|
Rhino-Shield™ Ceramic Coating is a durable, flexible, maintenance
free exterior wall coating. It is a 100% acrylic waterborne, high build
formula that waterproofs, insulates, and soundproofs.
Innovative technology combines 100% acrylic elastomeric resins with
urethane resins resulting in a flexible and extremely tough surface.
This coating actually becomes part of the substrate due to excellent
adhesion and bonding.
But how did this super product come to be?
History of Rhino-Shield
The owners of Rhino Shield started as home improvement
contractors in Destin, the panhandle of Florida, known for its
extremes of weather, with smothering southern heat and humidity,
frosty cold, torrential rain and, of course, hurricanes.
Over the years, they sold and applied many different paints and
coatings, including national brand paints, and even proprietary
coatings with long term warranties.
They were one of the "good guy" contractors—the kind of company
that actually went back and took care of customers, fixing issues with
the paints and coatings they applied as problems occurred.
After a while, the contractors found that the cost of repeat visits and
fixing paint and coating problems was not cost effective. In fact, it was
costing them a fortune. Service calls in the painting industry are
expensive to the contractor. They needed a more durable paint or a
better way to apply it.
They hired a chemist to help determine if the problems were due to
materials or their application. The chemist could find no immediate
fault in their methods, “You are using a lot of good materials and you
are certainly preparing the home and applying the product according
to the manufacturer’s specifications.”
So the chemist broke down the paints and coatings they were using
and discovered that they were full of fillers such as the clays,
extenders, and vinyl you find in almost every paint or coating. He
reported his findings to the contractors.
“The manufacturers of these paints and coatings are using too many
fillers. After two, three, or four years, these fillers are degrading and
causing your problems.”
The chemist suggested developing a coating with no fillers and less
water. He explained that in a paint or coating, after the water
evaporates you are left with only the solids. In the best scenario, if
those solids are the resins, pigments and ceramics that are active
parts of the coating, then you have a coating that won’t break down
like traditional paints.
So they developed the first generation of what was later to be called
“Rhino-Shield”. It ended up costing the contractors a lot more per
gallon to have this type of coating manufactured for them, but they
found that it saved a lot more money in the long run not having to do
all the service calls. Homeowners appreciated that even more.
After their initial successes with the product, they wanted to improve
it further. So they contacted 3M with the idea of using the superior
3M Ceramic Micro-Spheres to make Rhino-Shield better.
Since then, Rhino-Shield has spread across homes throughout the
USA with dealers in nearly every state. Rhino Shield of New England
is the exclusive Rhino-Shield dealer for New England.
3M Ceramics
Ceramic Micro spheres were invented in the early 1960’s by the 3M
Company as an outgrowth from the manufacture of solid ceramic
beads. Because the micro spheres are made from ceramics, they
provide the additional benefits of high heat and chemical resistance.
The central air pocket in the micro spheres provides an insulating
barrier for your walls much like a thermos bottle does. This
insulating, industrial maintenance-free coating is long lasting, offering
superior mildew resistance, corrosion resistance, and ultra-violet ray
reflectivity.
Rhino-Shield's 3M Ceramics incorporate different sized microspheres
as fillers. Conventional paints utilize inexpensive mineral products as
fillers that are irregular in shape and size. These irregularly-shaped
fillers don’t pack nearly as well as a mix of small and large
microspheres. (The smaller spheres pack more tightly into the
spaces between the larger spheres.) The more densely the coating
is packed with microspheres, the less permeable it is to stains and
the thicker it is when dry.
Adding 3M ceramic micro spheres and high quality Titanium Dioxide
to our top grade 100% acrylic elastomeric resins makes Rhino Shield
reflect more light and heat, repel water better, and is more durable
than any other coating on the market.
Ongoing testing and constant improvements ensure that Rhino
Shield will remain the absolute best exterior coating for your home.
For a complete look at the science of Rhino-Shield Ceramic
Coatings, please call today and speak to one of our experienced
representatives.
Unique Penetrating Bonding Agent
When Rhino Shield was designing their primer they told the chemist,
"Cost is of no concern, just make us the best primer possible."
The result was the only primer on the market that will stay tacky for
up to 3 weeks.
If you apply any other primer, it will be dry to the touch in just a few
hours - there is no tacky feeling left. They rely totally on a chemical
reaction to make the primer and paint "set".
So what does that mean? It means that Rhino Shield's primer does
not have to rely on only a chemical reaction to make it all stick
together. The tacky feeling is a glue like adhesion making the coating
bond together and become a cohesive system.
No other primer can match it!
Product Testing Data
3M Thermo Conductivity. Most paints and coatings utilize mineral
filler and chalk (CaCO3-calcium carbonate) as fillers. At Rhino-Shield
we use 3M ceramic spheres. Besides excellent durability, they help
insulate. Rhino-Shield qualifies as a "Low-e" coating. This test
compares the thermal conductivity of CaCO3 versus W410 and K46
spheres utilized in Rhino-Shield. As you can clearly see in the
graphs, the CaCO3 allows heat to quickly transfer while the ceramics
prevent it. View the 3M Microspheres Conductivity Report (PDF).
BASF Testing. Rhino-Shield Ceramic Coating is rigorously tested by
tested by BASF and a series of independent labs to ensure quality,
consistency, and dependability. Rhino-Shield Ceramic Coating
meets or exceeds requirements in the following categories:
Physical Property ASTM
Test Number
Dry Adhesion C 794/ D
903
Elongation D 2370
Flexibility D 522
Fungi resistance G 21
Permeance D 1653A
Salt Spray 8-117-97
Surface Burning Characteristics of Building Materials E 84-03b
Tear Resistance D 624
Total Emittance and Spectral Reflectance E408-71
Tensile strength D 2370
Viscosity D 562
Water swelling D 471
Wet Adhesion C 794/ D
903
Weight of solids D 1644
BASF is one of the largest and most respected chemical companies
in the world. They are recognized by the slogan “We don't make a lot
of the product you buy, we make a lot of the products you buy
better”. BASF has performed several rounds of testing on Rhino-
Shield. Rhino-Shield excels at flexibility, tear resistance, tensile
strength, breathability, and viscosity. Additionally, BASF performed
an accelerated aging test. At the end of the test Rhino-Shield
showed no visable signs of aging and maintained its elastomeric
properties.
Class A Fire Rating
Rhino-Shield has a class A fire and smoke rating. In some areas of
the country prone to wildfires, buildings with a class A fire rating may
qualify for a discount on their homeowners insurance. View the Fire
Test Results
Salt Tolerance
Rhino-Shield is the most salt tolerant coating on the market. This is
vital in coastal areas. As the testing shows, we are in the top
category of salt tolerance and even outperformed the industry
standard, Rustoleum. View the Salt Spray Testing Results.
|
|
