Objects that predominantly reside outdoors are subjected to one of the most challenging service environments for coatings. Exposure to solar radiation, temperature fluctuations, rain, snow, and environmental fallout (acid rain), ... Read More…
Despite growing interest around the world in the use of concrete and composite materials, wood remains widely used in exterior architectural applications, including siding, decking, fencing, and similar applications. Coatings ... Read More…
As discussed in the CoatingsTech June 2019 article “Durability Improvement Underlies Much Coating Innovation,” most coatings must serve two objectives—to protect and decorate. Although a balance must be achieved between ... Read More…
The coating system almost always is blamed for field defects, but there are other possibilities: design of the painted object, poor substrate quality or surface preparation, and the process, including ... Read More…
Experimental To increase the performance of a 1KWB PU to the level of a 2KWB PU, an intensive development program was undertaken. Its goal was to develop a 1KWB PU ... Read More…