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Construction Primers from Dow Corning Europe
This is a selection guide to enable the user to select the
best Dow Corning primer to enable Dow Corning silicone sealants to achieve
optimum adhesion to any of a wide range of substrates. Dow Corning –
Europe primers included are 1200 OS Primer, P Primer, Barrier Primer and 1205
Primer.
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Construction Primers from Dow Corning
Europe
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white paper (PDF size = 76 KB)
Design Guidelines for Using Dow Corning® Silicone
Sealants with "Easy to Clean or Self-Cleaning" Glasses
(Construction)
This paper presents the status of data compiled to date
regarding the use of silicone sealants on easy to clean or self-cleaning glass.
Glass coating that were tested were hydrophilic coatings, photoactive
coatings and hydrophobic coatings.
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Design Guidelines for Using Dow
Corning® Silicone Sealants with "Easy to Clean or Self-Cleaning"
Glasses (Construction)
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Dow Corning® Americas Fenestration Technical
Manual
You will find guidance to sealant choice and installation
procedures for Dow Corning® brand fenestration sealants in this manual,
including advice regarding substrate suitability, material compatibility,
quality assurance testing, joint design, and dispensing equipment.
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Dow Corning Americas Fenestration
Technical Manual (Construction).
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size = 251 KB)
Dow Corning® InstantGlaze Window Assembly Sealant
Technical Manual (Construction)
This manual explains how you can achieve the InstantGlaze
advantage for productivity, economy, and quality when you use this reactive
hot-melt silicone with standard hot-melt dispensing equipment and an automated
X-Y glazing table. You will find practical facts to help you such as industry
certifications, typical yield per gallon, typical bead compression, application
procedures, quality control/application issues, equipment issues, and field and
service considerations.
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Dow Corning® InstantGlaze Window Assembly Sealant
Technical Manual (Construction)
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Silicone Sealant Plays Key Role in Impact-Resistant
Glazing Systems (Construction)
Properties of Dow Corning(R) 995 Silicone Structural
Adhesive such as high tensile and tear strength plus excellent adhesion to
glass and common window frame materials result in window system with
dramatically increased protection from shattered glass due to hurricanes,
tornadoes, criminal activity, and bomb blasts. It is a one-component,
self-priming formulation which is easy to apply in both factory and on-site
retrofit situations.
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Silicone Sealant Plays Key Role in Impact-Resistant
Glazing Systems (Construction)
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Unique Silicone Speeds Production, Lowers Cost, Improves
Quality
A reactive hot-melt material, Dow Corning® InstantGlaze
Window Assembly Sealant, allows fabricators to manufacture high-quality
silicone glazed units at higher quality, faster output and lower costs.
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Unique Silicone Speeds Production, Lowers Cost,
Improves Quality (Construction)
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