Steel Formwork

[KalTheBuilder]

Hello all,

I am new to this forum and look forward to being an active participant.

For now I have a quick question, has anyone ever used a polyurethane coatings on steel formwork shutters? Or any other coatings that will allow 20 or so uses? We have procured some steel panels to install on our home-made shutters but they have some pitting and scratching on the surface which we are worried will have a poor aesthetic once cast.

Any advice appreciated.

Cheers,

Kal

 

[Enable]

Never done this but sounds neat. Please post pictures of what it looks like after if you do!

I don't have great hope, however. On conventional formwork if I write on the form face it'll show up in the concrete. In fact, my guys get a little artistic when they know a formed surface is going to be covered (boys will be boys). So for your solution to work the coating would need to be thick enough to overcome any indents / scratches as well as be applied damn near uniform. It also needs to be durable so as not to pit during the 20 pour service life. You're asking a lot here for something you presumably want to do quite cheaply.

My preference is almost always a sacrificial layer of sorts to skin forms that have already been well loved.

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[LittleWheels]

There are controlled permeability formwork liners that do a nice job, though not quite what you are looking for. I have worked with [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.maxfrank.com/uk-en/products/formwork-technologies/09-cpf-liner-zemdrain/[/url] but there are alternatives.

 

[AUSFscaffolding]

you may be interested in our formwork gears from here:

https://www.scafeast.com/formwork/

 

[dik]

I think a coating can only improve the appearance. It's a matter of researching the coatings to find the most durable one.

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