Technical Specifications

• Premixedandreadytouseright
outofthecontainer
• Quickdrying(inaslittleas
4hours)
• Minimalshrinkage
• Sandseasily
• Excellentcoverageand
adhesion—usedasdirected,
coversaswellasorbetterthan
ordinaryjointcompound
• Savestimeandmoney—
two-stepsystempermitsfaster
jobcompletionandsignicant
savingsinlabor
Continental Building Products RapidCoatLightweightisanall-purposejoint
compound,idealforuseinallphasesofgypsumboardnishing:taping,nishing,
skimcoating,llingcornerbeadsandtrim,andconcealingnailorscrewdimples.
RapidCoatLightweightalsomakesanexcellentbondingagentforlaminatinggypsum
wallboardstogether.
READY-MIXED, ALL-PURPOSE
JOINT COMPOUND
LIGHTWEIGHT JOINT COMPOUND
®
RAPID COAT
Material:Vinyl-typeformulation;
Asbestosfree
VOC(VolatileOrganicCompound)
content<2g/L
Coverage: Approx.7.75Gal.(29.25L)per
1,000ft
2
(100m
2
)coveragewilldepend
onnumberofbeadsandamountoftrim.
Drying Time:Approx.4hourstoharden;
thoroughlydryinapprox.24hours.
Dryingtimeswillvarywithtemperature
andhumidity(SeeGA-236).
IMPORTANT:Forinterioruseonly.
Foroptimumdrying,maintainroom
temperaturebetween68˚–77˚F
(20˚–25˚C)andprovideadequate
ventilation.
Storage: Upto9monthsifprotectedfrom
extremeheatandcold.Maintainstorage
temperatureabove32˚F(0˚C).
Available Sizes:*
PAIL:4.5U.S.Gal./17L
PAIL:3.2U.S.Gal./12L
PAIL:1.1U.S.Gal./4L
PAIL:.66U.S.Gal./2.5L
BOX:4.5U.S.Gal./17L
BOX:3.5U.S.Gal./13.25L
*Somesizesmaybeavailablebyspecialorderonly.
Colors: White,beigeandyellow
Physical Characteristics
ManufacturedtoconformtoASTMC475/C475M.
Standards and Codes
WhileRapidCoatLightweightgivesexcellentcoveragewiththetraditionalthree-
coatmethod(tape,ll,nish),atwo-stepapplicationisrecommendedtoobtainthe
samegreatresultsinlesstime.ApplyaccordingtoGypsumAssociationpublications
GA-214andGA-216.
Application
Advantages
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