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The Sublicoat sublimation basecoat range is a collection of textured base coats that allow for the application of films over the top that help camouflage the substrate to mimic wood and other materials. Delivered with warranty grade advanced super durable polyester thermosetting powder.

It is ideal for use:

  • On pre-treated architectural grade aluminium
  • In mild and severe exterior conditions
  • In general and moderate interior conditions
  • In environments greater than 10m from the high tide mark
  • On the following interior and exterior projects:

Sublicoat is only suitable for coastal environments >10m from the high tide and is NOT suitable in strongly acidic or caustic environments so PH must be >5 and <9.
Please refer to the ‘Interior and exterior environments close to liquids other than the sea’ section for warranty implications for in such environments.

 

Features

  • Super Durable Polyester thermosetting powder coating
  • Alumi Shield™ warranty – 25 Year Aluminium Durability warranty
  • Formulated to meet: AS 3715, AAMA 2603 and AAMA 2604
  • Extensive range of textured basecoat colours

Benefits

  • Guaranteed performance on appropriately pre-treated aluminium*
  • Super durable hard wearing finish
  • Suitable as a basecoat for sublimation
 

*Only Dulux Accredited Powder Coaters are able to issue our Dulux Alumi Shield™ and Steel Shield™ warranties after demonstrating their capability to meet stringent quality conditions and international standards.

Product Information

Project Types

Exterior projects (All BCA Classes)

  • All commercial buildings
  • All residential buildings
  • Non-habitable

Interior projects (All BCA Classes)

  • All commercial buildings
  • All residential buildings
  • Non-habitable

Uses

Developed primarily for use on extruded aluminium, including window and door joinery, and extruded aluminium panel work on class 1 & 10 residential buildings and on class 2-9 commercial buildings under the Australian Building Code and class.

Surfaces

Sublicoat is ideal for warranty grade applications over:
  • Architectural aluminium including perforated aluminium

Technology

Super durable polyester thermosetting powder

Range

Sublicoat

Look

Textured base coats for sublimation looks

Finish

Flat finishes

Interior or Exterior

Interior and exterior use

Product Performance Radar

See how this product rates on selected measures below.

Scale

Superior: 5

Excellent: 4

Very good: 3

Good: 2

OK: 1

Not Applicable: 0

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Description of measures:

  • Exterior colour & chalking resistance – The powder coated film's resistance to colour fading and chalking in exterior conditions during its warrantable period (in accordance with the Dulux Care & Maintenance program).
  • Exterior film durability – The powder coated film's resistance to peeling, cracking or flaking during its warrantable period (applicable to aluminium substrates only) (in accordance with the Dulux Care & Maintenance program).
  • Corrosion resistance - The powder coated system's resistance to corrosion during its warrantable period (applicable to steel substrates only)
  • Film Hardness – The powder coated film's resistance to gouging or rupturing.
  • Low energy curing – Some powder coating ranges enable a reduction in energy consumption through lower oven temperatures, and or faster line speeds.
  • Mar and scuff resistance – The powder coated film's ability to resist the visible mar and scuffing that can happen during transportation, fabrication, onsite during construction and service life when compared to smooth powder coat finishes.
  • Reaction to fire testing – A powder coated film's performance to industry standard ‘reaction-to-fire’ tests that have been carried out for the Dulux powder coating ranges in accordance with the Australian and New Zealand building codes.
  • VOC (Volatile Organic Compounds) – Powder coating films produce negligible total VOCs and formaldehyde emissions which is especially important in indoor environments.

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Pre-treatment of Aluminium

Pre-treatment Standards

The pre-treatment process must be capable of meeting the performance outputs as described in AS3715 and AAMA-2604 Compliance to appropriate process parameters is essential in ensuring compliance to etch, conversion coating weights (time/concentration) and conductivity of the final rinse. 

Etch

The etch process is a very important stage of pre-treatment and close consultation with your pre-treatment supplier is strongly recommended to ensure optimum adhesion & corrosion resistance is obtained. As an approximate guide:

  • An etch rate of >1gm/m2 , is recommended for Sublicoat projects greater than 100 metres from the coastline, but etch rate advice from pre-treatment suppliers should be taken into consideration.

Conversion Coatings

This is the next pre-treatment process for aluminium to ensure that it is suitably prepared for coating. It is recommended that Chrome conversion weights shall be a minimum of 431mg/m2, but advice from pre-treatment suppliers should be taken into consideration.

  • For Chrome pre-treatment a Supplier ‘Certificate of Analysis’ should be provided by the customer and attached to Self-Assessment Declaration.
  • Non Chrome conversion coatings should be applied and maintained in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions.
  • When changing from chrome to non-chrome your accreditation will require reapplication immediately. Warranty applications through this period will need to be monitored, tested and approved individually.

Final Rinse

Final rinse is to ensure optimum surface preparation prior to coating.

  • Final rinse water run-off from the extrusion shall have conductivity of less than 80 micro Siemens/cm.
  • The maximum time between pre-treatment and the application of the powder coating is 24 hours.
  • The entire area of the aluminium shall be properly pre-treated, appropriate spacing devices should be used.

Handling

Care should be taken with handling to ensure health and safety measures are met and that the substrate is not contaminated.

  • Pre-treated sections must never be handled with bare hands. Clean and lint free cotton gloves must be worn at all times when handling pre-treated sections.

Dry Off Oven (if applicable)

If your site uses a dry off oven to assist in the pre-treatment process, consult your pre-treatment supplier for advice, but generally;

  • < 75° C for chrome pre-treatment,
  • < 120° C for chrome-free pre-treatment.
  • Applicators must be able to demonstrate compliance with this specification.

Application

Application Method

Electrostatic Spray and application of sublimation film

Cure Schedule

Sublicoat Products

Metal Temperature:

210°C: 4 minutes
200°C: 5 minutes
180°C: 8 minutes

The table references AS2312.1, AS 4312 and ISO 9223 to identify the environment, conditions and atmospheric corrosivity categories. 

1. Geothermal environments greater than 500m of a bore, mud pool, steam vent, or other source with a pH between 5 and 9. For A pH outside this consult Dulux.
2. Geothermal hot spots within 500m of a bore, mud pool, steam vent, or other source.
3. All offshore islands including Waiheke Island, Stewart Island, Fraser Island and Pacific islands eg PNG, Fiji, Samoa, Tonga, Tahiti, Noumea
4. The corrosion rates for the first year of exposure for the different corrosivity categories of Aluminium and Carbon (Mild) Steel are determined by the following standards:
AS 4312 - Atmospheric corrosivity zones in Australia.
AS 2312.1- Guide to the protection of structural steel against atmospheric corrosion by the use of protective coatings. Part 1: Paint coatings
ISO 9223 - Corrosion of metals and alloys - Corrosivity of atmospheres - Classification, determination and estimation 
5. The corrosion rates for the first year of exposure for the different corrosivity categories of Aluminium are determined by the following standard:
ISO 9223 - Corrosion of metals and alloys - Corrosivity of atmospheres - Classification, determination and estimation 

Project Suitability – Aluminium

Use the following table to help identify where Sublicoat can be applied on aluminium projects, the system required and the Dulux Alumi Shield™ warranty level available. Refer to the conditions information to determine the environment that your project will be exposed to.

● Alumi Shield™ warranty available.

1Sublicoat is only suitable for environments >10m from the high tide line. All Dulux powder products are NOT suitable in strongly acidic or caustic environments so the pH must be between 5 and 9.
Please refer to the ‘Environments close to liquids other than coastal, river and lake salt water environments’ for warranty implications where powder coatings may be in close proximity to liquids.

Information for Perforated and Expanded aluminium:
Alumi Shield™ warranties on perforated and expanded aluminium are available for Sublicoat in the following environments:
a. Interior:  General Interior conditions (Grey Primer/E-Prime base coat not mandatory); Moderate Interior (Grey Primer/E-Prime base coat mandatory).
b. Exterior: Mild (Grey Primer/E-Prime base coat not mandatory); Severe and tropical: (Grey Primer/E-Prime basecoat mandatory).
For more information about specifications on perforated or expanded aluminium please click here.

Conditions – Alumi and Steel

Use the following table which references AS2312.1, AS 4312 and ISO 9223 to identify the environment, conditions and atmospheric corrosivity categories To pinpoint your projects corrosivity zone this table should be used together with the corrosivity zone maps contained within AS 4312 .

1. Geothermal environments greater than 500m of a bore, mud pool, steam vent, or other source with a pH between 5 and 9. For pH outside this consult Dulux.
2. Geothermal hot spots within 500m of a bore, mud pool, steam vent, or other source.
3. All offshore islands including Waiheke Island, Stewart Island, Fraser Island and Pacific islands eg PNG, Fiji, Samoa, Tonga, Tahiti, Noumea
4. The corrosion rates for the first year of exposure for the different corrosivity categories of Aluminium and Carbon (Mild) Steel are determined by the following standards: 
AS 4312 – Atmospheric corrosivity zones in Australia.
AS 2312.1- Guide to the protection of structural steel against atmospheric corrosion by the use of protective coatings. Part 1: Paint coatings
ISO 9223 – Corrosion of metals and alloys – Corrosivity of atmospheres – Classification, determination and estimation
5. The corrosion rates for the first year of exposure for the different corrosivity categories of Aluminium are determined by the following standard: 
ISO 9223- Corrosion of metals and alloys – Corrosivity of atmospheres – Classification, determination and estimation

Environments close to liquids other than coastal, river and lake salt water environments

Please refer to the guidance below for:

  • Any interior application of powder coating close to liquids, eg swimming pools, fountains, bathrooms, showers, sinks etc
  • Buildings that have exterior facilities close to liquids other than the sea, eg outdoor swimming pools, fountains, outdoor bathrooms

Agggressive liquids such as Chemically Treated liquids and Salt Water must be cleaned off immediately as per the Dulux Care and Maintenance guide
1Please note chemically treated water includes antimicrobial treatments, e.g. in pools, anti-corrosive chemicals, and soapy water in bathrooms and showers.
■ Where indicated Alumi Shield™ warranties are available on areas >than 1m from the liquid (ie outside the splash zone).
● Where indicated Alumi Shield™ warranties are available any distance from the liquid.
Alumi Shield warranties are only available when applied by a Dulux Accredited Powder Coater to the warranty specification on recommended project types and conditions.
All Dulux powder products are NOT suitable in strongly acidic or caustic environments so the pH must be between 5 and 9.
Alumi Shield™ warranties are not available if the powder coating is immersed in any liquid.

Advice Line

Our dedicated consultants can help simplify the specification process, saving you time and money by providing the right coating advice for your project. Call 13 24 99

Dulux Alumi Shield™ warranty performance on aluminium:

  • 25 Year Durability warranty

On pre-treated architectural aluminium when applied by a Dulux Accredited Powder Coater to the warranty specification on recommended project types and conditions. For more information on our Dulux Alumi Shield™ warranty program click here.

Key Limitations for warranties

Environments must be:

  • Greater than 10m from the high tide mark
  • Greater than 1m (ie outside the splash zone) for interior/exterior warranty in environments that are close to chemically treated or salt water liquids other than coastal, river and salt lake salt water environments (eg near swimming pools, fountains, or showers)
  • Sublicoat is NOT suitable in strongly acidic environments so the pH must be between 5 and 9

Please note chemically treated water includes antimicrobial treatments, e.g. in pools, anti-corrosive chemicals, and soapy water in bathrooms and showers.

Dulux Accredited Powder Coaters

Only Dulux Accredited Powder Coaters are able to issue our Dulux Alumi Shield™ and Steel Shield™ warranties after demonstrating their capability to meet stringent quality conditions and international standards.

 

For more information click here.

 

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Colours displayed represent basecoat colours only and not the finish once sublimation films have been applied. Sublimation film transfers are unique to each sublimation supplier and are not supplied by Dulux. Find Sublicoat Accredited Powder Coaters here. Basecoat samples are not available for order.

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Sublicoat®

The Sublicoat sublimation basecoat range is a collection of textured base coats that allow for the application of films over the top that help camouflage the substrate to mimic wood and other materials. Delivered with warranty grade advanced super durable polyester thermosetting powder.

White Base

Flat

90S1293F

Snowgum Base

Flat

90S2197F

Orange Base

Flat

90S4304F

Jarrah Base

Flat

90S4295F

American Oak Base

Flat

90S1297F

Silky Oak Base

Flat

90S2247F

Chocolate Base

Flat

90S8275F

Charcoal Base

Flat

90S7602F

Grey Base

Flat

90S7603F

New Dark Beige Base

Flat

90S3151F

Wenge Base

Flat

90S8276F


* Only Dulux Accredited Powder Coaters are able to issue our Dulux Alumi Shield™ and Steel Shield™ warranties after demonstrating their capability to meet stringent quality conditions and international standards.