FLUID FILM is a Champion in the Heavy Marine Industry
FLUID FILM soft-coatings have a long and dependable history of protecting metals under the harshest of marine environments. Penetrating existing rust, FLUID FILM adheres and absorbs into metal pores, sealing out corrosion and spreading to remain flexible, self-healing and highly resistant to salt-water. Because FLUID FILM remains soft it compensates for heat expansion and will not dry or crack like traditional hard-coatings, providing excellent, long-term protection for a fraction of the cost.
FLUID FILM has been used for over 60 years around the world in ships, barges, drydocks, offshore drill-rigs, chain lockers, inside rudders, wire rope cables, etc… FLUID FILM requires less surface preparation and covers in a single coat, offering ease of application and less labor costs. FLUID FILM is a non-toxic, non-irritating, non-flammable coating that remains in a permanently soft gel state.
All Applications Listed
- Anchor Chains – Lockers – Windlass
- Caissons
- Inside Rudders
- Undersea Equipment
- Wire – Rope – Winches
- Hatch Covers
- Cranes – Hoists – Rails
- Water Tight Door Dogs
- Sponsons – Stabilizers
- Locks & Hinges
- Hawsers – Hatch Coamings
- Grey Water Tanks
- Offshore Platform Mach. & Tools
- Mast Fittings
- Equipment – Vehicles – On-Deck Cargo
- Probe Fittings
- Container Guides
- Helical Rods
- Elevator Guide Rails
- Couplings Make-Up
- Open Gears
- Screw Threads & Mud Spikes
- Cables & Electric Connectors
- Outboard Motors
- Ballast Tanks
- Battery Terminals
- Voids – Skegs
- Sensors Screw Sets
- Bilges – Keels
- Fasteners On Current Motors
- Stern Tubes
- Buoy
- Pontoons
Applications for the Heavy Marine Industry
Wire Rope Cables
FLUID FILM WRO-EP is recommended for general maintenance of wire rope cables. It provides corrosion protection and lubrication for standing and running rigging, drag lines and bridge cable. The high tackiness of WRO-EP minimizes throw-off on higher speed running rigging and provides higher resistance to water abrasion and washout when used in tidal areas. Extreme pressure properties provide excellent lubrication for both wire rope and open gear applications.
Rusty wire rope and cable should be first treated with FLUID FILM Liquid A or Liquid AR, to attain maximum penetration.
Inside Rudders
FLUID FILM Liquid A forms a protective, soft gel coating in rudder interiors. Applied by floatation method, it provides long term protection, has a strong affinity for ferrous metals, and will displace water and penetrate existing rust scale.
Void Tanks
For protection of metals exposed to extreme weathering, FLUID FILM Gel B and FLUID FILM Liquid AR penetrate existing scale or rust to bare metal. Providing long term protection with a soft, gelatinous coating, the Fluid Film Gel coatings can also be used as a descaler for heavily corroded tanks.