Additives for Automotive Coatings
OEM and refinish systems held to the strictest appearance standards in the coatings industry, where a single visible defect is a rejection.
Surface chemistry where there is no room for a second attempt.
What makes this sector difficult
Class-A appearance with zero crater tolerance
Metallic and effect pigment orientation control
Perfect levelling on vertical body panels
Recoat and intercoat adhesion reliability
Additive families for Automotive Coatings
Dispersing Additives
Wetting and dispersing agents for efficient pigment wetting, full colour development, faster grinding and long-term resistance to re-agglomeration in waterborne, solventborne and UV systems.
Wetting Agents
Substrate wetting additives that lower surface tension so the coating reliably wets low-energy and contaminated surfaces without dewetting, edge retraction or craters.
Leveling Agents
Flow and leveling additives that manage surface tension gradients so the film levels out evenly, with controlled slip, mar resistance and a uniform appearance.
Adhesion Promoters
Adhesion promoters, chlorinated polyolefins and flash-rust inhibitors for durable bonding on plastics, metals, glass fibre and composite assemblies.
Send us your automotive coatings formulation problem
Include the binder system, substrate, application method and the defect. We will come back with an additive route and a dosage starting point.