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The destructive properties of water or moisture has never been researched before, and has been underestimated for many years. The illusion still remains that in the instance of paint failures, the paint is blamed as being either poor or of inferior quality.
Our research revealed that water or moisture is responsible for 71% of all recorded paint failures.
PCT 56 Water Repellent Technology will prevent penetration of water or moisture into cement surfaces and bricks permanently, and due to the molecular composition, the surface may be over-coated with paint.
Pyramid colour technology, a division of ASTO TRUST, was established during 1989 as a research and development body of specialized coatings and chemicals.
During 1991, a sector of the mining industry recorded concrete failure due to excessive underground water which was aggravated by nitrous pollution.
PCT conducted investigations when is was found that excessive water was leaching the lime from the concrete, thereby reducing the mechanical properties where steel shaft guides were fixed to the concrete, resulting in an increased safety risk.
No commercial product was available to permanently prevent the penetration of water or moisture into cementitious surfaces.
Further research followed, and in September 1991 the first batch of “PCT 56 Water Repellent Technology|" was produced. |