The Electro anodised look range is a collection of unique anodised look finishes, designed to subtly change in appearance as light conditions alter in the day, delivered with warranty grade advanced super durable polyester thermosetting powder.

It is ideal for use:

On pre-treated architectural grade aluminium
On mild steel, bright/semi bright steel, black steel and blue steel
In mild, severe and tropical 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:

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Electro 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.


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Project types

Non-habitable projects are those that are not dwelling types. Examples can be furniture, bus shelters, signage etc.
Residential properties are typically easy to maintain, given their height and access.
High-rise projects are less sheltered from neighbouring buildings, raising their exposure and reducing their ease of maintenance.
Monumental projects attract the most attention and have the highest standards required to uphold the reputation expected from landmark sites.

Electro™

Features

Super Durable Polyester Thermosetting Powder Coating
Alumi Shield™ warranty
– 25 Year Aluminium Durability warranty
– 15 Year Aluminium Colour warranty
Steel Shield™ Warranty
– Up to 10 Year Steel Corrosion warranty
– 15 Year Steel Colour warranty
Alternative colour range to anodising
Formulated to meet: AS 3715, AAMA 2603 and AAMA 2604

Benefits

Guaranteed performance on appropriately pre-treated aluminium and steel*
Excellent colour retention
Super durable finish
On trend anodised flat finish

* 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

General Performance Preparation & Application Care & Maintenance Specification Warranty Download

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 exterior and interior use on extruded aluminium: window and door system, louvres, balustrades, sunshades, perforated screen, curtain walls, shop fronts, furniture and shelving.

Surfaces

Ideal for use over:

Architectural aluminium including perforated aluminium
Mild steel, bright/semi bright steel, black steel and blue steel

Electro can also be used on the following metals but these are not warranted:

Galvanised steel, stainless steel, zincalume, non ferrous metals

Technology

Super durable polyester thermosetting powder

Range

Electro

Look

Anodised flat look finish – get all the benefits of an on-trend anodised look with Electro.

Electro offers an exceptional alternative to anodising, with an extensive choice of pearlescent and metallic colour options. It’s also suitable for application on most metal substrates, enabling consistent colour coordination across projects that may have different substrates. Anodising has fewer colour options and can only be used on aluminium substrates. Anodising is also only available from a small number of applicators/suppliers with powder coatings available from many hundreds of applicators across the country. There can also be a higher risk of batch-to-batch variation with anodising.

Dents and scuffs on powder coating are easily repaired and less noticeable than on an anodised finish, maintaining the look of the asset for years to come.

Finish

Flat finish

Interior or Exterior

Interior and exterior use

Dulux Kinetic^® Technology

Duratec Electro finishes are bonded and delivered with Kinetic® Technology, which uses a process to optimise the aesthetic effect of many of our pearlescent finishes. These finishes contain pearlescent and/or metallic pigments that produce a characteristic effect when bonded to powder particles. The process delivers a more consistent dispersion of particles across the surface resulting in a unique pearlescent or metallic lustre.

Pre-treatment of Aluminium

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 an 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 required for Electro projects, but etch rate advice from pre-treatment suppliers should be taken into consideration.
An etch rate > 2gm/m2 is highly recommended for perforated/expanded aluminium sheets.

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 30 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 please ensure:

The temperature of the dry off oven must be such that the temperature of the sections does not exceed 75˚C unless advised by pretreatment supplier specifications. Applicators must be able to demonstrate compliance with this specification.

Pretreatment Standards

The pre-treatment process must be capable of meeting the performance outputs as described in AS3715 and AAMA-2604

Pre-treatment of Steel

Steel substrates shall be prepared as follows:
1. Wash and degrease all surfaces to be coated in accordance with AS1627.1 with a free-rinsing, alkaline detergent, in strict accordance with the manufacturer’s written instructions and all safety warnings.

2. Wash with fresh potable water and ensure that all soluble salts are removed in accordance with AS 3894.6 methods A&D.
3. Grind all sharp edges with a power tool to a minimum radius of 2mm.
4. Power tool clean welds to AS1627.2 Class 2 to remove roughness. Remove filings, preferably by vacuum or compressed air.
5. Abrasive blast clean all steel surfaces to be painted in accordance with AS1627.4 to visual standard AS1627.9 Class 2.5 (equivalent to ISO8501-1, Sa 2.5: Very Thorough Blast-Cleaning). Use a medium that will generate a surface profile of 35 to 65 microns (as tested to AS3894.5 Method A.) In situations where it is not possible to prepare your item on all surfaces as described above, for long term protection against corrosion it is strongly recommended whenever possible, that an alternative substrate such as, aluminium be considered.
6. The steel to be stored in an area which is clean and dry
7. The steel must be coated within 4 hours of blasting.

Application

Application Method

Electrostatic Spray

Cure Schedule

210° for 8 mins minimum

200° for 10 mins minimum

195° for 15 mins minimum

Project Suitability – Aluminium

Use the following table to help identify where Electro 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
1. Electro 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 ‘Interior & exterior 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 Electro in the following environments:
a. Interior: General Interior conditions (E-Prime base coat not mandatory); Moderate Interior (E-Prime base coat mandatory).
b. Exterior: Mild (E-Prime base coat not mandatory); Severe: (E-Prime basecoat mandatory).
For more information about specifications on perforated or expanded aluminium please click here.

Project Suitability – Steel

Use the following table to help identify the product choice you have to gain a Steel Shield™ warranty on your project. Refer to the conditions information to determine the environment that your project will be exposed to. Click on the table below for a larger version.

All Dulux powder products are NOT suitable in strongly acidic or caustic environments so the pH must be between 5 and 9.
1. Electro is only suitable for coastal environments >10m from the high tide.
*In Mild (Medium) exterior environments and Moderate (Medium) interior environments, a 10 year corrosion warranty is available with a Zincshield, E-Prime and the indicated top coat system. Without E-Prime a 5 Year corrosion warranty is available.
Please refer to ‘Interior & exterior 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.

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, Noumea4. 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

Interior & exterior 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

1. Aggressive liquids such as Chemically Treated liquids and Salt Water must be cleaner off immediately as per the Dulux Care and Maintenance guide.
Please 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 and Steel Shield warranties are available on areas >than 1m from the liquid.
● Where indicated Alumi Shield and Steel Shield warranties are available any distance from the liquid.
Alumi Shield and Steel 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 and Steel Shield warranties are not available if the powder coating is immersed in any liquid.

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Colours displayed should be used as a guide for your colour selection.
Always confirm your colour choice with a production line prepared swatch for final colour approval.
* 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.