Monitoring Drying, Curing, and Thermal Properties of Acid-Catalyzed Alkyd-Aminoplast Wood Coatings by EDOT and ADDTR

By Ronald T. Obie, Cameron Anderson

Fast-curing acid-catalyzed alkyd-aminoplast coatings are often utilized as protective coatings for wood cabinet coatings. Quantitative assessment of impact of resin, crosslinker, and catalyst concentration on the curing process can be challenging for these and other coatings as well.