Rapid Paint

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Heritage Vehicles & Machinery

Rapidpaint supply a wide range of primers and topcoats for all types of heritage vehicles and historic machinery. Our traditional primers and topcoats are used for refinishing of road vehicles, steam trains, agricultural machinery and industrial steam engines.

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Primers

Speedbuild 3 1Pack
A superior high build, high solids, anti-corrosive primer/undercoat. This product combines a long wet edge time with quick drying and excellent adhesion with superior sandability. Speedbuild 3 is easy and versatile in use. It can be applied over most surfaces encountered in a historc machinery renovation, including bare steel and shotblasted steel.
Available in Grey, Black, White, Red, Buff, Blue. Also available in green and yellow to order. (5L Pack)
HS Rapidbuild 2K Primer
An ultra high quality primer for high performance repairs. HS Rapidbuild 2K Primer can be used as a first choice primer filler/surfacer under all  2 Pack topcoat systems. HS Rapidbuild 2K Primer contains high levels of Zinc Phosphate and gives excellent corrosion and impact resistance. HS Rapidbuild 2K Primer can be used as a surfacer when applied as a thin coat on previously primed or painted substrates.
Colour – Beige. (5L Pack)
Polykote AMC 2K Primer
AMC Primer may be top-coated without flatting, wet on wet or may be de-nibbed. It has very low sinkage properties with excellent flatting properties. AMC Primer may be colour tinted to improve topcoat coverage by adding up to 10% XSC98 colour.
Suppied in Off White. (Composite Pack 5L)
Synthetic BDX Primer
A high build, easy sandable, anti-corrosion, brushable primer system for use with all Synthetic topcoats. BDX Primer is available in light grey or charcoal colours and is an excellent basecoat over existing finishes of virtually all types after adequate preparation. BDX Primer combines high build and excellent sandability after a short drying period together with excellent application and scratch filling properties.
For satisfactory adhesion to Aluminium and other alloys, the use of a Two Pack Etch Primer is required. (Pack 1L or 5L)
Washfiller Etch Primer
A high build 2 Pack Etch Primer Filler, designed for use in both original painting and repair operations. Washfiller offers excellent adhesion and build, it is simple to use and offers fast through hardening and good protection against corrosion. Washfiller can be air dried or stoved @ up to 150C. The effective high build quality of the system enables up to 20 microns to be applied with each cross coat, giving good exterior durability for up to 12 months. Due to the high level of chromate anti-corrosive pigment, Washfiller is an excellent and versatile blast primer system.
(Pack 5L)
Polyester Spray Filler KF8
2 component heavy bodied spray or brush applied filler. It is used for the deep filling of substrates of various types. Polyester Spray Filler KF8 is used extensively in the automotive re-finishing field, where its ultra high build and quick curing make it ideal for use in repair situations. Polyester Spray Filler KF8 will resist temperatures up to 120 ºC.
(Pack 5L)
HB Zinc Phosphate Primers
35 Line
High build primer for chassis. Spray application. 75 microns in single coat. Range of colours.
Fast drying. 35-1 & 35-2 contain Micaceous Iron Oxide. (5L Pack)

Topcoats

Polyurethane
14 Line
A tough and durable polyurethane enamel for historic machinery refinishing. 14 Line Polyurethane combines a long wet edge time with quick through drying allowing the largest of areas to be sprayed without overspray problems, but at the same time offering rapid tape times and processing for realistic second colour applications. Excellent gloss retention, abrasion resistance, adhesion, toughness, durability and chemical resistance. A particular feature of 14 Line Polyurethane is its high build and ease of application in hot spray situations. It may also be used as a two pack when combined with 9030 Hardener to enhance chemical and abrasion resistance. Colour availability- Many UK and European fleets, ICI and Joseph Masons ranges, agricultural, construction, plant, RAL & British Standards colour ranges (Pack sizes from 1L to 5L)
Coach Enamel
A traditional ultra high quality, high build, high solids synthetic enamel for both brush, roller and spray application. Coach Enamel gives an extra long wet edge time allowing the largest of machines to be brushed or sprayed without overspray or brush drag. Coach Enamel gives ultimate high gloss, build and scratch filling combined with excellent water resistance, flexibility and good exterior durability and toughness. The quality of the Coach Enamel system allows longer maintenance intervals between repaint programs.
Colour availability- Many UK and European fleets, ICI and Joseph Masons ranges, agricultural, construction, plant, RAL & British Standards colour ranges. (Pack sizes from 1L to 5L)
Acrythane XSC98
A high solids 2 Pack acrylic paint system for historic machinery refinishing. XSC98 offers outstanding properties including rapid drying even at low temperatures, high gloss, simplicity of use but above all superb long term durability. Excellent protection against harsh weather conditions, atmospheric pollution, road dirt, sharp cleaning agents, mechanical washers and most industrial chemicals. XSC98 is a high solids system and as such normally requires 2 coats to give an outstanding high build finish with excellent scratch filling, fast throughput and outstanding durability. XSC98 is suitable for application to all suitably primed ferrous and non-ferrous metals, wood and various plastics. XSC98 is an extremely versatile finish. It is over-coatable at any stage, and any dust, bits or over-sprayed edges can be easily denibed and polished out. Colour availability- Many UK and European fleets, ICI and Joseph Masons ranges, agricultural, construction, plant, RAL & British Standards colour ranges. (Pack sizes from 1L to 5L)

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