TechnicaldatasheetforSILRES?BS290/Version:1.5/Dateoflastalteration:11.04.20171/3 Productdescription SILRES?BS290isasolventlesssiliconeconcentrate thatisbasedonamixtureofsilaneandsiloxane. SILRES?BS290isdilutablewithorganicsolvents. DilutesolutionsofSILRES?BS290inorganic solventsserveashigh-qualitygeneral-purposewater repellentsforimpregnatingandprimingmineraland highlyalkalinesubstrates. Specialfeatures -gooddepthofpenetration -highresistancetoalkalis -tack-freedrying -effectiveevenondampsubstrates -rapiddevelopmentofwaterrepellency Afterapplicationtothemineralsubstrate,SILRES?BS 290reactswiththeatmosphericmoistureorporewater inthesubstrate,therebygeneratingtheactive ingredientwhileliberatingalcohol.Theactive ingredientgreatlylowersthewaterabsorbencyofthe substrate,whichneverthelessretainsaveryhigh degreeofwatervapourpermeabilitysinceneither poresnorcapillariesareclogged. Application SILRES?BS290issuitableforimpartingwater repellencytoabsorbent,porous,mineralconstruction materials,e.g.: -brickwork -allkindsofconcrete -aeratedconcrete -sand-limebrickwork -cementfiberboards -mineralplasters -mineral-basednaturalandartificialstone -mineralpaints SILRES?BS290isalsosuitableasprimerforexterior paints. SILRES?BS290isnotsuitableforrenderinggypsum waterrepellent. Processing Flooding,preferablynotunderpressure,isthebest techniqueforapplyingSILRES?BS290,whichis readytouseafterdilution.Applyseveralcoats,weton wet,untilthesubstrateissaturated.Generally,atleast twoapplicationssufficeforallsubstrates. Donotleavelongbreaksbetweencoats.Applythe nextwhenthesubstratehasabsorbedtheprevious oneandisnolongershiny(wet-on-wetworking).The substratemustnothavedampspots,i.e.,itshould lookdry.TherequisitequantityofSILRES?BS290 dependsontheadsorbencyofthesubstrate.The amountofimpregnatingagentrequiredforasubstrate andtheeffectivenessoftheimpregnationshouldbe determinedonsitebytestingasmallareaofthe materialtobetreated. Dilution ThesolventsbestsuitedfordilutingSILRES?BS290 arealiphatichydrocarbons(e.g.WhiteSpirit130/175), aromatichydrocarbons(solventnaphtha,e.g.Shellsol A)orlow-odorisoparaffinhydrocarbons(e.g.Isopar H).Thesolventusedshouldhaveaboilingrangeof 140-190°Candanevaporationnumberof30-90. Iftheabove-mentionedhydrocarbonsolventsare used,SILRES?BS290shouldbedilutedinaweight ratioof1:11to1:15.Anhydrousalcohols,suchas ethanolor2-propanol,couldalsobeusedandare evenindispensablewhenevercontactofthe impregnatingagentwithsolvent-sensitivematerials (suchasexpandedpolystyrene,bitumen,etc.)cannot beavoided.Thealcoholmustbecompletely anhydrous.Ifalcoholisusedasasolvent,adilution ratioof1:12pbwisrecommended.Whenimpregnating slightlydampsubstrates,SILRES?BS290willgive betterresultsifdilutedwithhydrocarbonsthanwith alcohol. StirvigorouslywhenaddingthediluenttoSILRES?BS 290.SinceSILRES?BS290reactswithhumidity, prolongedcontactwithairmustbeavoided.The containersmustbehermeticallysealed. BeforeapplyingSILRES?BS290,besuretocover SILRES?BS290 MASONRYWATERREPELLENTSTechnicaldatasheetforSILRES?BS290/Version:1.5/Dateoflastalteration:11.04.20172/3 windowsandothernon-absorbentsurfacesproperly becausetheproductcuressoquicklythatitwillbe extremelydifficult,ifnotimpossible,toremoveaftera fewhours.Wipeoffanysplashesonwindowpanes immediately,usingasolventifnecessary. Forthisreason,thefiguresquotedbelowareintended asaguideonly: Storage The‘Bestusebeforeend‘dateofeachbatchisshown ontheproductlabel. Storagebeyondthedatespecifiedonthelabeldoes notnecessarilymeanthattheproductisnolonger usable.Inthiscasehowever,thepropertiesrequired fortheintendedusemustbecheckedforquality assurancereasons. Safetynotes Comprehensiveinstructionsaregiveninthe correspondingMaterialSafetyDataSheets.Theyare availableonrequestfromWACKERsubsidiariesor maybeprintedviaWACKERwebsite wacker. .Productdata TypicalgeneralcharacteristicsInspectionMethodValue Appearancecolorless,hazy Silane/siloxanecontentapprox.100% Densityat25°CDIN517571,05g/cm3 Viscosity,dynamicDIN5156215-19mPa.s FlashpointISO367942°C Thesefiguresareonlyintendedasaguideandshouldnotbeusedinpreparingspecifications.