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Many factors can shorten the lifetime of a roof, including UV rays, freeze-thaw cycles, wind, rain, biological growth, chemical reactions with air pollutants, temperature changes and poor installation.

This article is Part 8 in a series. See PCI October 2002 for the previous installment.

'Microblend' System Moves Mixing, Packaging of Paint to the Retail Store

Leading coatings managers convene at summit in the Bahamas.

To optimize a paint formulation for the best cost-performance, the choice of the kaolin-based extender is crucial, and the choice is dependent on the type of coating to be produced.

Adhesion is a major topic of interest among today's formulators, as it is the most vital property of a coating.

Methylene chloride is a powerful and versatile chlorinated solvent known for its high solvency.

This research study discusses a variety of substrate-wetting additives for waterborne coatings and inks, giving special attention to a new class of silicone-free surfactants that combine dynamic wetting properties with foam inhibition.

For many years, the standard for measuring particle size in the paint industry has been the Hegman gage or similar instruments. The problem with these instruments is that they are subjective.

New optically active coating system allows thorough, timesaving, in-process applications and inspections of coatings, substrate coverage, and structural analysis on metal and non-metal materials with visual documentation never before attainable with the human eye.