Interviews / 4/3/2024

Plenty of advantages and support to applicators

During the work at Sepang International Circuit, the advantages of using MAPECOAT TNS were highlighted, such as its ease of application, fast curing properties and high durability. We talked about it with Adrian Tew Zeng Guang

Interviewee

Adrian Tew Zeng Guang

LLT Specialists Sdn Bhd

Adrian Tew Zeng Guang shares his view about various aspects related to the application of MAPECOAT TNS acrylic colored coating proposed by Mapei in different projects, focusing on the challenges faced during works at the Sepang International Circuit.

Which kind of installation works do you usually carry out? Which environments are usually involved?

We mainly work on waterproofing and flooring applications over residential and industrial buildings.

MotoGP Sepang International Official Circuit 2024

Which were the main challenges involved in the works at the Sepang International Circuit?

The main challenges were the limited time frame, as the project needed to be completed before the MotoGP event that only left us with a time frame of 10 days, and the exposure of the surfaces to weather agents that were beyond our control.

In your opinion, what are the advantages of using MAPECOAT TNS acrylic coloured coating proposed by Mapei?

The main advantages were its easy application (even inexperienced workers for this product were able to apply it easily) and its fast-curing properties, which helped in this project especially due to the short time frame left for application operations. Malaysia hot weather had increased the curing time as well, which made this property much needed at that point of time.

Besides the product is approved by FIA, the International Automobile Federation, that helped in the specification of the project: Last but not least, MAPECOAT TNS RACE TRACK was able to ensure high durability.

What are the strengths of the collaboration with Mapei?

Technical support from Mapei was very good: Mapei experts helped and assisted us to do a good job. They also helped us in getting the surface preparation done correctly especially as for repair and patching and this saved our time in managing the project. A team of technical people came from Mapei SpA (Italy) to ensure we did the right application: that showed much commitment from Mapei Group’s mother company, which we appreciated very much. The wide range of products provided by Mapei also helped to accommodate any gap that arose and solve the repair issues. Besides, we highly appreciated that the price position of Mapei quality products is at a reasonable range.