Coatings World - August 2008

New Products

of lead and chromate hazards, are VOC-compliant and use the ACME intermix system with factory pre-packaged colors. The line is offered as an intermix system with an initial color pallet of 167 popular solid colors. It includes a 1K/2K acrylic enamel topcoat; a 2K acrylic urethane topcoat; a 1K epoxy primer; a 2K direct-to-metal urethane primer; and AIC Color Documentation.

The company has also launched Finish 1 Automotive Refinish Products in factory-packaged colors (FPC). The initial launch of Finish 1 will include a complete set of FPC Acrylic Enamels including 25 solid, metallic and pearlescent colors. Finish 1 Factory Packaged Acrylic Enamels offer a high gloss finish and are low 3. 5 VOC compliant. The new Finish 1 launch also includes three new sealers: FS510 Black, FS512 Gray and FS514 White. These Finish 1 4. 6 VOC enamel sealers are designed to create a solid foundation and uniform color, have both one component and two component capabilities and can be recoated wet-on-wet.

ICA GROUP’S NEW WATER-BASED
INTERIOR WOOD COATINGS

Italy-based wood coatings specialists ICA Group has launched Superfeel and Super care bicomponent water-based coatings for interior furnishings. Designed to provide smoothness, Superfeel is a white/pigmented matt topcoat available in three gloss levels. Once it has been ten percent catalyzed with CA501 and diluted with water, Superfeel can be sprayed on using pneumatic or airmix guns in quantities of between 120-150 grams per meter squared, for up to a maximum of two coats.

Supercare polyurethane offers scratch resistance and is also available in a number of gloss levels. The main characteristics include its non-yellowing and non-scratch properties, which make it ideal for furniture and internal furnishings. The scratch resistance delivered by this product makes it particularly suitable for the coating of those parts of furniture that are most subject to wear such as the surfaces of tables, desks and worktops. Supercare should be ten percent catalyzed with CA500 and diluted with water, before being sprayed on with pneumatic or airmix guns in quantities of between 80-130 grams per meter squared, for up to a maximum of two coats.

NEW PPG TRUEFINISH
INDUSTRIAL COATINGS PRODUCTS

PPG Truefinish Industrial Coatings has launched several new products for industrial coatings applications. Promoting corrosion resistance over cleaned and treated steel, Spectracron 560 Wet-On-Wet Epoxy Primer suits short wet-on-wet application windows when top coated with Spectracron 2K polyurethane enamels; polyurethane topcoat

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