500S & 500 AMERTHANE 2K Waterbased System

An ISO 5660 Class 3 Fire Rated two pack, waterbased polyurethane finish system

• Excellent clarity & nude look on timber.

• Silky to the touch.

• Excellent mar resistance.

• Low reflectivity

• Excellent non-yellowing properties.

USES:

500 Amerthane is designed as a high quality finish for kitchens, shop cabinets, desks, paneling, partitions and most interior wood.

For more Information please contact PPG

DISTRIBUTORS

Whangarei Paint Centre

Whangarei (09) 430 2414

Wairau Paint Centre

Auckland (09) 443 3430

PPG Industries NZ Ltd

Auckland

(09) 573 1620

Grayson Auto Colour Centre

Auckland

(09) 278 0685

Autolink Distributors Ltd

Hamilton

(07) 846 1443

Linkup Paints (BOP) Ltd

Tauranga (07) 571 8921

Complete Paints Ltd

Napier

(06) 843 1122

Total Paint Supplies Ltd

New Plymouth (06) 769 9415

Total Body Shop Ltd

Wellington (04) 586 6681

Paintco

Nelson (03) 546 6660

PPG Industries NZ Ltd

Christchurch (03) 384 0255

Rainbow Paints Ltd

Dunedin (03) 474 0659

Southern Paints

Invercargill (03) 218 4664

Early adopter advantage

AtResene, we have long recognised the benefits of water based coatings for many different substrates. The desire to use water based coatings has however been limited by some end users, due to the challenge and risk of changing to a new technology. In short, as with any substantial change in technology, there are always some early adopters, and some that are more conservative.

A sentiment echoed by PPG NZ General Manager Ernie Dumper “The easing of compliancy storage issues with water based product, it’s price competitiveness and solid performance make for a simple choice really.”

The interesting question was what the points of difference were between the products offered by different suppliers. Everything from ease of use to, in the case of PPG and their water based range, use in conventional spray booths thus avoiding the need to spend the big dollar on high tech water booths. Linkup Paint Supplies who supply the OECE (A Sherwin Williams brand) through local agent DBNZ Coatings points out their paint maker is based in Italy and like many European manufacturers have been focused on more environmentally friendly coating technologies for many years now which tends to keep them ahead of the pack.

This update sees the first appearance of local supplier Resene Paints in JOINERS Magazine who are now promoting their range of water based product with their AquaLAQ single pack range to the trades. A long standing supplier to the local scene be it residential or commercial, Resene tout a locally researched and produced water based product. Richard Muirhead, General Manager for Resene Automotive & Light Industrial provided a short resume regarding their progress and the wider growth of waterbased coatings for timber and MDF product and their AquaLAQ range which we reprint here. (see adjacent article)

While all the leading suppliers are pushing ahead with ongoing research and development utilising worldwide as well as local resources there appears to be a focus on making water based coatings even easier to use, while further reducing applied costs and improving longer end finish durability and longevity.

As some suppliers have commented, having applicators prepared to give water based a go and having the right set ups (heated booths and good airflow for example) are the next steps in the move away from solvent based to cleaner, greener alternatives.

We see the market as being in the early stages of moving away from a traditional solvent borne spray shop to a cleaner, greener and safer waterborne one, as those early adopters prove to the more conservative that our new product does indeed perform. In the interim, these early adopters are also gaining an advantage both commercially and marketing wise, that is fuelling growth.

We have been developing and trialling our AquaLAQ Waterbased coatings for a few years now, and have continued to make product improvements as our customers give us valued feedback. This has only been possible due to our R & D team in New Zealand doing the work and manufacturing AquaLAQ here in New Zealand as well. Any initial concerns from the early adopters around surface finish and durability have been answered and their confidence in the product continues to grow with every litre applied.

We now have a suite of products that enable us to provide waterborne cabinet and furniture coatings that service the complete market from stains and blonding through to strong Resene colours that last and clears, including the novel antifingerprint marking “Soft Touch” clear.

Being able to use water based AquaLAQ QuickDry sealer for MDF, and topcoat with AquaLAQ ColourCoat in hours, with minimal sanding between coats, is very innovative and a huge productivity advancement. And when you factor in the spread rates, and lower costs of compliance, the AquaLAQ system also becomes very, very cost competitive with traditional solvent based systems.

We are also finding that end users and applicators are loving the low VOC, (almost no odour) so that on site spraying is now possible as well as eliminating the off gassing issues that traditional solvent based and isocyanite cured systems have. AquaLAQ is a single pack system which as such does not need a hardner to activate it and has EnviroChoice NZ certification.

Combine all these technical advancements with the Resene brand, manufactured in New Zealand and now being able to get Resene colour in a Resene product for the industry, is seeing demand for AquaLAQ surge, especially as supply chain issues related to imported solvent based products are challenging the wider industry.

Richard Muirhead General Manager Resene Automotive & Light Industrial