Investigation on aesthetic and water permeability of surface protective material under accelerated weathering

Abstract

In this paper, experiments were conducted on the effects of aesthetic and durability of three representative surface protective material under accelerated weathering test for 5000 h. First, the adaptability of the surface protective material coating to the substrate was proven by examining the aesthetic properties and the water permeability of the building materials. Second, the pollutant resistance of the surface protective material coating to artificial stain was assessed using xenon-arc light. The result shows that the appearance of the silane types did not change significantly, and the water permeability was improved. In addition, the silicate types did not improve water permeability and the surface color was changed. Fluor-resin types effectively improved the water permeability, but the surface color became dark. Sample measurements showed changes in the average width of the contamination after weathering, with an increase after spray cleaning and ultrasonic cleaning. However, it was observed that after washing the pollution average width of all specimens due to weathering at 5000 h was almost as much or smaller than the initial value.