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Concerned
about slat erosion through feed attack?
Here
is the cheaper solutions to this problem. Why waste time,
effort, and expense replacing the whole slat when most times it
is just a part of the area that needs attention.
Easy
to apply either brush small amounts on each batch through or
fill the gaps with polystyrene strips and apply 3-5mm of
Comfoot then remove polystyrene. Deeper erosion can be
addressed using granite chippings and kiln dried sand. Pictures
are concrete slats installed in 1994, and coated in 1997.
Re-coated 2007 showing method used. Using co-products Greenwich
Gold, Concentrated Whey, Potato, Brewers Yeast, & Abracarb.
These diets produce a PH normally of 4.5 very acidic to
concrete surfaces.
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First
coating 1997
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Coating
with feed spillage
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Newcomers
arrival 48 hours doing their inspection routine.
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Follow
up coating 2007 although these should have been done earlier
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Build
up using product with addition of granite chippings and kiln
dried sand. Contact adhesive used to assist with adhering to
surface especially edges.
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Polystyrene
infill to achieve 20mm gap with a protrusion of 3-5mm for
final coating.
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Comfoot
screed poured over surface, and trowelled smoothed over
surface
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Edges
brushed down to feather finish
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Excess
removed from polystyrene infill for ease of removal. Easily
cut with a saw next day, but don't use your best one!
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