Coating Design Group applies coatings from many manufacturers. This allows us to select the coating that best meets your performance or cost requirements. When a specific coating is requested, we often have it in our extensive inventory. If not, we will make every effort to acquire it or we can tailor a formulation to meet your requirements. Some of the types of coating that we apply are:
Clear Hard Coatings
Primerless clear abrasion resistant coating is a general purpose coating,
economical.
Primerless weatherable clear abrasion resistant coating is generally
used on polycarbonate with moderate outdoor exposure.
Weatherable primer and clear abrasion resistant coatings are generally used on exterior polycarbonate substrates which require maximum UV protection.
Formable hardcoat has less abrasion resistance than standard hardcoats
but can be thermoformed. Formable hardcoats allow significant cost savings
by pre-coating flat sheets, which can be later formed to the unique desired
configuration.
Anti fog Coatings
Anti fog coating is a permeant hard coat that works by causing moisture
that condenses on the surface to spread invisibly, rather than forming
droplets [goggles, visors, mirrors].
Anti condensation coatings are generally used on the interior of lenses (gauge,
marine, ATV, heavy equipment) and face shields that see extreme temperature
changes which cause fogging or condensation to form on the interior surface.
Specialty Coatings
Matte finish coatings provide a light surface texture to reduce glare. The
coating is custom formulated to provide gloss reading in the range of 10 to 120.
Tintable abrasion resistant coatings are coatings that can be tinted with
standard dyes. By selecting the light transmittance, we can select
the coating with the best abrasion resistance.
Anti static coatings prevent dust contamination problems caused by static
charges in the part to be coated. Anti static hard coats offer a
compromise of abrasion resistance, color and anti static properties. Coating
resistivity can be adjusted over a range of 10x10-8 to 10x10-13. As
resistivity goes below 10x10-10, the abrasion resistance is reduced and
a light color tint becomes evident.
UV blocking coatings are formulated to provide the maximum protection from
exposure to ultra violet radiation. Typical applications include
parts that are located outdoors or valuable artwork and documents.
Chemical resistant coatings protect substrates from environmental chemicals
such as solvents, cleaners, and lubricants.
Elastomeric coatings that provide a protective covering on brittle substrates
that would be prone to shattering.