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Wednesday, August 30, 2006
What is the Technology built in Paint?
Life is full of colours - colours that add a spark to our lives and beauty to our thoughts. But ever wonder where these colours come from? Who makes them and how? The answer lies in paint technology - a process that enables the world around us to become even more colourful (and hence beautiful) by the minute.
PAINT TECHNOLOGY
“Any surface - metallic or otherwise - needs a protective coating, referred to as ‘paint technology application’. This consists of a combination of processes: Chemical treatment followed by a decorative layer (paint),” elucidates Arun K Sagar, Director of the Garware Institute of Career Education and Development, Kalina. Paints are a combination of various chemicals that deliver several functions. Shrikant Dikhale, Vice President, Human Resource, Nerolac Paints Limited, defines, “Paint technology entails understanding the chemistry of the functions of each ingredient (including resin, polymers and pigments) going into the paint. It is also about understanding the effect on the final property of the paint.” Adds Yogesh K Raval, general manager, paint development, Asian Paints Limited: “Paint (or surface coating) technology covers various aspects of paint or coating formulations for different substrate. It also covers end use, manufacture and application techniques. Its scope covers all kinds of architectural or house, automotive and aircraft paints as well as industrial high-performance, anticorrosive and marine coatings.”
