Category Archives: Issues and Measures in Paint Design

Integrating occupational health and safety into coating design—checking SDSs and the working environment

Integrate occupational health and safety into coating design. Focusing on SDSs and the working environment, [...]

Spray air pressure and spray distance change gloss

Spray air pressure and spray distance change gloss. This article sets out practical ways to [...]

Consider Gloss Defects Through the Underlying Surface, Film Thickness, and Drying Conditions as Well as Paint

Consider gloss defects through the underlying surface, film thickness, and drying conditions as well as [...]

Insufficient Stirring and Inadequate Color-Change Cleaning Cause Uneven Color

Insufficient stirring and inadequate color-change cleaning cause uneven color. This article sets out practical points [...]

Discoloration is not just a coating material problem—considering the substrate, oil, and drying conditions

Discoloration is not just a coating material problem. From the perspective of the substrate, oil, [...]

Accepted at the factory, rejected at the customer’s site—why color changes with the light source

Accepted at the factory, rejected at the customer's site. Focusing on why color changes with [...]

Control Color Differences by Defined Tolerances, Not Intuition

Control color differences by defined tolerances rather than intuition. This article outlines practical checks on [...]

Relying on a color code alone is risky — Agree colors using actual coated sample panels

Relying on a color code alone is risky. Focusing on color agreement through actual coated [...]

Design for Coating—product designs that are easy to coat stabilize quality

Design for Coating focuses on how product designs that are easy to coat stabilize quality. [...]

Hanging Holes, Fixtures, and Assembly Sequence Determine Coating Line Productivity

Hanging holes, fixtures, and assembly sequence determine coating line productivity. This article sets out practical [...]