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SILICONE WATER GUARD - MORE IN EVERY CAN,

#1336 AND #1336L

Silicone Water-Guard #1336L (375gram), More Value in every can

By using CO2 non-flammable gas as a propellant we maximize value for you and minimize carbon in

the atmosphere. This detailed explanation will enable you to make a more informed choice of

products. You will learn that in addition to enjoying superior performance, Water-Guard is also

saving you a lot of money and providing a net environmental benefit.

Most aerosol water repellents include between 1/4 and 1/3 of their “net contents” stated weight in

propane/isobutene, a blend of highly flammable gas refined from petroleum production. The blends

have a flash point of about -100 degrees F. and are similar to the propane for your barbeque. These

blends are 83% Carbon by weight.

An aerosol container that displays a net weight of 300 grams and contains 1/3 of its weight in

flammable gas propellant has 100 grams of this blend. So you only get 200 grams of usable

product. Since the propellant blend is 83% carbon by weight, you have purchased and discharged

into the atmosphere 83 grams of carbon just for the purpose of emptying the can. This is 41.5

grams of carbon to unload each 100 grams of product.

Other marketers do not disclose how much propellant they use, but because it is heavy and cheaper

than the useable product, they have incentive to use more. They want to be sure there is still plenty

of gas left when the product is gone because no one will complain if the can still has pressure when

the product is all gone.

Some of our competitors use only ¼ of the net contents for propellant. In this case a 300 gram can

has 75 grams of flammable gas blend. 75 grams x 83% carbon means that these cans are emptied

by the discharge of 62 grams of carbon. They also give you 25 more grams of usable product. This

is a significant improvement, but still using 27.5 grams of carbon to unload each 100 grams of

product.

Now let’s examine Atsko’s Silicone Water-Guard #1336L. The can is 1.5 inches taller and shows a

net weight of 375 grams. The 375 grams includes 364 grams of usable product, and 11 grams of

propellant. The propellant, CO2, is a non-flammable gas drawn from a waste stream that was

headed for atmospheric discharge. The CO2 is purified for our use but would have gone into the air

anyway so we have simply sequestered it temporarily with no net new carbon production. Our use

of new carbon to empty the entire 300 grams of usable product is zero. That is 0.0 grams of carbon

to unload each 100 grams of product.

As a point of interest, if our CO2 was not a waste product or withdrawn from the air, the calculation

would be as follows. 11 grams of CO2 x 27% carbon by weight is 2.97 grams of carbon to empty 364

grams of usable product. That is only 0.816 grams of carbon to unload 100 grams of product. This is

a 97% reduction of propellant carbon compared to the product with 25% propellant and a 97.3%

reduction of propellant carbon from the product using 1/3 propellant. While not all aerosols can be

emptied with CO2, it certainly should be done whenever possible. You should always choose CO2

propellants when you purchase water repellents.

Safety beyond the reduced flammability of CO2.

Summary of content (5 pages)

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SILICONE WATER GUARD - MORE IN EVERY CAN, #1336 AND #1336L Silicone Water-Guard #1336L (375gram), More Value in every can By using CO2 non-flammable gas as a propellant we maximize value for you and minimize carbon in the atmosphere. This detailed explanation will enable you to make a more informed choice of products. You will learn that in addition to enjoying superior performance, Water-Guard is also saving you a lot of money and providing a net environmental benefit.
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Carbon Dioxide is beneficial even while our products are sitting on the shelf. It creates positive pressure in the container so there is no chance of degradation by water vapor from the air. There is also no risk of substance abuse. Propane/Isobutene is responsible for injury and death of individuals seeking to get high. There is no need to fear that CO2 will be abused like propane/isobutene propellant.
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Silicone Water-Guard will score at least 90 on the ASTM standard Water Spray Test D1913 (AATCC 22). We run this test 50 times without interruption to have a better model of real conditions. We achieve the same results in a single application that other brands achieve with 2 applications. This cuts time, costs, and resources in half compared to a product that suggests 2 applications. Our tests also indicate that Silicone Water-guard will often last twice as long.
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these cans are emptied by the discharge of 62 grams of carbon. They also give you 25 more grams of useable product. This is a significant improvement, but still using 27.5 grams of carbon to unload each 100 grams of product. Now let’s examine Atsko’s Silicone Water-Guard #1336. The can is the same size and shows a net weight of 300 grams. The 300 grams is all useable product, and does not include any propellant.
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Relative to product where all 3 apply 600% You could pay 6 times as much for Silicone Water-Guard and have equal value before even considering the effort, resources, and impact on the environment. When a few ounces of an inexpensive product can renew, restore, and delay the recycling of a larger more expensive item like a coat or a tent, you are looking at one of the few value equations that is actually positive for you and the environment. This is the value you get from Silicone WaterGuard.