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Want no-function (except thickness) coating for steel pipe

Dear All,

We have 22" Outer Diameter Carbon Steel Pipe coated by Epoxy 1 mm.

We need to add Extra thickness of 2 mm but should be the cheapest stuff & easy to apply.

Thanks & regards.

Engineer Deman

Deman DEMRI
Engineering - Baghdad, Iraq
May 1, 2009

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May 27, 2009

When you say 2mm do you mean 1mm per side (1 on top and 1 on bottom of the pipe or 2+2 which gives you a diameter change of 4 mm?

The lowest cost way I can think of is a solvent based coating that could be brushed or sprayed on. I assume you want it to bond perm to the epoxy?

I have to do this quite often with casing we get in that are already coated. I just spray them with a coating.

Johnathan Posey
Specialty Rubber Products - Clarksville, AR, USA

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If there is literally no requirement other than thickness and ease of application, have you considered tape? There are plenty of different varieties that offer 2mm thickness.

Jim Gorsich
Compton, California, USA
May 27, 2009