Surface coating-STYROPOR®
EPS stands for expanded polystyrene and is usually referred to as STYROPOR®. The material is very lightweight and can be easily shaped by milling, sawing or hot wire.
The surface of EPS/Styropor® is open and not resistant to moisture, so objects made of this material are not suitable for outdoor use without a coating. Styrofoam surfaces are easy to paint, coat or laminate, which increases their durability and stability and expands their range of applications. As a rule, polystyrene and rigid foam models are intended for further surface coating with GRP/CFRP using the hand laminate process or special paintwork. In the following overview, we present some of the surface coating options with their advantages and disadvantages.
Our best-selling surfaces:
STYROPOR object without coating
The desired object is milled by machine according to 3D data and the polystyrene surface is left uncoated. This variant is inexpensive, but not well suited for outdoor use and repeated use.
Coating with GRP (glass fiber reinforced plastic)
The object is first painted with a solvent-free, two-component, polyurethane-based coating compound. Then with several layers of glass fiber soaked in resin by hand
(hand laminate process)
covered in layers. After curing, the surface is sanded, filled and painted as desired. This surface is particularly smooth, strong and weather-resistant.
Coating with polyurea
The material polyurea impresses with its properties of flexibility, wear resistance, water and weather resistance, as well as very good chemical resistance. The two-component polyurea system generally reacts very quickly, which is why this material is always processed mechanically using 2-component mixing systems.
Other surfaces:
Coating with cast lamination system
The object is coated with a liquid 2-component casting and laminating system. It consists of a combination of liquid water-based acrylic resin and mineral powder. By varying the base materials used, materials with a wide range of properties are created.
Molded parts made from this material can be removed from the mold and machined after just 40-90 minutes. It is weatherproof, UV-resistant and suitable for indoor and outdoor use.
The material hardens without shrinkage with low heat development. Light, thin and very strong laminates can be produced using the layering or laminating process with glass fiber scrims.
Adhesive primer/filling color/
Brush with structure
The object is provided with a primer/adhesive primer based on acrylic copolymer. Then apply filler paint with a brush. Filler paint is a water-thinnable acrylic paint with a very high solids content and extremely high filling power. The surface is given a structure using suitable tools and then given a metallic paint finish.
Adhesive primer/filling color/ Brush without structure
The object is provided with a primer/adhesive primer based on acrylic copolymer. Then apply a smooth coat of filler paint with a brush. Filler paint is a water-thinnable acrylic paint with a very high solids content and extremely high filling power. Finally, an appropriate metallic paint finish is applied.
Coating with adhesive primer with gun
The object is provided with a primer/adhesive primer based on acrylic copolymer. The primer is applied with a spray gun and then finished with a metallic paint.
STYROPOR coating with polyurethane
The object is coated with a 2-component and solvent-free polyurethane coating. The coating is very UV light-stable, high-gloss, quick-drying and available in RAL & NCS. This unique coating is color-fast and is used for interior and exterior applications.
STYROPOR coating with epoxy resin
The object is coated with an epoxy resin. The material can be poured or painted or filled over various surfaces. After a few hours, the material hardens into a very hard and resilient plastic that is easy to sand and paint. It is classified as flame-retardant in accordance with DIN 4102 B1 and is suitable for indoor and outdoor use without hesitation.
The final design of the surface
The surface design is carried out according to your wishes and color specifications.
You can choose from the entire range of RAL colors through to metallic effect paints.
However, the quality and cost of a paint job vary considerably.
In order to apply the optimum coating and paint, the location and purpose of your property should be considered in advance.
We look forward to your inquiry at tel. No. 05721 93708 - 0
Please contact us for further coating options. We will be happy to advise you individually according to your needs.
Example projects made of STYROPOR after surface coating
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info@accentform.com
Address
Kleefeld 7 - 31688 Nienstadt
Management
Dipl.-Ing. Jürgen Maicher, Steffanie Maicher
