The Applicator is a 25 mm stainless steel cube uses to apply paint. It has a hole drilled centrally from one face
through to the opposite face. From each end of this hole a gap 12 mm wide is ground from
the hole to one side of the applicator, thus providing 2 gaps per applicator. The applicator
is placed at one end of the glass strip with the ground gap facing the end. Paint is poured
into the hole and the applicator is steadily drawn down the glass strip and off the other end, the
gap being the trailing end of the applicator. Paint will flow through the gap depositing a 12
mm wide film on the glass strip.
- The standard applicator has a gap depth of 75 microns (3 mils) one end and 150 microns (6 mils) the other,
which will apply a paint film thickness of approximately half the gap size.
- Any gap depth between
10 and 650 microns can be supplied to suit customer requirements.
The Casterguide is a device used for simplifying and “tidying-up” the process of applying the
paint film to the glass strip. It consists of a cast aluminum trough with a ledge on each
side to carry the glass strip and a step one end to allow the user to hold the strip in place. The applicator is positioned on the glass stirp at the step end and filled with paint as
described above. When using the applicator the casterguide ensures that the film is applied
centrally and, as the applicator is drawn off the end of the glass strip, the surplus paint is
collected in the trough underneath. This operation may be repeated several times before cleaning is necessary. Use suitable solvents to clean, do not use caustic alkali or caustic detergents since these will
attack the aluminum metal.
- Simple device used for making a clean applicationf of paint or coatings
- Cast aluminum construction.
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