Why does Si-COAT Anti-Corrosion Coating last longer than other coatings?
Si-COAT Anti-Corrosion coating, as with all Si-COAT products, is impenetrable to UV light. Si-COAT doesn’t simply try to achieve UV stability with UV blockers (like other coatings). Rather, Si-COAT is naturally transparent to UV light. The chemistry of Si-COAT and common glass are very closely related. Si-COAT is basically a rubberized form of glass. Just as glass will never degrade in UV light (think about how long glass windows will last — much longer than the building itself!), neither will Si-COAT. The silicon-oxygen bonds that make up the backbone of the Si-COAT polymer are so strong and tight, UV light cannot degrade them. Conventional coatings are made from materials that have a backbone of carbon-carbon bonds. These carbon-carbon bonds are weaker than Si-COAT bonds. Because they are weaker, UV light can penetrate these bonds. The UV light then breaks down the bond over time. This degradation is seen in conventional coatings in the form of chalking, fading, peeling and embrittl
