvanizing who are trusted by steel fabrication industry leaders due to their continued quest for galvanizing excellence.
All Hot Dip Galvanized products supplied by SMP are dipped by Durban Galvanizing to the highest SABS-approved standards and certificates are available.
