Use and Care Manual

Product features
Intended use
Electro-conductive base coatings to shield
high-frequency electromagnetic elds and/
or low-frequency electric elds. Low-frequency
magnetic elds are not shielded.
Area of application
Walls and ceilings: Unrestricted possible. You
nd the suitability for interior or exterior applica-
tion in the table above.
Floor areas: ● Bulk laid oor coverings (carpets,
laminate, etc.) can be laid directly onto the
shielding paints. Pay attention, that the shielding
paints are not damaged! ● In case of glued oor
coverings (carpets, cork, laminate, etc.) the
shielding paints have to be aftertreated with a
solvent free priming coat to improve the adhe-
sion. ● We advise against bonding e.g. real-wood
parquets, the adhesive tensile strength of most
shielding paints are probably insucient. An
exception is the shielding paint PRO54, the high
adhesive strenght is sucient even for polyure-
thane or epoxy resin glues.
Under plaster: Due to high adhesive tensile
strenghts applicable directly under pure organic
bonded plaster.
Corrosion resistance
All shielding paints does not contain metal parti-
cles. Based on carbon they are long-term durable
and not oxidizing.
Shielding attenuation
The shielding attenuation is regularly tested in
our own EMC laboratory. We have measurement
setups due to the following standards: ASTM
D4935-10, IEEE Std 299-2006, IEEEE Std 1128-1998,
ASTM A698/A698M-07. You nd the test reports
on our website on the corresponding product
pages.
Safe material handling
Safety notes
All paints have a high coloring power, so please
proceed with care. Wipe o stains immediately
with damp cloth. Do not let stains dry up. Do not
inhale spray mist! Absolutely make sure, that all
areas are well ventilated during use and drying
time. Do not eat, drink or smoke during painting!
Rinse thoroughly immediately after skin or eye
contact!
VOC-content
RF-IE50: 0.18 g/l VOC.
RF-IE50 PLUS: 0.19 g/l VOC.
The EU limit value for cat. A/a is 30g/l (by 2010).
Ingredients
RF-IE50/ RF-IE50 PLUS: Pure acrylics dispersion,
graphite, water, carbon black, additives,
preservative (BIT, INN, MIT).
Preservative: If stated above, the shielding paint
contains MIT (2-Methyl-4-isothiazolin-3-on) and
BIT (1,2-Benzisothiazolin-3-on) as preservation
substances.
Grounding
Grounding regulation
Large area shieldings executed with shielding
materials are no electrical equipment but „new
conductive parts“ according to IEV 826-03-03
or IEV 195-06-11 and thereby a new method of
DIN VDE 0100-100:2009-06. By connecting the
material(s) to the potential equalization they are
an inherent part of the electrical system. Gener-
ally accepted rules of technology have to be
respected.
According to the latest state of technology it is
important to distinguish between protective
equipotential bonding and functional equipo-
tential bonding (FEB). The protective equipo-
tential bonding (green/yellow cable) is a protec-
tive measure and ensures, in the event of contact
voltage, the immediate action of safety devices
(e.g. line safety switch). The function of the func-
tional equipotential bonding (transparent cable)
is the reduction of emission of low frequency
electrical elds on large area shieldings (i.e.
prevention of leaking electrical eld).
Please nd more information in our “Technical
data sheet - Grounding”.
Grounding accessories
To obtain an accurate grounding, we exclusively
recommend our grounding accessories. For inte-
rior use: Grounding plate GW or GB in combina-
tion with grounding strap EB2. For exterior use:
Grounding plate GE. Please nd more informa-
tion in our “Technical data sheet - Grounding”.
Handling
Interior approach
● Prepare the underground with a primer. ●Drill
holes for the grounding plate. ●The ground-
strap has to be applied uninterrupted in one
piece through all to be painted surfaces, as stated
in our grounding instructions sheet. ●Apply the
shielding paint in one or two layers, depending
on the favored shielding attenuation. Apply
second coat of shielding paint to the area where
the grounding plate will be mounted. ●Allow the
paint 24 hours to dry. ● Fix the grounding plate.
●For further procedure references please follow
up at subitem „Final coat“.
Exterior approach
● Prepare the underground with a primer. ●Level
out the mounting surface for the grounding
plate. ● Drill holes for the grounding plate.
●Apply the shielding paint in one or two layers,
depending on the favored shielding attenua-
tion. Apply second coat of shielding paint to the
area where the grounding plate will be mounted.
● Allow the paint 24 hours to dry. ●Fix the
grounding plate and glue the top cover. ●For
further procedure references please follow up at
subitem „Final coat“.
Application temperature
Minimum application temperature: 5°C / 41°F.
This temperature applies also for the drying time!
Underground
Excellent adhesion on almost all under-grounds
like emulsion paints, dry construction boards,
wallpaper, cement, plaster, masonry, wood, many
plastics, etc.
The underground needs to be solid, clean,
degreased and dry. Absorbent or porous surfaces
must be prepared with a primer. Old coats of
paint or old wallpapers which can be etched by
water, sh
ould be removed.
Priming coat
Absorbent or porous surfaces necessarily must
be prepared with a primer. In case of not using a
primer, the binding agent will inltrate together
with the water in the substrate. In addition, this
will lead to an aggravation of the physical charac-
teristics of the shielding paints. Optical control:
Paint a small test area and let dry. When the
surface is silver shimmering, the underground is
too much absorbent. When the surface is pure
black, the underground is adequate primed.
Preparation
The conductive particles deposit on the
bottom of the paint container. Shake the paint
container well and mix it thoroughly after
opening with an electrical paint stirrer for at
least one minute. For our 1-liter bins please use
our stirrer RM4.
Compatibility
All shielding paints are ready for use. Never mix
with water or other coating materials.
Application
● Use a rst-class paint roller with a pile height
of 10-13 mm. To achieve a constant high attenu-
ation, it is essential to apply the shielding paint
with equal thickness and to ensure a full faced
converting; do not skip areas! Always soak the
paint roller with the equal amount of paint and
try to coat equal surfaces! ● Limited usable are
lacquer-rollers, foam-rollers or brushes, as the
coating often gets applied too thin for a good
attenuation! ● Airless spraying is possible with
nozzles bigger than 525 (0.25 inch / 0.64 mm),
smaller nozzles get chocked sometimes. ●Appli-
cation methods in technical coatings: Knife
coating, dip-coating, roll application, etc.
Drying time
● Allow to dry for 12-24 hours before overcoating.
●Protect from rain at least for 12 hours. ●The
coating is entirely cured after 7 days.
Final coat
To protect the soft, viscoplastic surfaces of the
shielding paints against mechanical damage and
humidity, we recommend to apply 2 top coats.
Worldwide variably paints are available. There-
fore a guarantee for specic properties or the
suitability of the product for a specic application
pu
rpose cannot be derived from the data given.
We always recommend to apply a paint coat on a
test area before processing.
Interior: With high-quality, good covering,
plastic bonded dispersion emulsion paints or
dispersion silicate paints. Alternatively paste over
with wallpapers, glass fabrics, etc.
Exterior: With high-quality, good covering,
highly hydrophobic dispersion emulsion paints
or silicon resin paints.
Mineral paints: Pure mineral bonded coatings
with clay, loam, chalk or silicate often adhere bad
on the graphite surface of the shielding paints,
and therefore must never be used!
Ecological paints: It is dicult to give a common
recomendation. ●Problematic: Slaked lime
paints, natural resin dispersions, casein glue
paints, clay paints or pure silicate paints. ●Well
suited: Dispersion silicate paints.
Under plaster:
Due to the high adhesive tensile strenghts of the
shielding paints, these are applicable (in confor-
mity with ETAG 004 for EIFS-systems, minimum
0.08 N/mm²) after prior priming under plastic
bonded plaster. Never use mineral plasters, no
adhesion!
Consumption
The consumption depends on the character and
absorbency of the underground. Typical interior
productivity: 7.5 m²/l. Typical exterior produc-
tivity: 5 m²/l.
Tip: Referring to customer feedbacks we know,
that our shielding paints are often applied far to
thin. For a good levelling, our paints are of low
viscosity and that´s why our customers tend to a
thin coating. The problem is, that a spreading
rate of more than 7.5 m²/l leads to a decrease
in attenuation! We request to apply the
shielding paints quite thick, even if this seems to
be prodigal to you.
Further information
Storage
Store cool and frost free. Keep safe from children.
Once the paint container has been opened, close
tightly after usage and store cool.
Period of storage
At least 12 months, see the batch sticker on the
paint container.
Disposal
Utensils should be cleaned immediately after use
with water and soap. Containers must be abso-
lutely empty for recycling. Dried up paint remain-
ders may be disposed of with the household
garbage. Do not let escape into sewerage, water
bodies or ground.
Identication marks
Produktcode: M-DF01 (GISCODE)
Water hazard class: 1 (VwVwS)
Waste code: 08 01 12 (AVV)
Hazardous ingredients: −
ADR: −
UN-number: −
Transport hazard class: −
Environmental dangers: −
Safety data sheet
The safety data sheet is available upon request.
Disclaimer
Aforesaid inforamtions have been assorted to the
state of processing and application technology.
As we dont have any inuence on processing and
application, no liabilitay can be accepted out of
the contents of this information sheet. Processors
are in either case bounded to a skilled evaluation
of the processing, in consideration of the product
attributes and tness. Details and notwith-
standing details, transcending the content of
this information sheet, require our conrma-
tion in writing.
Our gereral terms and conditons are valid as
mentioned. With this newest edition of our tech-
nical data sheet all previous versions loose their
validity.
Technical data sheet - Shielding paint
2020/08
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