The object of the invention is a clay plaster and a method of performing the clay plaster, wherein the clay plaster comprising clay and optionally aggregates in the form of sand, organic and/or mineral fillers, characterizes in that it comprises clay in an amount of more than 40% by weight, preferably more than 60% by weight, and more preferably more than 80% by weight, and most preferably 100% by weight of content based on the clay plaster dry matter, wherein the clay is in a powder form and granular form, whereby the amount of clay powder does not exceed 80% by weight of the granular clay and optionally comprises a mineral and/or organic filler in an amount of not more than 60% by weight, as well as possible modifying additives, additives increasing the adhesion to the substrate, additives delaying the time of granular clay soaking, retention additives and/or pigments, wherein the amount of additives is not more than 10% by weight based on the clay plaster dry matter and the method of performing the clay plaster according to the invention consists in rapid mixing of the dry ingredients of the clay plaster with an aqueous solvent immediately prior to its application to or during application onto the substrate. Thus mixed clay plaster, before the clay grains soaking in and humidity homogenisation, is immediately applied onto the substrate prepared as for other mineral plasters, resulting in a good adhesion to the substrate after drying. Preferably, the clay plaster is applied onto the substrate after having applied a bonding layer in the form of clay slurry onto a dry substrate first.

A method for making a coating composition by mixing one or more latex polymers and an aliphatic epoxy resin system having an epoxy equivalent weight less than 1000 and being distinct from the one or more latex polymers to provide an aqueous first component, and providing a second component having reactive groups that can react with the one or more epoxy resins. A mixture of the first and second components provides a film-forming curable coating composition that may be used on substrates including cement, cement fiberboard, wood, metal, plastic, ceramic, glass and composites.

A method for making a coating composition by mixing one or more latex polymers and an aliphatic epoxy resin system having an epoxy equivalent weight less than 1000 and being distinct from the one or more latex polymers to provide an aqueous first component, and providing a second component having reactive groups that can react with the one or more epoxy resins. A mixture of the first and second components provides a film-forming curable coating composition that may be used on substrates including cement, cement fiberboard, wood, metal, plastic, ceramic, glass and composites.

A composite article comprises a body comprising a radial region, a tapered region, and a cavity region. The cavity region comprises a cylindrical shape and an inner diameter of the cylindrical shape decreases between the radial region and the tapered region. A nosecone region is adjacent to the tapered region of the body and at an opposing end of the body to the cavity region. A thermal protection structure is on the body and comprises a base layer, an insulating layer is on the base layer, and an erosion resistant layer is on the insulating layer. The insulating layer exhibits a specific gravity of from about 0.01 to about 1.0. Methods of forming the thermal protection structure and of thermally protecting an article are also disclosed.

Granulate material for a radical chain-growth polymerization based coating formulation, adapted to minimize inhibition of resin polymerization by ambient air, composition of granulate material, coating formulation kit, and process for applying a radical chain-growth polymerization based coating formulation kit.