Go Lead Free… Go Galva-Guard™!

The Facts

History
Galvanizing repair solders have a long history in use, but they have always been high in lead.  A typical solder contained between 40% and 75% lead, and all current galvanizing repair solders that are not “lead free” still contain these high lead levels.  As the environmental movement worked to reduce lead use and exposure, there developed a need for a lead-free product.

Research
Galva-Guard™ is the result of three years of R&D funded by the International Lead Zinc Research Organization, among others, to formulate the best possible lead-free galvanizing repair solder.

Galva-Guard™ is designed to provide excellent cathodic and barrier protection. In addition, it offers high abrasion resistance and hardness, strong adhesion and is totally lead-free.

Galva-Guard™ exceeds performance standards as set by the standard, ASTM A-780 for repair of galvanized coatings.

Performance
Galva-Guard™ galvanizing repair solder has a broad and relatively low application temperature  of 400 – 570° Fahrenheit (200 – 300° Celsius).  When heated, it melts into a moldable slurry that can easily be shaped, spread, smoothed and built up to a substantial thickness, even on vertical surfaces!

All you need is a torch and a small wire brush. Because of the low melting temperature, there is no risk of damage to the surrounding galvanized coating.

Quality
It takes only minutes to apply, but the Galva-Guard™ galvanizing repair will out perform any zinc rich paint or lead based touch-up solder. As with galvanizing, it metallurgically bonds to the steel and the metallic repair blends in naturally.