CLEANING & MAINTENANCE

Annual cleaning is recommended. The surfaces should be cleaned either manually using a soft brush or by means of a high-pressure cleaner (maximum 50 bar) with clean water. If necessary, a mild cleaning agent (pH 6-7) may be added up to a maximum of 10%. Cleaning should take place from top to bottom. After cleaning, rinse with clean water to remove any cleaning agent residue. Do not clean surfaces heated by the sun (>40°C).

Do not use highly alkaline cleaning agents such as potassium hydroxide, sodium carbonate, caustic soda, any strong acid products or highly abrasive cleaning agents such as household cleaning products that can corrode the paint.

STORAGE & TRANSPORTATION

To protect DIBOND® panels against mechanical damages and harmful effects of weather the following should be observed:

• Ensure careful handling of pallets during transport and unloading.
• Examine the pallets throughly upon arrival for any damages due to transportation.
• Stack only three pallets of similar dimensions horizontally above one another with the heaviest at the bottom. Do not let the panels stand vertically
• Protect DIBOND® panels during storage against rain, penetration of moisture and condensation.
• Only panels of identical size should be stacked, with a maximum of 6 panels stacked on top of each other.
• Storage exceeding 6 months should be avoided, as it may become difficult to remove the protective foil.
• When stacking the panels nothing should be placed in between them, as this could produce marks on the panels.

RECYCLING

DIBOND® can be fully recycled, i.e. both the core material and the aluminium cover sheets can be recycled and used for the production of new material.