Pigment & Resin Technology: Volume 1 Issue 6

Comment: Research on refinishing

The automotive refinishing sector of the paint industry, although highly fragmented, is a growing market and is the second most profitable area after the aircraft market. Many…

Microbiological testing of water paint preservatives

R. Gambini

The microbiological problems connected with water paints can be divided into two categories: in‐can degradation and dry film attack. For this reason the paper is divided into two…

Predicting primer performance

R.F. Gray

The Greater London Council maintains an interest in paint and paint testing from its standpoint as a consumer body; a small section within the Council's Scientific Branch is…

Blast primers in the marine industry

K.V. Hodgson

As technical manager for a large group of paint manufacturers and painting contractors, the author is able to evaluate blast primers from the viewpoint of both supplier and user.

Surfactant adsorption from aqueous solutions

M.A. Kessick, I.H. McEwan, H.W. Zacharewicz

Dispersant and surfactant additives, although used in minor amounts, exert a major influence in latex paints, controlling, for example, long‐term and freeze‐thaw stability in the…

Industry

Volspray are moving from Belvedere, Kent, to 3–5 Thames Road, Barking, Essex, effective from June 30. The future marketing operation will be centred upon the Volspray‐Aro range of…

Equipment

Over the past year a development of the Vokes Microdisc liquid filter has proved highly successful for removing agglomerates and particles from the water‐based emulsions used in…

Materials

An oil‐modified polyurethane alkyd suitable for rapid drying enamels requiring high standards of durability, toughness and colour retention is announced by the Surface Coating…