7 LEVEL 3 Severe Wear Very severe damage with deep pitting and/or including exposed rebar that will require additional labor to reshape the defective areas. While it is possible to create long-lasting repairs with the correct products, buildings with large numbers of Level 3 repairs are candidates for partial or complete slat replacement. Common Level 3 damage includes mechanical breakage to a slat edge caused when installing gating or other equipment. The slat opening becomes wide enough to allow pig’s legs to become caught. Rebuilding the slat edge restores the correct gap width and reduces pig injury. Clean and remove all debris and loose material from damaged areas. Prime slat edges by brushing with Vantek Acrylic Resin or the highperformance epoxy emulsion Polymer V to improve bonding. Place V-Krete mortar over the primed surface shortly after mixing. Shape with trowel and/or mud hawk to form new slat edge. For the most durable repair, wrap the mortar completely over the top of the slat. V-Stone Epoxy Mortar is the most durable product available for this type of repair. This specialty mortar is a combination of 440LV epoxy and Vantek Admix that is easily shaped to repair the slat edge profile and resurface the slat. All Vantek repair products have detailed application guides available. Ask your Hog Slat representative for your free guide.
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