Pigment & Resin Technology: Volume 6 Issue 10

Comment

Although zinc phosphate coatings provide excellent corrosion protection for automotive steel, when used in conjunction with an adequate paint coating system, they can be less…

Coatings update: Scientific studies Part 2

Americus

The overall concept of permeability in paint films has been reviewed by Boxall and von Fraunhofer [Paint Manufacture, 45, November (1975) p. 14] who point out that as a result of…

A simplified method for the qualitative detection of copper and organotin and lead compounds in antifouling paints leachates

M.A. Abou‐Khalil, N.A. Ghanem

Spot test methods were used for the qualitatative detection of the presence of Cu, lead and tin compounds in the antifouling paints leachates. Laboratory prepared antifouling…

Textured coatings: more than just a pretty face

Extract from a recent paper presented by Peter Longbottom, Association of British Textured Coating Manufacturers Textured coatings were developed at the end of the second world…

Equipment

Available from Orme Scientific Ltd, P.O. Box 3 Stakehill Industrial Estate, Middleton, Manchester M24 2RH, the Buchi Rota‐vapor 115 Ex features an explosion proof, compressed air…

Materials

Primal AC%64, a 60% solids acrylic emulsion binder for exterior paints designed to give a high level of adhesion to chalking substrates, is available from Rohm & Haas (U.K.) Ltd.…

Industry

A further 10,000 tonne nominal capacity for vinyl acetate‐ethylene and vinyl acetate‐vinyl chloride‐ethylene copolymer emulsions came on stream at Vinyl Products' Warrington…

People

Geoffrey V. R. Watson has been appointed chairman of Fishburn Printing Ink in succession to Mr. A. Gillegin who retired at the end of last year.

Publications

The Hydrocarbon Solvents Association Ltd., 317 High Holborn, London WC1V 7NL, believes that incorrect technique in the handling of these products is by far the most important…