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The Dean Color System

Extended Life Coatings

The Dean color System is based on a high content silicone polyester paint over a superior primer system. The precoated galvanized panels are produced under a strict quality assurance program that requires recorded physical test data on each prepainted coil. The Dean Color System has experienced great success in rigorous tropical and semi-tropical climates. That means you can be confident of your new Dean building looking beautiful for many years to come.

Ceram-A-Star™ 950 or equivalent Coatings offer optimum exterior protection and resistance to chemical corrosion and ultraviolet radiation. Ceram-A-Star™ 950 or equivalent systems combines siliconized polyester polymers with ceramic pigments to create a super hard coating that has demonstrated outstanding strengths against acid rain and is more abrasive resistant than other softer coatings on the market. The Ceram-A-Star™ 950 or equivalent systems is available with up to 20-year Guarantees against fading, chalking, checking, cracking, blistering, and peeling.

Panels are available in colors in colors shown in 26ga., and 4 colors (* ) in 24 ga.  Trim colors are in 26 ga. in colors shown.  Also available at additional cost are white white and bronze in 24 ga. at additional cost.  Contact your Dean representative for availability and additional information on the 5-, 10-, and 20-year guarantees.
Color samples shown may vary from actual paint colors in the field depending on your Computers color settings.

Technical Data

Physical Properties: Ceram-A-Star™ 950 and equivalents require a dry film thickness of 0.70-0.90 mils Top coat per ASTM D 1005-84. The specular gloss is 30-40 on a 60° angle per ASTM D523-89.

Abrasion Resistance: 30 liters of falling sand/mil. of film per ASTM D968-91.

Pencil Hardness: F-2H per ASTM D 3363 (NCCAII-12). Post-formability is measured on a 180° bend on a 1/8" mandrel, no pickoff with #610 Scotch tape. Slight microfracturing allowable, per ASTM D 1737-85.

Impact Adhesion: no loss of adhesion between coating and substrate after reverse impact equal to 2000 times steel thickness or 1000 time aluminum thickness in mils, expressed in inch-pounds, with no loss of adhesion, per ASTM D 2794-84 (NCCAII-6).

Humidity Resistance: 1200 hours exposure at 100% relative humidity; less than 10% #8 size blisters, per ASTM D 2247-87.

Salt Spray: 1000 hours in 5% salt fog at 95° F; no more than 1/16" creepage from scribe. Few blisters no larger than #8 per ASTM B 117-85.