Roofing Adhesive Pull Tester

There must be a minimum of two pounds of pull strength for the coating adhesion to be considered acceptable.

Roofing adhesive pull tester.

A portable adhesion tester will provide the. The elcometer 510 automatic pull off adhesion tester accurately measures the strength of the bond between the coating and the substrate. If it comes off easily and or is laden with dirt degraded roofing material and other particulates the roof is not cleaned satisfactorily. Other general pull out and adhesion tests.

Embed the cloth strip into the coating and immediately cover the cloth strip with gacoroof and let dry for 24 hours. Com ten is the world s largest company and the leading manufacturer of pull testers for on site tests in more than 50 countries. To test for cleanliness press a 3 to 4 inch long piece of 2 inch clear packing tape to the cleaned and dried roof using hand pressure. Anchors and fasteners.

Doing the pull test. Test for roof coating adhesion by pulling the fabric at a 90 angle to the substrate surface. Pull the end of the strip straight up. Results in 24 hours.

Pull off adhesion is a simple to use quantitative range giving a definitive adhesion value ideal for the laboratory or field on flat or curved substrate application. It can be used in horizontal or vertical tests in all types of substrates. It is used to prove the fastening integrity for existing or new roof construction. Omg supplies roofing fasteners for the roofing industry as well as pipe supports insulation adhesives retrofit roof drains and construction accessories.

Some roof coating should remain on the substrate. Intuitive easy to use menu structure in multiple languages. A detailed report will be provided following recording analysis and review of the accumulated job site data. If the coating underneath the strip remains on the substrate you have good adhesion.

Hand held and waterproof rugged design. Trufast follows the ansi spri fx 1 standard for performing and reporting the results of pull out tests. Then peel the tape off the roof. Learn more about trufast roofing adhesive.

Spray foam vapor barriers. Digital 4 000 lbs pull tester for screws anchors bolds. Our pull testers are commonly used by the roofing and construction industries to evaluate. The portable adhesion tester may be used to test adhesion for all traffic and nontraffic bearing alt roofing waterproofing and surfacing systems.

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