Wettings agents for architectural coatings
Wetting agents/compatibilizers are added to waterborne and solvent-borne coatings to increase the tinting strength and to improve the compatibility with pigments in order to reduce rub-out effects.
µÂÖÝÆË¿ËappÖÐÎÄ has evaluated its range of wetting agents/compatibilizers for waterborne emulsion paints (high PVC), waterborne acrylic lacquers (low PVC) and solvent-borne alkyd lacquers (low PVC) according to a comprehensive set of parameters.
Possible effects of wetting agents on the coating formulation
WB High PVC (Emulsion)
WB Low PVC (Acrylic)
SB Low PVC (Alkyd)
Tinting strength
✓ ✓
✓
Rub-out
✓
✓
&²Ô²ú²õ±è;✓ Water absorption
✓
Open time
✓
✓
Freeze-thaw stability
✓
✓
Substrate wetting on metal
✓
✓
Substrate wetting on polyethylene
✓&²Ô²ú²õ±è; Reducing grinding time
&²Ô²ú²õ±è;✓
WB High PVC (Emulsion)
WB Low PVC (Acrylic)
SB Low PVC (Alkyd)
Storage stability
✓ ✓
✓
Impact on gloss
✓
✓
&²Ô²ú²õ±è;✓ Haze effect
&²Ô²ú²õ±è;✓ Foaming during formulation and application
✓
✓
Blocking
&²Ô²ú²õ±è;✓ Wet-scrub
✓
Surface drying and overpaintability
&²Ô²ú²õ±è;✓ Levelling
✓
Yellowing
✓&²Ô²ú²õ±è;
Our full portfolio: technical data, MSDS files & samples
All our products are ecolabel compliant, APEO free and low-VOC. Click on the products to learn more.
Products
WB High PVC (EMULSION)
WB Low PVC (ACRYLIC)
SB Low PVC (ALKYD)
> Dispersogen™ AN 200
✓
✓ ✓
> Dispersogen™ ECS
✓
✓
&²Ô²ú²õ±è;✓ > Dispersogen™ LFS
✓
✓
&²Ô²ú²õ±è;✓ > Dispersogen™ PL 30
✓
✓
&²Ô²ú²õ±è;✓ > Emulsogen™ LCN 118
✓&²Ô²ú²õ±è; &²Ô²ú²õ±è;✓ > Emulsogen™ LCN 158
&²Ô²ú²õ±è;✓ ✓&²Ô²ú²õ±è; > Emulsogen™ LCN 287
✓
> Emulsogen™ TS 100
✓
✓
✓
> Emulsogen™ TS 200
✓
✓
✓
> Genapol™ ED 3060
✓
✓
✓
> Genapol™ O 080
✓
✓
> Genapol™ O 100
✓
✓
✓
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