Valmour proposes 3 types of food-compatible paint:

- VALCOAT Food Compatible Paint which is certified for "permanent contact" with food, for example for water on wine tanks , for interior and exterior use.

-  VALMA Food Environment Paint, which is suitable for food environments like the partitions of displays, but only for interior use.

- Floor Paint  AUTOLISS Valmour, perfectly suitable for floor covering in food environment.

Depending on the type of surface you want to protect, you need to proceed in different steps. To work on a perfectly clean, grease-free and dry surface, follow the recommendations  below:

A - PERMANENT CONTACT :

On Steel and Cast Iron, Galvanized Steel :

1 - If the metal is rusty, brush carefully  with the Bronze Brush and the Oval Brush below to eliminate any loose rust, then apply  Stop Rust Converter, which will increase the anti-rust protection in time. Leave to act for 48 hours and dust off.

You can also sandblast the metal. Afterwards, it is excited and therefore fragile: it needs to be covered within 24 hours.

Use Glasspaper 180 (very fine) on any already painted surfaces you conserve to take off the shine.

To finish, eliminate any grease with acetone or with DILUVAL.

2- Prepare the surface by applying a coat of VALCOAT Primer. This anti-corrosion product for iron-containing metal prepares the surface for the treatment with VALCOAT Food Compatible Paint as finish, but is not a food-compatible paint itself. Observe an 8 hour waiting period.

3- As a finish, apply Valmour VALCOAT Food Compatible Paint. This bi-component epoxy coating for permanent food contact is applied in one single coat with a Paint Brush, a Roller or a paint gun.

4- Afterwards, let dry for 21 days before washing with hot water. This waiting period is necessary to certify the absence of component migration.

On Stainless Steel and Aluminium :

If you're in doubt concerning the type of metal you're intending to paint, test it with a magnet: aluminium will not be attracted.

1- If the aluminium is rusty, start by brushing it carefylly with the help of the Bronze Brush and the Oval Brush below. Do not sandblast or apply anti-rust products.

On already painted surfaces you want to conserve, take off the shine by sanding them with Glasspaper 180 (very fine).

2- Prepare the surface by applying a coat of WASH PRIMER, which will ensure that the finishing paint adhers perfectly. This primer is delivered with its reactive thinner, to be mixed one hour before the application. This base coat is not food- compatible. After application, leave for 8 hours.

3- To finish, apply Valmour VALCOAT Food Compatible Paint, which is a bi-component epoxy coating for permanent food contact, in a single coat, with a Paint Brush, a Roller or a paint gun.

4- Afterwards, let dry for 21 days before washing with hot water. This waiting period is necessary to certify the absence of component migration.

On Concrete :

1-To begin with, make sure that the concrete is in good condition. Remove any non-adherent coatings by sanding or sand blasting. Dust thoroughly and, if necessary, reapply a coat of concrete to obtain a perfectly smooth surface.

2- Prepare the surface by applying a coat of Valmour CONCRETE EPOXY Primer, which will ensure that the finishing paint adhers perfectly. This primer is delivered with its reactive thinner, to be mixed one hour before the application. This base coat is not food- compatible. After application, leave for 8 hours.

3- To finish, apply Valmour VALCOAT Food Compatible Paint, which is a bi-component epoxy coating for permanent food contact, in a single coat, with a Paint Brush, a Roller or a paint gun.

4- Afterwards, let dry for 21 days before washing with hot water. This waiting period is necessary to certify the absence of component migration.

On Wood  :

1- Brush thoroughly with the Bronze Brush and the Oval Brush below to remove any non-adherent paint or coating.

2- Prepare the surface by applying a coat of VALCOAT Primer. This product prepares the surface for the treatment with and better hold of VALCOAT Food Compatible Paint as finish, but is not a food-compatible paint itself. Observe an 8 hour waiting period.

3- As a finish, apply Valmour VALCOAT Food Compatible Paint. This bi-component epoxy coating for permanent food contact is applied in one single coat with a Paint Brush, a Roller or a paint gun.

4- Afterwards, let dry for 21 days before washing with hot water. This waiting period is necessary to certify the absence of component migration.

On Plastic and Plasterboard :

1- Clean thoroughly to obtain a completely dirt-and grease-free surface.

2- To increase the hold of the finishing paint, pickle the surface with Acid Solution for Metal VALMOUR. Spray onto the surface, leave to work and rince with DILUVAL Thinner Valmour below.

3- To finish, apply Valmour VALCOAT Food Compatible Paint, which is a bi-component epoxy coating for permanent food contact, in a single coat, with a Paint Brush, a Roller or a paint gun.

4- Afterwards, let dry for 21 days before washing with hot water. This waiting period is necessary to certify the absence of component migration.

On Extruded Polystyrene , Fiberglass, Polyester :

No need to apply a primer, you can directly apply Valmour Food Compatible Paint.

But clean thoroughly before, for example with a hot water high pressure cleaner.

Remarks:

 In all cases, VACOAT Food Compatible Paint VALMOUR  can be applied to all types of already existing paint, because it is solvent-free.

B - FOOD ENVIRONMENT :

On Wood, Stone, Walls :

1- Brush thoroughly with the Bronze Brush and the Oval Brush below to eliminate any non adherent paint or coating.

2 - Apply a coat of VALFIX Primer to prepare the surface for the application of the food compatible finishing paint. Let dry fo 8 hours.

3 - Finally, apply  VALMA Food Environment Paint.

On Concrete Floors :

1- On new floors, begin with an end-of job cleaning with  CIMENTAX Stripper below, and give old floors a thourough cleaning with Cleaner Greaseremover CARRELAX. Wash painted concrete floors with CARRELAX after a light sanding.

2- Apply a coat of CONCRETE EPOXY Primer ( except on already painted floors).

3- Apply 1 coat of AUTOLISS Floor Paint with a notched spatula, within 30 minutes of mixing the components together.

AUTOLISS Floor Paint is solvent-free and odourless, and used  particularly in the Bordeaux region wine cellars.

On Metal :

Begin the treatment by applying Aluminium Antirust Primer, wait for 48 hours until the solvent has completely evaporated and afterwards apply VALMA  Food Environment Paint.