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Armour Flex

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Rockcote Third party certifications:
  • Warringtonfire

    Warringtonfire

    Certificate type

High build, high performance, elastomeric membrane coating. Formulated for both thickness and flexibility to achieve an outstanding crack-bridging capability.

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Application

  • Armour Flex is ideally suited to applications that require a superior level of protection, such as high rise buildings, commercial buildings and areas of high coastal exposure.
  • Designed to be used where a superior level of crack resistance and a superior level of protection against water ingress is required.
  • Suitable for interior and exterior use.
  • Armour Flex is suitable for application over properly prepared substrates such as brick, block, Rockcote render and textures, concrete, fibre cement sheeting, AAC panels or blocks and plasterboard.
  • Provides excellent added durability and ensures a low maintenance coating when combined within a Rockcote Sponge Finish system:

AAC 75 mm 

  1. Quick Render FR / Off White.
  2. Masonry Primer Hi Op.
  3. Armour Flex.
  4. Armour Flex.

Core Filled PVC*

  1. High Adhesion Primer
  2. Quick Render PM100 (Fully Meshed)
  3. Polymer Render Grey (Sponge Finish) 
  4. Masonry Primer Hi Op
  5. Armour Flex 
  6. Armour Flex

FC Sheeting*

  1. Polymer Render Grey.
  2. Polymer Render Grey.
  3. Masonry Primer Hi Op.
  4. Armour Flex.
  5. Armour Flex.

*Consider LRV limitations on lightweight substrates.

Description

Armour Flex is a high build, high performance, elastomeric membrane coating.

Armour Flex is most flexible acrylic membrane coating and ideally suited to both new and repaint projects that require superior level of protection, such as high-rise buildings, 

commercial buildings and areas of high coastal exposure. Some of its significant features include:

  • Water based and easy to maintain.
  • Excellent flexibility.
  • Vapour permeable.
  • Excellent colour retention.
  • Long term exterior protection.
  • Mould and scuff resistant.
  • Very high resistance to cracking.
  • Extremely weatherproof coating with excellent water resistance.
  • Outstanding long term durability and dirt shedding properties.

General information

Color

-

Manufacturer guidance

Tintable to most commercially available colours on the market.

Finish

Matt.

Low sheen.

Material

Acrylic membrane paint.

Size

-

Manufacturer guidance

15 L.

Warranty description

Up to 15 years.

Guidance for specification option:

Depending on substrate and finish, Rockcote Full Systems are eligible to System Warranty, when applied in accordance with the relevant Rockcote technical specifications.

Uniclass

Pr_35_31_68_01 Acrylic-based waterproof coatingsPrimary

SpecPack

09910 Painting

SpeedSpec

09910 Painting

NATSPEC National Classification System

0671 Painting

Specification data - Acrylic-based waterproof coatings

Colour

Guidance for specification option:

  • Can be tinted to a wide range of colours.
  • For exterior applications it is recommended that light fastness of chosen colours be confirmed before ordering.
  • Available in white, light, deep and strong bases in Low Sheen, and white base (only) in Matt.
  • Contact manufacturer for details.

Execution

Brush.

Long nap roller.

Spray gun.

Texture roller.

Form

Water based.

Sheen

Matt.

Low sheen.

Dry film thickness

160-250 microns depending on roller used.

Number of coats

2 coats.

Drying time

6-8 hours.

Guidance for specification option:

2 hours (touch to dry).

Elongation at break

700 %.

Guidance for specification option:

ASTM D-412.

Substrates

AAC 75 mm.

Core filled PVC.

Guidance for specification option:

Consider LRV limitations on lightweight substrates.

FC sheeting.

Guidance for specification option:

Consider LRV limitations on lightweight substrates.

Sustainability data

Contains Red List materials

No

Country of material origin

Australia

Country of product manufacture

Australia

Recyclability

Pail & lid

Third party certifications

Warringtonfire

Warringtonfire

Armour Flex AS 1530.3 - Early Fire Hazard Testing

Literature

ArmourFlex_TDS_March2022

ArmourFlex_TDS_March2022

ROCKCOTE Armour & Armour Flex Brochure V5

ROCKCOTE Armour & Armour Flex Brochure V5