ChelaGuard® is an innovative protection system that offers optimal surface protection and significant cost savings for the railway industry.

ChelaGuard® on trains

ChelaGuard® makes subway cleaning easy, with features such as:

  • Attain total graffiti protection for all interior and exterior surfaces
  • Dramatically reduce the need to repaint train toilets
  • Attain high levels of UV / abrasion protection
  • Protect expensive vinyl areas, external graphics / interior labels
  • Keep painted / interior surfaces looking new, executing interior / exterior refresh projects at minimal cost
  • Create a cost-saving, easy, clean environment, reducing cleaning / graffiti removal times by 75%
  • Eradicate the use of hazardous graffiti removers and acids for cleaning

ChelaGuard® on trains, buses and coaches

Features include:

  • Attain total graffiti protection for all interior and exterior surfaces
  • Dramatically reduce the need to replace damaged seatbacks
  • Attain high levels of UV / abrasion protection
  • Protect expensive vinyl areas, external graphics / interiors labels
  • Keep paint looking new, executing interior / exterior re-fresh projects at minimal cost
  • Create a cost savings easy clean environment, reducing cleaning / graffiti removal times by 75%
  • Eradicate the use of hazardous graffiti removers/cleaning chemicals

Easy-clean environment

ChelaGuard® allows treated areas of a surface to become smooth and crevice-free making general cleaning and graffiti removal quick and easy.

Untreated areas will become saturated with peaks and troughs. Graffiti, dirt and grime becomes ingrained within these crevices making general cleaning difficult and time consuming.

UV and weathering protection

Any outdoor surface is always open to weathering and harmful UV radiation. Naturally, washing cycles and the sun’s rays will inevitably dull most surfaces. The protective layer generated by ChelaGuard® ensures a rich colour gloss finish.

Technical Information

The system comprises:

  • Unique patented coating applied by trained specialist applicators
  • Clear / transparent coating, will not alter the natural appearance of the substrate and / or readability / legibility of underlying graphics
  • Permanent protection for more than five years
  • Can be applied to most non-porous surfaces
  • Coating touch-dry after 45 minutes
  • System tested to industry fire and toxicology standards (Rail)
  • BS 476 PART 6:1989 – BS 476 PART 7: 1999 – BS 6853: 1999 Amendment 1 – BS 6853: 1999 B.2
  • Total after-sales chemical maintenance package
  • System includes a comprehensive warranty

Featured application areas are:

  • Trains exteriors and interiors
  • Bus exteriors and interiors
  • Train / bus vinyl areas
  • Ticketing machines
  • Bus stops
  • General transport vehicles
  • Signage
  • Road furniture
  • Aluminium, brass, copper, chrome
  • Iron, steel, nickel, paint, textured paint
  • Polystyrene, polyacrylic clear, polycarbonate clear
  • Polycarbonate pigmented, polyester, polyurethane
  • Polymethylmethacrylate, powder coating, powder coating textured
  • Stainless steel, polished granite, polished marble