What is OPACI COAT?

OPACI-COAT-300® silicone paint is a water-based, elastomeric coating that provides optimal glass opacification. OPACI-COAT-300® creates a rubberlike film when applied to glass, and, when specified, may satisfy criteria for fallout protection without the need for taping or the application of scrim films.

What is ceramic coated vision glass?

Ceramic enamel frits contain finely ground glass mixed with inorganic pigments to produce a desired color. The coated glass is then heated to about 1,150°F, fusing the frit to the glass surface, which produces a ceramic coating almost as hard and tough as the glass itself.

What are spandrel panels?

Spandrel Panels are the area of a curtain wall or screen located between vision areas of windows, which conceal structural columns, floor slabs and shear walls. A large spectrum of ceramic products are available from Euroview in monolithic or IGU form.

Can you see through spandrel glass?

Unlike vision glass, which is meant to be transparent, spandrel glass is designed to be opaque in order to help hide features between the floors of a building, including vents, wires, slab ends and mechanical equipment. Highly transparent vision glass cannot be perfectly matched with spandrel glass.

Can you see out of spandrel glass?

Unlike vision glass, which is meant to be transparent, spandrel glass is a non‑vision application designed to be opaque in order to help obscure the spaces between the floors of a building, including insulation, vents, wires, slab ends and mechanical equipment.

What is frit glass used for?

In a fritted glass filter, a disc or pane of fritted glass is used to filter out solid particles, precipitate, or residue from a fluid, similar to a piece of filter paper. The fluid can go through the pores in the fritted glass, but the frit will often stop a solid from going through.

Where can you use spandrel glass?

Spandrel glass is designed to mask vision through the structural areas of a building such as between floors and columns. Spandrel glass is widely used in curtain wall projects, where it provides non-transparence with high safety and resistance to corrosion.

What type of finish is used on spandrel glass?

Spandrel glass performs this function due to the application of a coating to render the glass near opaque. There are two coating options – ceramic frit or OPACI-COAT 300® silicone. We use OPACI-COAT 300.

What does spandrel glass mean?

Spandrel glass is one such option. Unlike vision glass, which is meant to be transparent, spandrel glass is designed to be opaque in order to help hide features between the floors of a building, including vents, wires, slab ends and mechanical equipment.

How do you specify spandrel glass?

All glass used in a spandrel should be heat-strengthened to resist the thermal stresses associated with potential heat absorption and build-up. Vitro Architectural Glass (formerly PPG glass) recommends placing the opacifier on the fourth surface of the IG to avoid the potential release of vocs inside the IG.

Is fritted glass expensive?

Price: Relative Price Scale: 1 = lowest | 4 = highest cost. Most of our glass typically ranges $15-$70 /sq. ft., depending on type, size, thickness, and fabrication. Relative Price Scale: 1 = lowest | 4 = highest cost.

When to use Opaci coat 300 on glass?

OPACI-COAT-300® is applied to glass after tempering, which prevents color shifts brought about by very high heat. Therefore, the use of OPACI-COAT-300® may result in a more predictable, desirable color for spandrel glass.

Can you use ceramic frit on reflective glass?

OPACI-COAT-300® may be applied to a wide variety of reflective glass as well as pyrolitic glass surfaces. Ceramic frit cannot be applied to the reflective surface of the glass. OPACI-COAT-300® is applied to glass after tempering, which prevents color shifts brought about by very high heat.

Which is better ceramic coating or glass coating?

On the other hand, glass coating will immediately bond to the car upon application. The car will be insulated against almost all types of chemical attacks and environmental damages. In terms of professional advice, glass coatings are more durable than ceramic coatings.

What happens when ceramic is applied to glass?

Ceramic clay applied to glass is heated to 1,100°F (600°C) and becomes fused to the glass. Unlimited. Silicones have an excellent track record in construction. OPACI-COAT-300® has been in use for more than twenty years. OPACI-COAT-300® does not break down when exposed to ultraviolet rays.

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What is OPACI COAT? OPACI-COAT-300® silicone paint is a water-based, elastomeric coating that provides optimal glass opacification. OPACI-COAT-300® creates a rubberlike film when applied to glass, and, when specified, may satisfy criteria for fallout protection without the need for taping or the application of scrim films. What is ceramic coated vision glass? Ceramic enamel frits…