Fire Door upgrading using our Fire Paint System - for 30 Minutes of Door Fire Protection (covers FD20 and FD30)
Basic Rules for buying the Fire Paint system
* surfaces must be sanded back to Matt to avoid paint defects, such as 'cissing'
* doors must be solid, not hollow
* minimum door edge thickness = 35mm
* minimum panel thickness = 10mm
* base coats (4 x intumescent) and top coats (2 x finish) must all be applied - base paint or finish paint may not be used alone
* do not apply over existing paints without thorough sanding and testing
* read the Warnings below - do not proceed with coatings without consulting us
To see a Fire Door Finish Paint Colour Chart Click Here
Preparation
Sand down all surfaces to a matt finish and test with individual water droplets - if the droplets collapse immediately you have a suitable surface. Now test with a small patch of normal emulsion paint. If the emulsion dries flat and smooth your prepared surface is good enough for application of the Intumescent Base Coat. If the emulsion does not dry properly the surfaces are not ready for the Intumescent Base Coat - call us for advice on 01626 872 886. Once the doors pass the emulsion test try a small patch test of the Intumescent Base Coat and when hard follow with the finish paint.
Method
First, apply the base coats (4) (which are always supplied in white) using our Timbercoat This is used for timber and timber product fire door upgrading, but only on solid doors. Hollow doors are NOT suitable for upgrading into Fire Doors. Then apply your choice of colour finish SFR Flame Paint in matt or eggshell. SFR Fire Paint is used as part of a door upgrade to FD30.
To see a Fire Door Finish Paint Colour Chart Click Here
Important - we will only supply Fire Paint or Fire Varnish for Door Upgrades if you have received our Door Upgrade Specification (free of charge - call 01626 872886 ) and then completed our Door Upgrade Building Inspector Permission Form. This is to avoid the risk that your Building Inspector may refuse the upgrade, which could cost you a lot of wasted time and money.
Warnings - do not apply over existing paint without thorough sanding. Then apply a small amount of Timbercoat to a test area. Inadequate surface preparation can lead to 'cissing' - a defect in which freshly applied paint recedes from the surface leaving small circular or streaky bare areas. The usual cause is a water repellent surface due to an existing coating (oil, wax, paint, varnish, etc.) or a lack of surface cleaning. Always test a small patch before proceeding - allow the product to fully dry, apply the top coat(s) and then check for finish and colour before proceeding with the whole area.
Stripped Doors - doors stripped using chemicals may still have chemical and paint/varnish residues on the surfaces. These contaminants can cause:
1. Sissing - gaps in the paint or varnish film where the surface has repelled the coating - these gaps go right through down to the previous coat or bare surface
2. Dimples - hollow spots where during the drying out process the contaminants have reacted with the coating - these are depressions and do not go down to the previous coat or bare surface
See our special warnings page for full details and solutions.
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If you decide to buy directly from our Fire Paint Shop we will contact you to obtain the information required to create a Specification and provide you with a Building Inspector Permission Form.
Price Match Guarantee - we will not be beaten on price. Call us on 01626 872886 for instant help.
What Fire Door Flame Paint Finish to Buy: call us on 01626 872886 for Discount and Price Matching
For a colour finish:
Use our Flame Paint Finish - apply 2 coats, or more, according to durability and finish requirements - indoors/outdoors, high/low wear finish required and the colour difference between your chosen finish colour and the white base.
Flame Paint Finish - no flames, self extinguishes.
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Typical Fire Door Upgrade Flame Paint Finish Coverage
For a colour finish: note that the base Intumescent coat is always white, so dark finish coat colours may require more than 2 coats.
Flame Paint Finish - 8 square metres per litre, about 20 square metres per 2.5 litre pack.
Note - a typical door, one side only, including the edges, will have a surface area of about 1.6 square metres. It must be at least 35mm thick at the edges and any panels must be at least 10mm thick.
See our special warnings page for full details and solutions.
Flame Paint Finish Prices, Discounts and Delivery: call 01626 872886 for full details
Prices - some prices are lower than given above when purchased in larger pack sizes, click here to go to the Fire Shop
5% off Trade Price - Price Match Guarantee - we will not be beaten on price. Call us on 01626 872886 for instant help..
Discounts and Trade Sales - call us for details of our Price Match and Discount Offer
Delivery - Same day dispatch, UK Mainland - £10 plus VAT
Important - we will only supply Fire Paint or Fire Varnish for Door Upgrades if you have received our Door Upgrade Specification (free of charge - call 01626 872886 ) and then completed our Door Upgrade Building Inspector Permission Form. This is to avoid the risk that your Building Inspector may refuse the upgrade, which could cost you a lot of wasted time and money.
Click here to look at the product, check prices and Order in our Fire Paint Shop
If you decide to buy directly from our Fire Paint Shop we will contact you to obtain the information required to create a Specification and provide you with a Building Inspector Permission Form.
Colour Chart for Fire Door upgrade paints: direct link - Click Here. Choose a R.A.L. or B.S. number and name from a chart.
Non-available colours: some luminous, vivid or very bright colours (these cannot all be reproduced in water based or oil based paints). In these cases you can request our special paint additives instead, to mix into your own top coat paint.
Colour Charts - what do RAL and BS mean?
In 1925, the private sector and the German government of that time founded the "Reichsausschuss für Lieferbedingungen" - RAL - (Committee of the German Reich for Terms and Conditions of Sale).
RAL's original task was to standardise precise technical terms of delivery and sale for the purpose of rationalisation. Today, RAL is the recognised competent body for reliable certification of products and services. They introduced Paint Colour Charts in 1927. These now cover over 1900 colours.
B.S. Standards for British Standard, derived from our equivalent - The British Standards Institute (BSI).
Finishes:
Flame Paint finish: choose from Matt and Eggshell.
Flame Paint Finish Suitable for:
1. Flame Painting Softwood and Hardwood doors, as part of an upgrading specification
2. Interior and Exterior Flame Painting of Fire Doors.
3. Flame Painting of existing Fire Doors and standard doors
4. Flame Painting over existing door finishes
5. Flame Painting Fire Doors in Flats, Offices, Warehouses, Loft Conversions, Hotels, Industrial Units and Mezzanine Floors.
6. Flame Paint finishing of Fire Doors, and fire door upgrades to modify existing solid wood doors to 30 minutes (FD30) Standard.
7. Flame Paint Protection for Exhibition Stand Doors, Shopping Centre Kiosk Doors, Night Club Bar Doors, Restaurant Doors, Shop Doors.
See our special warnings page for full details and solutions.
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