University of Western Ontario

“Tnemec was specified for 36,000 square feet of flooring and more than 100,000 square feet of drywall, CMU, and poured concrete wall surface,” explained Tnemec coating consultant, David Walker. Series 130 Envirofill, a cementitous acrylic masonry filler, was first applied to the CMU walls; Series 216 Quickfill, an aggregate-reinforced surfacer, was applied to the poured concrete areas; and the epoxy coating Series 27 F.C. Typoxy was spray-applied to the drywall.

The wall coating specifications consisted of a fiberglass-reinforced system for the holding rooms and the more high-risk animal-exposed areas, and a non-reinforced system for all interior overhead drywall and the remaining wall areas. Series 201 Epoxoprime, a modified polyamine epoxy, primed these high-risk wall surfaces. Series 273 Stranlok ML, a fiberglass mat-reinforced polyamine epoxy, was then roller-applied. One coat of Series 280 Tneme-Glaze, a protective polamine epoxy topcoat, sealed the Stranlok system, along with a coat of series 297 Enviro-Glaze, a waterborne polyurethane, to provide enhanced abrasion resistance and colour and gloss retention.

The interior overhead and less-exposed wall areas specified the non-reinforced coating system consisting of Epoxoprime as the primer, followed by two coats of Tneme-Glaze and a topcoat of Enviro-Glaze. All metal doors and window frames were coated with two to three coats of Series 66 Hi-Build Epoxoline, known for its benchmark performance, and Series 161 Tneme-Fascure, a low-temperature cure with a fast recoat at 75 degrees Fahrenheit.

Series 237 Power-Tread, a modified polyamine epoxy, was trowel-applied to the flooring at 1/4″ thickness, followed by a finish coat of Tneme-Glaze. The operating rooms also received a topcoat of Series 291 CRU for additional protection.,