Common use of Chemical Treatment Clause in Contracts

Chemical Treatment. The material to undergo chemical cleaning and/or post-treatment must be provided with a sufficient number of ventilation openings and outlets. These holes must be sufficiently large in order to guarantee outflow and to rinse the item to make sure that no substances remain on the products. Thermo-Clean cannot be held liable for quality problems due to an insufficient quantity and/or size of the openings. After chemical paint stripping, remnants of chemical products between joined sheet metal parts and hollow spaces are inevitable. This may lead to paint problems. Therefore, proper preparations before re-painting are necessary. Brief heating in a furnace may be an adequate solution, but must be tested by the customer before re-painting. Thermo-Clean cannot be held liable for any paint or rust problems that arise due to these remnants. If the customer indicates on the order form that aluminium profiles only need to be stained, then these will not be passivated. The profiles should therefore be treated by the customer as soon as possible. Moreover, the staining is only superficial, without any inspection of the remaining conversion layer. As we remove the paint by means of an immersion process and with (PU) foam-insulated profiles that cannot be closed, we wish to point out that the foam core will be saturated with paint-stripping product. Thermo-Clean can therefore not be held liable for any resulting problems. Since the profiles are no longer protected by paint after stripping, we protect them with packaging materials. As a result, they take up more space in the container than before treatment. The customer is therefore only allowed to fill containers 80%. The customer should note that there a maximum of two containers can be stacked. Damage due to corrosion and other deterioration caused by many years of use of the goods cannot be removed by our cleaning procedures and cannot be considered damage due to paint stripping/cleaning. Heavily rusted components will still have an uneven surface after the cleaning and after-care process. During thermal treatment, the vehicle goes into the furnace for about eight hours at 430°C in an oxygen-poor environment. All paint, rutex, dinitrol, PU, etc. will be vaporised and reduced to ash (approx. 5% of the original volume). We will partly remove the ash residue by means of compressed air. The body and/or parts are not ready to be painted yet, but can be welded if necessary. The doors, engine cover, boot lid, etc. may remain closed. Small parts should be placed in the car body, preferably tied together with a steel wire. It is important to consider temperature. Materials that cannot withstand 430°C will disappear or become damaged, such as aluminium parts like rivets, identification plates, cabling, etc. In addition, ash remnants of PVC, putty or caulk should be thoroughly removed before painting, as these are hygroscopic and cause painting problems, especially around the windows. After chemical paint stripping, remnants of chemical products between joined sheet metal parts and hollow spaces are inevitable. This may lead to paint problems. Therefore, proper preparations before re- painting are necessary. Brief heating in a furnace may be an adequate solution, but must be tested by the customer before re-painting. Thermo-Clean cannot be held liable for any paint or rust problems that arise due to these remnants. For the electrophoretic (e-coat) painting process (or KTL treatment), the car body/parts must be stripped of all non- metallic parts, free from organic coatings, rust and remnants of grit. The materials should be transported as soon as possible after paint stripping to prevent surface rust. The parts must be transported and provided in dry condition.