How to Accelerating the drying process

How can we speed up the drying time of our medium-oil Alkyd-based car touch-up paints with a metallic effect? The best solution would appe...

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A different finish in washability and wearability

All paints have a finish and each finish differs in wearability and washability. The type of finish, therefore, should be considered when se...

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Odour of plastisol coated plastics containers

How can we avoid the smell which occurs when we coat polyamide drinking water containers with plastisol. Our formulation includes dioctyladi...

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Swelling Polyester Filler

Our filler, based on polyester and 5 % styrene, is subsequently overpainted with nitrocellulose. After a few days.however, it swells. What w...

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VOC Question

Does a standard interior flat house paint (Behr brand) continue to produce VOC's after it has completely dried? If so, for how long afte...

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Substitution of Lead Chromate

We are in the middle of changing our paints made with lead chromate pigments for organic pigments. Could you tell me please which are the ma...

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Zinc Chromate Primer and Red Oxide Zinc Chromate Primer

Is there any difference between zinc chromate primer and red oxide zinc chromate primer? Zinc chromate is a chemical that is added to a pr...

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Plasma Treatment

Plasma treatment is used for enhansing adhesion of Polymers (e.g. polypropylene, polyethylene).  Plasma treatment is the physical method of...

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Painting Thickness

Could you please tell what is the min/max tolerance applied on the specified film thickness? is there any standard specifying the same or in...

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Viscosity and Density

You said that there is no obvious relationship between density and viscosity. I disagree. If you heat a liquid, you increase it's volume...

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IR Paint

I am looking for paint the fluoresces under infrared lighting. I use digital infrared cameras to capture wildlife for research, and I want t...

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Average Painting Speed

I want to know about average painting speed of an operator spraying cylindrical object about 1 ft diameter and 1 ft height. It depends on ...

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Percent of Volume Solids

I have data on % Wt solids present in my paint. Further, I know the specific gravity of paint & solvents. With these datas how do I dete...

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Zinc Metal Spraying

We have a requirement from a large company to zinc metal spray and then paint with 2 part epoxy our zintec 2 metre cubicles 2 mm thick. The ...

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Paint Curing and VOC Emissions

I inquired about obtaining air emission permits for oven drying. Aerospace components are coated in a spray paint booth and allowed to air d...

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Advantages and disadvantages of radiation curable coatings

Advantages of radiation curable coatings:     No Solvents     Low VOC (volatile organic compounds)     Low energy consumption ...

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The concept of Hygienic Coatings

Hygienic Coatings concept is not a new concept in the world of wall paint. The additive whose role is to provide anti-bacterial effect is &...

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Getting Good Adhesion and Toughness with a Clearcoat

We have been using a clear tremclad and we don't find agressive enough. We are looking for something with better adhesion qualities. Can...

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Amino-fatty acid compounds

Can you give us any advice on the use of amino-fatty acid compounds ? Among arnino-fatty acid derivatives the amino oleates have achieved ...

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Permeability of polyethylene

What is known about the solvent permeability of low density polyethylene ? Polyethylene film and sheeting, used for making carrier bags wi...

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