Why is it that certain coatings will cover more square feet at the same thickness, especially if there are no solvents to speak of that would evaporate and leave a thinner coating behind? How can 10 gallons of materiel cover 250 ft² at 1/16″ thickness with one system and another only cover 200 ft² with a different system?

Well, you’re about to find out. (Hint: It has to do with how the material is delivered)
1 cubic foot = 7.48052 US gallons
1 US gallon = 0.13368 cubic feet
that means that if I have a regular kit of Vortex material (10 gallons), times 0.133685 cubic feet per gallon [10gal x 0.133685 ft³/gal = 1.3368 ft³]. Let’s assume that rather than our material sitting in two five gallon buckets, we have one Cuboid (Rectangular Cube) with a volume of 1.3368 ft³, that has dimensions of 1′ x 1′ x 1.3368′.

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If you then took this 1.3368ft³ Cuboid of material, and cut it into sheets of desired thickness, for our case, we’ll use [1/16" = (0.0625 iches) = (0.0052083 feet)].

[1.3368ft³ / 0.0052083' = 256.6656ft²].

Essentially, this means that if you poured 10 gallons of any material onto a surface at exactly 1/16″ thickness, it would cover 256.6656ft² of that surface. So why does material not really go that far? If you look at most high pressure systems, you will see that the increased pressure over-atomizes the coating material so that it simply floats away. These systems can waste 20-30% of your material. At only a 20% loss (80% efficiency), the impact can be staggering. [256.6656ft² * 80% = 205.3325ft²]. This is why Vortex uses a High Volume, Low Pressure (HVLP) design. This design has only about a 2% loss of material (98% efficiency) so you have more material where you want it. [256.6656ft² * 98% = 251.5323ft²] 251ft² covered compared to 205ft² means Vortex provides a costs savings to you!

This can add up to huge savings very quickly. Think about it, what if every time you bought 5 pails (or drums) of material, you tossed one in the trash? That’s essentially what you’re doing with a high pressure system, except in this case, you’re putting that material in the air around you, making a large mess and potentially a health hazard.

Vortex has always been a leader in versatility. Taking bed liners to new locations and finding new ways to protect people’s investments. Vortex is even a standard feature on many of the high quality trailers manufactured by Logan Coach. Logan Coach has been in business since 1985, and has been striving to create a better better trailer. This passion has given Logan Coach quite a name for itself in the horse trailer industry.

Check out this Logan Coach Review at mrtrailer.com. Logan Coach trailers hold their resale value, due to their attention to details. The steel frames are galvanized and coated with the Vortex liner material to prevent rust and other damage, and the skin is all aluminum, to contribute to a lightweight, durable design that will last.

Vortex is also part of the “Whiz Proof” design used prevent corrosion of the trailer floor due to horse urine. The floor is made up of vortex coated aluminum planks that have space for the horse urine to pass through and drain from the trailer. Floor condition is a major factor is resale value on any trailer, and this is one of the biggest assets to the Logan Coach design.