Coatings World - March 2015

Dunn-Edwards Paints has enhanced its designer-preferred Perfect Palette color system with the Then, Now & Forever collection of 300 new colors to offer designers, architects and consumers the most complete, well-researched palette for any project.

Then, Now & Forever builds off Perfect Palette to offer a complete range of 1,996 colors.

“While Perfect Palette was a fan-
tastic starting point, color and design
constantly evolve,” said Sara McLean,
color marketing manager at Dunn-
Edwards Paints, “Then, Now & Forever
reflects on the past and future of color,
making it easier than ever to specify
historic colors with complete accuracy
or choose from designer trending colors
with total confidence.”
Of the 300 new colors, 142 are his-
torically accurate colors inspired by
architecture of the American West. Dunn-
Edwards and the Architectural Resources
Group, an architecture firm focused on
historical preservation and renovation,
analyzed a range of hues from more than
300 years of Southwestern architectural
history. From Missions to Victorian to
Mid-century Modern, building styles
from the 1600s to the 1900s contributed
to color schemes representative of the
American Western culture.
Then, Now & Forever derives color
inspiration from buildings past and fu-
ture. Dunn-Edwards brought Mark
Woodman, color forecast expert and
past president of the Color Marketing
Group, in on the final review to ensure
we had the correct set of 300 colors for
design professionals. The new color sys-
tem also identifies 158 popular, trending
colors that have become the new classics
for design professionals. Touching the
entire color spectrum, this palette offers
a greater range of grays and browns, as
well as blues and oranges.
“We discovered that new trending
colors worked well to create a full palette
that also blended with the historic col-
ors,” said Mark Woodman.

The 300 new colors will be integrated into the new Perfect Palette display, color library, color album, fandeck and designer travel kit for easy selection on-the-go.

To support the launch of the new collection, Dunn-Edwards will introduce a new array of digital tools, including InstaColor, a new mobile app, and ColorView, a color rendering tool that allows you to upload a picture of a room and paint it virtually. Professionals can download color swatches into an expanded range of programs, including Adobe Illustrator, REVIT and Sketch-Up. And, for the first time, with Color-Ark Home consumers will have the opportunity to store their color purchases in an online database for future reference.

Sherwin-Williams Adds
CARC Aerosol Touch-up To
Military Product Line

Sherwin-Williams announces MIL- DTL-64159 Type III Chemical Agent Resistant Coating (CARC) Aerosol is now available for touch ups or other small job applications on military vehicles, ground support equipment and rotocraft. The coating provides vital CARC protection for military vehicles in the field, where a scratched or damaged finish coat – or a repair made with a non-CARC coating – may compromise the integrity of a vehicle’s protection and put military personnel at risk.

A specially-designed aerosol can allows military personnel to mix the two-part coating through a simple procedure that includes shaking the can, depressing a plunger to mix the coating and shaking once more prior to application, saving time and allowing rapid field recoating.

The water-reducible topcoat is Qualified Products Database (QPD) approved and is available in multiple CARC colors, easily portable in

250mL and 400mL sizes. The topcoat
combines superior corrosion resistance
in a CARC coating.

“This new topcoat offers CARC protection to reduce risk to military personnel in the field,” said Beth Ann Pearson, global product manager, metal and plastics, Sherwin-Williams Product Finishes Division. “Its convenient aerosol packaging means that there is no need for equipment set-up in the field or a finishing application area. It saves time, is perfect for small jobs and touch-ups, and offers CARC protection for our military men and women.”

BASF and FoundOcean
Offer MasterFlow 9800
Grout

BASF and FoundOcean Ltd. have launched an integrated material and service system for the provision of a new high-strength grout, MasterFlow 9800, in Edinburgh, UK.

The new MasterFlow 9800 high-strength grout is the result of more than-three years of joint development with FoundOcean Ltd., the primary purpose of which has been to deliver significant and quantifiable improvements in productivity and safety when grouting off-shore structures, the company stated. The material is formulated for largescale applications where bulk grout supply and continuous mixing and pumping are a major benefit.

“MasterFlow 9800 was developed toward the demanding requirements of a highly challenging offshore application environment. Aligning the excellent properties of the new offshore grout with the operational advantages of FoundOcean’s continuous mixing and pumping equipment will bring major health and safety improvements and installation cost reductions,” said Luc Westhof, global key account manager at BASF’s Construction Chemicals division.