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    FINISHING AND PAINTING

    After curing, the surface is rubbed down


    with carborundum stone
    to achieve a smooth finish, and then rinsed
    water. Because well-made ferrocement is thoroughly with fresh
    impermeable (waterproof),
    there is theoretically no need for painting.
    is desired, the structure should be scrubbed However, if painting
    cent solution of muriatic (hydrochloric) with a 5 to 10 per­
    clean, fresh water, and scrubbed again acid, flushed with
    with a weak solution of
    caustic soda, after which it has to be rinsed
    again.
    The ferrocement can then be sealed with
    and one or more coats of epoxy paint applieda coat of epoxy resin,
    been personal experience that after sealing as a finish. It has
    ferrocement slab, it is best to wait as one side of the
    sealing the other side. Due to continuous long as possible before
    hydration and curing,
    the lower surface(s) on the untreated
    side will show a white
    powder for a long time. Even after careful removing of this
    powder and rinsing, it will take years
    before paint will form a
    good bond with these surfaces.
    For boats that will be left continuously
    in salt water, an anti­
    fouling paint should be applied below the
    of diesel fuel in terrocement tanks (not waterline. For storage
    the adverse effect of the alkaline action recommended because of
    upon the diesel fuel), the inside of the of the ferrocement
    tanks should be sprayed
    with a polysulfide compound. Several kinds of
    compounds are also available for the protection epoxy resins and
    bonding cement to any other material, of bare metal,
    filling
    Ferrocement tanks intended for water storage in voids, etc.
    cement wash in3ide and stored with a little should be given a
    water inside them.
    Underground ferrocement grain silos in
    with bitumen. After curing, the surfaceEthiopia are waterproofed
    is cleaned with a wire
    brush, and a coat of bitumen emulsion (diluted
    sion to 1 volume of water) is scrubbed into 1 volume of emul­
    dries, a cement/ emulsion mixture (1 volume the surface. After it
    of water to 1 volume
    of cement to 10 volumes of emulsion) is
    brushed on.

    III. SUMMARY
    The advantages of ferrocement construction
    are:
    o It is highly versatile and can be formed
    into almost any shape
    for a wide range of uses;
    o Its simple techniques require a minimum
    of skilled labor;
    o The materials are relatively inexpensive,
    and can usually be
    obtained locally;

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