MP1 Thermal Paint can make a huge difference

PAINTING MY ROOF WHITE: DOES IT MAKE A DIFFERENCE?

Does painting a  roof white will make a difference in your  cooling bill. To answer that question I used an infrared thermometer gun to compare the surface temperatures of a cedar colored asphalt shingle and another shingle on the same roof that had been painted white. These temperature readings were taken on a sunny April day in  at 3 pm, (outside air temperature was 83°F). The picture below shows the results.

As you can see, the unpainted section of this roof is 173.3°F, while the section painted white is just 128.8°F. The painted shingle is 44.5°F cooler than the regular shingle. That’s a pretty significant difference in surface temperature, and I have no doubt that if the entire roof was painted white, not just two shingles, the white shingle temperature would be even lower.

Also, if the home had darker shingles, as most homes do in this area, the unpainted shingle temperature would be much higher. I’ve been on dark-gray asphalt shingle roofs in August that read  over 190°F.

PAINTING YOUR ROOF WHITE WORKS, BUT…

Painting your asphalt shingle roof white can indeed make your roof surface 45-80°F cooler under the hot sun, and this should easily cut your cooling bills by 10-15%.

But there are problems with this approach, mainly finding a paint that will adhere to the asphalt shingles and last for more than a few years. In the experiment above, I used an ordinary latex paint and it’s already flaking off a few weeks later. 

By comparison, the paint on  metal roofing panels can last for 30 years or more.

Make sure you use a high quality paint such as 

MP1 Thermal Paint

MP1 Metal Primer 

MP1 Bond Primer  

STEP 1 VISUAL INSPECTION and REPLACEMENT of DAMAGED BUILDING MATERIALS

The substrate to be coated must be in SOUND condition. Physically inspect the surface area for missing or damaged building materials. Replace and/or repair all damaged areas back to sound and solid condition.

Check for loose or missing fasteners (screws) and tighten or replace them.
Inspect for any existing leaks and be sure to repair leaks prior to the application of coating.
Make sure roof is adequately vented. Check with a roofing contractor if necessary.

STEP:2 PRESSURE CLEANING

High Pressure Blast entire roof surface with at least 1500 P.S.I. of pressure using a water and chlorine solution (approximately 1 quart chlorine to 5 gallons of water). Thoroughly remove all dirt, oil, grease, residues, mold, mildew, algae and any other surface contaminants. Severe mildew requires a stronger concentration of chlorine. When roof is completely cleaned, rinse with water only. 

Let roof surface dry at least 12 hours before continuing.
All MP1  Coatings have excellent mildew resistance, but WILL NOT kill mildew already on the surface.

STEP:3 RUST TREATMENT

Apply MP1 METAL-PRIME  (now available in white)  using brush, roller, or airless sprayer. Spot Prime all rusted areas and let dry at least 8 hours before applying the second coat of primer to the effected area(s). Consideration should be given to use two complete coats of metal primer to reduce the possibility of future rust.

Apply the primer according to label instructions covering the entire rusted surface. Let final application of primer dry at least 8 hours before continuing.

STEP:4 CAULKING SCREWS

Patch and Caulk all screws or fastener heads, cracks, crevices, fractures, holes, valleys, vents, voids, etc., with MP1 Flexi  PATCH. Use a trowel or stiff brush to apply. Multiple coats are better than one thick coat if possible. The thicker Flexi  PATCH is applied the longer it will take to dry. Wait at least 4 hours before applying a second coat of FLEXI  PATCH and let final application dry at least 24 hours before continuing to next step. Flexi  PATCH dries from top to bottom, so be careful when working around a caulked area since it will be skin dry. There is no problem coating over Flexi  PATCH even if it is not completely dry, since it is a high solids material.
NOTE: FLEXI  PATCH allows minimal shrinkage, but the thicker it is applied the more it will shrink. Check Flexi  PATCH after 24 hours to check on shrinkage.

STEP: 5 TAPING SEAMS 

Tape all visible seams, large cracks and fractures prone to water intrusion on roof surface. Apply a liberal coat of MP1 Bonding  primer directly to the Tape affected area using brush, roller or airless spray and lay the MP1 TAPE directly into the WET MP1 BOND  Primer .Press firmly in place and smoothout wrinkles and bubbles.

Tape must be put down before BOND PRIMER  has had a chance to start drying (approximately 15 minutes).

After all areas are taped let dry for 1 to 2 hours. Apply a second light coat of MP1 BOND Primer  over the top of the tape. Let the taping procedure dry for at least 2 hours before continuing

Step 6 ( If Applicable) Treat raised skylights with appropriate paint.

STE :7 PRIME COAT

Apply MP1 Bond PRIMER  using 1- brush, 2- at least a one inch nap roller, or 3- at least a 1 gallon per minute, 3,000 P.S.I. piston type airless sprayer with a minimum tip size of .019 tip.
When Spraying or Rolling MP1 BOND Primer , it must be applied perpendicular to the slope of the roof; example: If the slope of the roof runs from North to South then the coating will be applied from East to West. This will be the start of a checkerboard application pattern.
Apply the MP1 BOND PRIMER  at a rate of 200-250 square feet per gallon covering the entire roof surface. Let MP1 BOND PRIMER  dry at least 12 hours before continuing.

STEP: 8 FIRST COAT of FINISH/TOP COAT

Be sure entire surface is clean and free of all moisture. Be sure the entire area to be coated is primed, if not, then spot prime as needed.
Apply MP1 Thermal  Roof Coating using 1- brush, 2- at least a one inch nap roller, or 3- at least a 1 gallon per minute, 3,000 P.S.I. piston type airless sprayer with a minimum tip size of .027 tip, ( note larger size tip is needed ). Remove tip and gun filters before starting.
When Spraying or Rolling MP1 Thermal Paint, the first coat must be applied perpendicular to the coat of MP1 BOND Primer to achieve a checkerboard pattern.
Apply the first coat of MP1 Thermal Paint  at a rate of 100-125 square feet per gallon per coat over the entire roof surface. Wet film thickness of 12-15 mils resulting in dry film thickness of 8-10 mils. Let dry at least 12 hours before continuing.

STEP#: 9 SECOND COAT of FINISH/TOP COAT

Be sure entire surface is clean and free of all moisture. Be sure the entire roof area is completely coated, if not, then spot coat.
Apply MP1 Thermal Paint  using 1- brush, 2- at least a one inch nap roller, or 3- at least a 1 gallon per minute, 3,000 P.S.I. piston type airless sprayer with a minimum tip size of .027 tip. Remove tip and gun filters before starting.
When Spraying or Rolling MP1 Thermal Paint , the second coat of MP1 Thermal Paint must be applied perpendicular to the first coat of MP1 Thermal Paint  completing the checkerboard pattern.

Apply the second coat of MP1 ThERMAL paint  at a rate of 100-125 square feet per gallon per coat over the entire roof surface. Wet film thickness of 12-15 mils resulting in dry film thickness of 8-10 mils. Let dry at least 24 hours before your Final Evaluation.

STEP#: 10 FINAL EVALUATION FOR MP1 CERTIFICATE 

At this time a detailed evaluation of the completed job will determine the quality of the workmanship and whether strict application specifications have been met. The entire roof surface must be completely coated & sealed. Be sure to check that all roof areas are completely coated and sealed under permanently placed roof items such as roof top air conditioning units.
Divide roof into 1,000 square feet sections and randomly check one spot in each section for a dry film thickness of at least 20 mils. Remember to touch up the penetration made by the dry film thickness gauge. If specifications have not been met, determine how much material will be required to meet specifications and recoat. Check dry film thickness again until specifications have been met.

Metal Drums

Metal drums, ranging from 36 litres to 235 litres, remain the best suited method for transporting of hazardous and non-hazardous materials, of any form, from point to point. Drums are manufactured either from cold rolled or galvanized steel from a gauge of 0.50mm to 1.2mm. Metals welds are triple seamed.

All our products comply with UN performance requirements and can also be supplied with special linings for specific product protection. The drums available include open head (removable lid) and tight head drums.

MP1 suppliers  has the only lithographic drum printing facility in South Africa and is thus able to produce high quality and colourful, decorated drums to customer requirements.

MP1  has over 40 drum trailers deployed at its supplier  plant (capacity of 300 drums each)  that can also be stored on rotation at customer sites as drop trailers. MP1 supplier   routinely maintains drum finished goods stocks of 2 weeks and has abundant space to store drums on its sites if required by customers.

MP1 supplier  is a member of an International, collective of drum manufacturers from various countries that share best operating practices.

Tight Head

Our popular drum size is the 210L drum. The Tight Head series consists of 210L & 225L drums.

Open Head

Our drum sizes range from 36L to 235L. The standard sizes are 36L, 40L, 50L, 77L, 90L, 100L, 160L, 180L, 200L, 210L, 225L and 235L.

Metal Pails

MP1  pails range from 10litres, 15litres, 20litres to 25litres and include tight head, open head and lug cover types.

These can be manufactured and supplied in plain steel, base colour and printed up to a desired photo-finish container. They can be NIT (no internal treatment) or lined according to specifications.

Tight Head

The MP1 pails are available in 10L, 15L, 20L and 25L sizes. The closures vary from stoltz closure, 52mm bung and screw caps. The screw cap / 52mm bung pails are suitable for solvent based products and are used by chemical industries.

Lug Pail

The MP1  pails are available in 10L, 15L, 20L and 25L sizes. The lug lid pail closure is a castellated lid which is crimped onto the pail or it can have a removable lid which is secured with a locking ring.

Paint Cans

Metal Cans

MP1  cans range from 250ml, 500ml, 1litre, 2litre and 5litre triple tight lid, dome and screw cap type cans with a variety of closures

These can be manufactured and supplied as plain steel, base colour and printed up to desired a photo-finish container. They can be NIT (no internal treatment) or lined according to specifications.

Dome Top

The Dome Top can is available in the 1L size. These are mostly used by the automotive / re-finish industry for spray painting products.

Screw Cap

These cans range from 250ml to 5L sizes. They are mostly used by Chemical Industry for the purposes of packaging adhesives, spray paint hardening agents as well other solvent based products

Slip Lid

The slip lid cans are available in 1L, 2L and 5L sizes. Plug lid cans are available in only the 2lt size.

Stoltz

These cans range from 250ml to 5L sizes. They are mostly used by Chemical Industry for the purposes of packaging adhesives, spray paint hardening agents as well other solvent based products

Triple Tight

MP1  cans range from 250ml to 5L sizes. These cans have a triple lock lid / ring mechanism and are most suitable for the Paint / Coating Industry.

Paint prices - you tend to pay for what you get the more expensive the paint the better the quality of materials used to make the paint

A cheap paint (like a cheap car) will tend not to last as long as  a more expensive paint, the materials used to manufacture specialist paints can be very expensive and hence specialist paints tend to be more expensive than basic emulsions.

As a basic rule a basic paint will costs between $7-14 USD per litre 

A specialist paint that is formulated to undertake a specific function can add another $7-14 USD  per litre  such as :-

–Anti  Slip Floor coatings

–Steel and cladding coatings

–Anti Burglar paint

–Anti Germ Hygiene coatings

–Flame retardants

–Ant Graffiti

–Anti corrosion coatings ( Extend asset life)

–Thermal Coatings ( Reduces energy bills)

–Insecticide coatings ( Mosquito Kill and repellant paints reduce need for spraying with insecticides)

–Eco friendly Insect Repellant paint

–Anti Mould Paint

–Water proof paint

Quantity orders can help bring the price down.

But you should  expect to  pay $7-14 for a good quality basic paint  and $14-28 per litre for a specialist paint depending on what function the paint has been formulated to deal with. 

Note some of these specialist paints last for many years and have spent many years in research and development of global patents in developing these specialist paints.

It is important to look at the life cycle of the paint and the function of the paint as it can bring substantial life cycle savings when applied correctly.


A simple guide for a 2.5 litre tub of paint can be seen below with basic paints £8-38 pounds depending on qaulity. and specialist paints £15.74 - £58.00 for a 2.5 litre tub

Obviously with larger trade  quantities the price will come down.

There are different types of paints for different surfaces and agin the price can vary dramatically depending on the type of paint and its formulation. A different category is Specialist paints these are engineered and formulated to deal with a specific problem and the ingredients of the paint can be very expensive and the life of the active ingredient in the paint can last for years. So it is important to compare the costs over time.

Example of a specialist paint

The container used can also make a difference to the price of the paint.

Here is a range of different containers

The quality of paint can vary dramatically with different formulations and it is  the life of the paint per square foot or square meter that is important.

As a rule, the more expensive paint covers better and lasts longer.

Paint being moved on Pallets

Flexi Tank

Exporting of Paint

With the current development of Africa, many countries are investing in the upgrading of their infrastructure and opportunities for construction and infrastructure redevelopment have become important growth areas.

MP1 Specialist Paints successfully exports our products through local export agencies and distribution centres within  Africa for export to other countries predominantly Africa and the Middle East.

Our distribution production and warehousing facility allows us to prepare and package products for export requirements.

We are continually looking for opportunities to develop the MP1 Specialist  Paints brand in Africa; partnership agreements can be set in place for agencies and companies wishing to distribute MP1 in Africa.

SHIPPING IN FLEXITANKS

We offer flexitanks as a method of shipping for your liquid nonhazardous cargoes all over the world.

What is Flexitank Shipping?

A flexitank is special equipment for the shipping of liquid nonhazardous cargoes with the help of a standard 20-feet maritime or railway container.

A flexitank is a special soft leakproof capacity with the volume of 14-24 thousand liters. It is produced from plastic and occupies only 0,25 cubic meters when folded.

How Does it Work?

A flexitank is installed into a 20-foot container, either your own or offered by our company. The installation of a flexitank takes place at a container terminal or at a loading area and takes about 20-30 minutes. After that the container is ready for use and you are free to connect a pump to the flexitank and load your liquid cargo. The loading of cargo may take 20-40 minutes depending on the kind of cargo and a pump power. After loading a container with a flexitank and your cargo is ready for shipping. A container may be shipped via any kind of transport: road transport, railway or sea transport. Your cargo will be delivered to any place in the world. At the destination point you will be able to unload you cargo quickly and loss-free, the only thing you will need is a pump. After unloading a flexitank is to be utilized because it is designed for one-time use.

What Can be Shipped?

Flexitanks are designed for almost any nonhazardous liquids, both for industrial and alimentary needs. Here is an incomplete list of goods that can be shipped in a flexitank.

Alimentary products:

• edible vegetable and tallow oil and fats (liquid and solid)
• juice concentrates, juice and syrups
• water, wine, molasses
• nutrient additives
• pharmaceutical oil
• malt
• sorbitol and etc.

Nonedible products:

• industrial and smoothing oil
• industrial improvers and additives
• artificial resin
• detergents
• emulsions, glycerin
• some kinds of paints, ink
• fertilizers
• latex
• transformer oil
• alkaloids and etc.

Some liquids tend to density during the process of storage or at low temperatures which can impede the effective unloading of a cargo. For this purpose along with a flexitank we use a heating device installed together with a flexitank which works right before the unloading. Steam and hot water are delivered to a heating device which increases the cargo temperature.

What are the Advantages?

Flexitank is an alternative to such traditional shipping methods as a tank-container, railway and road tankers, barrels and other capacities. What are the advantages of a flexitank compared to the mentioned above methods?

• A considerate reduction of shipping costs. In comparison with a tank-container you only pay for the one way freight of a normal 20-foot container and you don’t have to pay for its return.
• You use a flexitank as an inexpensive packing for a cargo. In comparison with barrels and other kinds of capacities you safe more than 30-40%.
• You safe up to 90% of a loading and unloading time.
• Flexitank is a one-use container, therefore it doesn’t need washing.
• You will reduce the possibility of cargo losses during unloading by 10 times. Unloading from a flexitank the losses comprise only 0.1%, while unloading from barrels and other capacities the losses are up to 1%.
• In comparison to traditional containers, such as barrels and cans, you can ship 30% more cargo.
• The cargo is shipped "door-to-door" without intermediate reloading.

What are the Warranties?

Flexitanks have been used all over the world for a long period of time. Their design and shipping applicability has been checked by competent organizations. During the process of production flexitanks are exposed to a rigid quality check and certification. Every flexitank goes through a tensile test being exposed to an 8-fold overload. Every flexitank has its own identification number which guaranties the responsibility of its manufacturer.

What Should I Do?

If you need to ship a liquid cargo you should contact us. After discussing the details of your request we will offer you an optimal size of a flexitank and best possible shipping route for your cargo. We can offer a full list of services, from offering you a flexitank to 'house-house' shipping. Everything depends on your requirements.

We would like to collaborate with you and we guarantee that our services will satisfy your requirements.