Paint and Coatings Additives

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Current automotive coatings systems consist of several layers, such as an adhesion-promoting layer, primer, basecoat and clearcoat.

In Part 1 of this article series,1 we discussed a new class of reactive surfactants, both nonionic and anionic, for use in both conventional aqueous emulsion polymers and in UV-curable coatings that contain two polymerizable moieties.

Troysol™ Z372 is a high-performance universal mar and slip additive that improves the wetting of low-surface-energy and contaminated substrates, resulting in uniform film coverage.

ImExtend™ 14CCL is a new ultrafine calcium carbonate developed for household-appliance powder coatings.

Scottish scientists Dr. David Hepworth and Dr. Eric Whale invented Curran®, an innovative additive for coatings. Curran® was developed with a special, patented process by Scottish company CelluComp Ltd.

In this article, we evaluate how silicone additives can be used beyond the traditional benefits, and demonstrate how these additives can bring added performance in titanium dioxide-based formulations to prevent this age-old problem.

We are used to the fact that technology lies at the heart of many modern innovative solutions, and the coatings industry is no exception to this fact.

Emulsion polymerization is a useful technique for preparing waterborne latexes used in coatings and inks.

Over the past two decades, government regulations and customer preferences have led the coatings industry to reduce VOCs in coatings formulations.

In general, the primary function of coatings is to help protect surfaces by forming a nonporous barrier that can alleviate chemical corrosion, mechanical abrasion, dirt pick up and other sources of damage.