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Dallas Bathtub Refinishing Services Chemical Weld

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Dallas Bathtub Refinishing Chemical Weld Dallas Bathtub Refinishing Services Dallas Bathtub Refinishing Services chemically welds a new surface into the old surface. Please know this is the same coating and silane coupling agent used by me for bathtub, tile and shower refinishing. This was only 1-2 coats of the polyester water proof coating, whereas a customers bathtub refinishing project would have a film thickness equal to 7 - 9 coats. I was testing the bond, or chemical weld of the silane and not the thickness of the top coat. I applied Silane to a 9" X 9" ceramic tile, then applied the polyester surface to the tile. I allowed the tile to cure for 36 hours. The tile was placed in a stainless steel pan of hot water over 120(F) for over 30 minutes during which time the heat source continued to heat the water until the thermometer reached 180(F) then quickly thereafter the water began to boil the test tile for 10 minutes. I then turned the heat source down, allowed to cool w