HOLDTIGHT® 102 – Salt Remover / Flash Rust Preventer

Removing Soluble Salts Coating suppliers who approve

with HoldTight®102 the use of HoldTight® 102
Independent tests confirm that HoldTight®102 on various types of coatings
removes ALL salts (and other contaminants). It
then prevents flash rusting, a simple and obvious
indication that the surface is clean and ready Carboline
for coating. Unlike other salt removal products, Dampney
HoldTight®102 works with ALL field test methods,
both ion specific tests and all total salt tests. If Denso
working to ISO standards use the Bresle test. For Hempel
IMO use Bresle or SaltSmart®; for ASTM or Heresite
SSPC use these tests or potassium ferricyanide
paper or the Kitigawa tube method. The New York Jotun
City Department of Transportation (NYCDoT) Lord Elastomers
researchers concluded that HoldTight®102 will Polibrid
effectively achieve zero or undetectable salt levels.
PPG
“102” Does Concrete Too Rainbow Coatings
HoldTight® 102 cleans concrete as well as steel, Sherwin Williams
aluminum, fiberglass, and composites leaving no Tnemec
contaminants. It is as effective on concrete as it is
on metal surfaces for cleaning. Added to water and Tristar
applied under pressure, it will remove both visible Valspar
(oil, grease, crud, etc.) and non-visible contaminants Wasser
(chlorides, phosphates, sulfates, nitrates, etc.) from
virtually any surface. HoldTight® 102 is also used
in industrial applications to remove contaminants
from bridges, water tanks, refineries and equipment
as well as other steel and concrete structures. This list is not intended to be complete or definitive.
It is representative only.
Consult your coating supplier and/or
HoldTight® Solutions Inc.,
for manufacturers or coatings not on this list.

Manufactured by:
HoldTight Solutions Inc.
P.O. Box 27907 Houston, TX 77227.7907,
 HOLDTIGHT® 102 – Salt Remover / Flash Rust Preventer
HoldTight® 102 salt remover / flash rust preventer Features Benefits
is a one step additive that prevents flash rusting
• Provides corrosion-free surface for up to 48 hours • Allows delay in coating pressure washed/blasted
of wet abrasive and water-blasted iron and steel
steel
surfaces and of dry-blasted surfaces in a pressurized
• Removes all surface salts • Clean surface prevents corrosion, assures coating
wash down. It effectively removes all salts,
adhesion
including chlorides, sulfates, phosphates, nitrates,
• Water soluble • Wide application in all types of washing/blasting
etc., and other contaminants, including oil, grease,
processes
and blast residues. HoldTight® 102 salt remover
• Application ratios: 1:50 to 1:250 • Economical to use
/ flash rust preventer is approved by most major
• Leaves no residue • Does not interfere with subsequent coatings
coatings suppliers for use with most coatings. A
• Phosphate and acid free • Non-polluting, safe-to-use and odor free
number of studies of the proprietary compound
• Biodegradable • Environmentally friendly
that is the active ingredient in HoldTight® 102 salt
• Non-flammable • Safe for workplace
remover / flash rust preventer have concluded that
• Non-toxic • Safe for applicators
the material may be safely disposed of in sanitary
sewers, rivers, lakes, and other bodies of water
without endangering aquatic life or otherwise How HoldTight® 102 “Works” washers. Higher pressure improves performance, clean surface. Contaminants of any kind – visible or
compromising the environment. This was true even All water has, to a certain degree, surface tension: higher volume doesn’t help as much. Most off- invisible – literally suck moisture out of the air, like
when that compound was tested at a much higher the harder the water the higher the surface tension. the-shelf (at Home Depot or Lowe’s, for example) sponges. To be a bit crude, but clear, about it, 102
level of concentration than in HoldTight® 102 off- This surface tension reduces the ability of the water pressure washers can easily generate 1500 p.s.i removes those suckers. Because 102 evaporates
the-shelf and dramatically higher concentrations to clean even under low pressures (<5000 PSI) those of pressure with a flow rate of 1 gallon per minute. with the water in which it has been dissolved, it
than in the product as applied. areas of a surface that are not fully exposed to the Industrial washers can go much higher, 5,000 p.s.i or does not leave a residue as do some salt removers
pressure (fissures, pores and cracks). As a result this above; and they are more efficient. Heating the water and virtually all conventional “inhibitors.” It does
leaves contaminants hidden in the cracks and fissures, will improve performance, but is not essential. not solve one problem by creating another.
which can lead to coating failure. Why are pressure and flow important? Simply
HoldTight® 102, a proprietary formulation, because 102 is a washing agent, a surfactant like soap, When do you use HoldTight® 102
quite simply, when added to water reduces the but UNLIKE soap, it leaves no residue if allowed • After sand blasting for wash down for a much
surface tension of that water to a point at which the to evaporate with the water that contains it. Forcing cleaner surface than with the use of air
water’s inherent cleaning power is maximized. This the water with the 102 into the profile or pores of the • After ultra high water blasting to wash down
elimination of the surface tension by HoldTight 102® surface results in more thorough cleaning. When the residue that deposits from the atmosphere
allows what is effectively “supercharged water” to do surface is dry, the 102 is gone. There is nothing to • During wet abrasive blasting then rinse to
what water does best: “WASH” all the contaminants remove. You are ready to apply your primer or coating prevent flash rust
away. or you can wait several days without seeing flash rust. • Cleaning and salt removal with hand/power
The key to using 102 effectively is to dilute it tools and hand washing
properly AND to pressure wash the surface with the And here’s the bonus: • To remove built up road salts from steel and
– we say –“treated water” – the more pressure the Clean surfaces simply don’t rust as fast. 102 prevents cement surfaces
better but the water volume need not be greater than 1 flash rust not by forming a film to separate the surface • As an additive to prevent flash rusting during
gallon per minute – a common flow rate for pressure from air and humidity, but by leaving an exceptionally hydro-testing heat exchangers and boilers
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