CASE STUDY

Paint Manufacturing Case Study

Rapp-it is suitable for use on corroded fluid lines, water reticulation pipelines and ball valves that are widely used in the paint manufacturing industry.

Scope

The customer had an overhead leak in a 25mm ball valve line. The valve required urgent repair, as the damaged area was leaking Texanol — a widely used toxic liquid found in paint manufacturing.

Solution

The line was shut down and the damaged area cleaned and roughened. Rapp-it Steel Putty and Rapp-it Pipe Repair Bandages (50mm x 3.6m) were applied over the ball valve line with 5cm tails on each side. The line was up and running at full capacity 30 minutes after application.

“Rapp-it successfully stemmed the flow of Texanol; we will replace the valve next week. We will continue to use Rapp-it as it is a very good product.”

Maintenance Supervisor, Global Supply Chain, VIC

Technical Details

Pipe Substrate
Steel

Pipe Contents
Texanol

Internal Pressure
116 psi / 800 kPa

Temperature
25°C – 30°C

Pipe Diameter
100mm

damage area
25mm ball valve