Rubber paint is an acrylic paint whose film stays elastic after drying. Roofs and metal sheeting expand in summer and contract in winter: a rigid coating cracks at the edges and peels under that movement, while an elastic one stretches with the surface. POLIFARB makes one rubber paint, RUBBER FARBA.

Where RUBBER FARBA is used

RUBBER FARBA is an acrylic rubber paint for exterior and interior work. Its substrates include slate, roof tiles, ondulin, profiled sheeting, aluminium, ferrous metal, asbestos cement, concrete, foam and aerated concrete, brick, render, wood, plywood, chipboard and drywall. It is used on roofs, plinths, facades, downpipes and gutters, posts and fences, and indoors on bathroom, hallway and kitchen walls. It can go over old alkyd and oil coatings. The film is matt and vapour-permeable, has wet-scrub class 1 and resists detergents, water and salts.

Colours

Ready colours with no tinting: blue RAL 5005, moss green RAL 6005, red-brown RAL 3009, chocolate brown RAL 8017, grey RAL 7046, graphite RAL 7024, black RAL 9004 and white RAL 9016. The TR base is tinted with COLOR MIX pastes. The roof shades match standard metal tile and profiled sheet colours, so an existing roof can be touched up without colour matching.

How to paint

The surface must be clean, dry and degreased. Remove rust from metal and sand gloss surfaces to matt. Prime new ferrous metal with DEKOMAL ГФ-021 or EXTRAMAL ГФ-021. Degrease galvanised steel and prime it with one coat of ГФ-021 only; rubber paint is never applied straight onto zinc. Apply 2–3 coats at +10…+30 °C, below 80 % humidity and on a surface of at least +5 °C; each coat dries within 2 hours. Consumption is 100–200 g/m² per coat, and the coating reaches full strength after 28 days.

Questions and answers

Is rubber paint suitable for a swimming pool?

Pools and water tanks are not among the substrates of RUBBER FARBA, so we do not offer it for pool basins.

Can it be used on floors?

No, it is not recommended for floors, steps or plastics. Concrete floors are painted with AKRILBET.

Where can I read more?

In the articles “Rubber paint: what it is and where to use it” and “Mistakes when painting a roof with rubber paint”. For plinths, see “Plinth and foundation paint”.