Metal plating process
AssigneeCourtaulds Coatings Limited
InventorsDavid Morton, Timothy M. Handyside
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Abstract
The internal surfaces of a tank for liquids, for example a cargo tank or ballast tank of a ship, are coated by application of a metal plating composition to them by means of an applicator to form a metal layer at least 1 micron thick. The plating composition may be an electroless plating composition or an electroplating composition and is preferably thickened or gelled so that it is thixotropic or does not drip from downwardly facing surfaces.
Claims14
A coating process for internal surfaces of a tank for liquid cargo or ballast, in which process a metal plating composition is applied to said internal surfaces by means of an applicator to form a metal layer at least one micron thick, wherein said metal plating composition contains a gelling or thickening agent in an amount such that said composition is thixotropic or has a viscosity such that it does not substantially drip from a downwardly facing surface to which it has been applied.
A coating process for internal surfaces of a tank for liquid cargo or ballast, in which process an electroless metal plating composition is applied to said internal surfaces by means of an applicator to form a metal layer at least one micron thick, wherein said electroless metal plating composition contains a gelling or thickening agent in an amount such that said composition is thixotropic or has a viscosity such that it does not substantially drip from a downwardly facing surface to which it has been applied.
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