In buildings that experience high traffic volumes, walls require high abrasion and scuff resistance. These walls are usually painted with a 2K epoxy-fortified coating system that can take 7-14 days to reach full cure properties. A new 2K epoxy-fortified resin system has been developed that reaches full performance in 3 days. This system exhibits accelerated dry-to-touch and dry-through time, decreased recoatability time, and high scratch and abrasion resistance. These characteristics lead to increased throughput, lower maintenance costs and quicker turnaround time for contractors.
This article focuses on the development of a novel 2K epoxy-fortified waterborne system that is less than 100 g/L VOC and that exhibits full cure within 3 days. This coating is compared to other 2K epoxy-fortified waterborne systems that are currently on the market.