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Troubleshooting Tips Problem Cause & Solution There are particles in the finished coating There are 3 main reasons for particles 1) Too much dust in the air. Make sure that surrounding area is cleaned thoroughly and vacuum if necessary. Ensure you coat the glass immediately after wiping with alcohol. Avoid having too many people walking around in the area being coated. Turn off any fans and turn down or turn off the A/C. These measures reduce the amount of dust in environment 2) Window edges not cleaned or taped properly. A lot of the dirt is contained in the widow seals and edges and these are the most difficult to clean entirely. Make sure that when taping you lip over onto the glass by by 1/32” of an inch .(1mm) to ensure the dirt in the edge is sealed, and pay special attention when cleaning the edges. 3) Particles from the sponge. Try to do the coating process with the minimum number of strokes as the friction on the sponge may cause it to break up and leave some particles. It is best to do the application right first time. Use a new sponge every 25 sq ft and only use one side of the sponge. There are runs in the finish There are 2 main reasons for runs in the finish. 1) Too much liquid for the area to be covered. Ensure that you use only 2 grams of liquid per sq ft of glass. 2) Liquid not dragged down the glass. Ensure you use the top to bottom and wiper strokes to drag the liquid down the glass.

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 Troubleshooting  Tips  

   Problem             Cause  &  Solution    There  are  particles  in  the  finished  coating   There  are  3  main  reasons  for  particles                  

1) Too  much  dust  in  the  air.  Make  sure  that  surrounding  area  is  cleaned  thoroughly  and  vacuum  if  necessary.      Ensure  you  coat  the  glass  immediately  after  wiping  with  alcohol.    Avoid  having  too  many  people  walking  around  in  the  area  being  coated.      Turn  off  any  fans  and  turn  down  or  turn  off  the  A/C.  These  measures  reduce  the  amount  of  dust  in  environment  2) Window  edges  not  cleaned  or  taped  properly.  A  lot  of  the  dirt  is  contained  in  the  widow  seals  and  edges  and  these  are  the  most  difficult  to  clean  entirely.      Make  sure  that  when  taping  you  lip  over  onto  the  glass  by  by  1/32”  of  an  inch  .(1mm)  to  ensure  the  dirt  in  the  edge  is  sealed,  and  pay  special  attention  when  cleaning  the  edges.  3) Particles  from  the  sponge.  Try  to  do  the  coating  process  with  the  minimum  number  of  strokes  as  the  friction  on  the  sponge  may  cause  it  to  break  up  and  leave  some  particles.    It  is  best  to  do  the  application  right  first  time.    Use  a  new  sponge  every  25  sq  ft  and  only  use  one  side  of  the  sponge.    

There  are  runs  in  the  finish       There  are  2  main  reasons  for  runs  in  the  finish.    

1) Too  much  liquid  for  the  area  to  be  covered.      Ensure  that  you  use  only  2  grams  of  liquid  per  sq  ft  of  glass.  

2) Liquid  not  dragged  down  the  glass.      Ensure  you  use  the  top  to  bottom  and  wiper  strokes  to  drag  the  liquid  down  the  glass.  

   

 

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   Problem             Cause  &  Solution      The  edges  have  lines  or  particles        

1)  When  doing  the  final  finishing  strokes,  be  very  gentle  and  smooth.  2)  Only  do  a  finishing  stroke  on  one  side  down  to  bottom  where  the  finishing  stroke  ends.  3)  Try  to  do  the  finishing  stroke  all  in  one  movement  without  removing  the  sponge  from  the  glass.  

 There  are  gaps  or  drips  in  the  coating                     1)    Ensure  you  use  the  right  amount  of  liquid  per  block  and  do  the  

            dabs  close  together  to  ensure  a  even  amount  of  liquid  over  all  areas  of                     the  glass  block  to  be  coated.  

2)  Ensure  the  glass  is  thoroughly  cleaned.    If  there  are  any  areas  of  grease,  silicone,  or  large  dust  particles  the  KristalBond  coating  will  not  bond  to  that  area  of  the  glass.      You  need  to  remove  the  coating  are  re  clean  that  area.  

 There  is  a  line  of  liquid  lying  at  the  bottom    of  the  glass.             1)  It  is  normal  to  have  some  excess  liquid  at  the  bottom  of  the  glass.     Ensure  excess  liquid  is  removed  as  part  of  the  finishing  stroke  at  the  bottom  of  the  glass.      

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 After  I  have  removed  the  tapes  there  are      lines  showing  at  the  edge  of  the  windows                    1)  When  taping  you  have  taped  too  far  onto  the  glass.      It  is  important  to  just     lip  onto  the  glass  by  a  fraction    (1/32”  or  1mm)  otherwise  the  lines  in  the  coating  edge  will  

be  noticeable.          The  finish  is  not  clear  or  has  small  dimples  (Orange  peel  effect)  or  lines  in  it.     This  is  due  to  the  liquid  starting  to  dry  before  the  final  strokes  have  been  completed.        It  is  

important   that   you   complete   the   block   quickly   and   do   not   go   over   the   area  when   it   has  started  to  dry  otherwise  you  will  disturb  KristalBond’s  self  leveling  process.  

  Especially   when   the   glass   surface   is   hot   or   there   is   high   humidity   you   need   to   do   the    coating  process  quickly.    Check  each  block  to  ensure  a  good  coating  before  moving  onto  the  next  block.    Do  not  go  back  over  a  block  once  it  has  started  to  dry  to  correct  problems.