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All PPG LIC products are dry to the touch in 30-60 minutes or less (depending on conditions). When applying more than one coat allow the first coat to flash for 10 minutes before applying a second coat.

All PPG LIC products are lead and chrome free.

Some manufacturers require a textured finish as a protection from marring or to hide imperfections in the substrate. Because of AUE 100 urethane’s unique characteristics it’s able to be applied to a smooth finish or as a textured finish simply by altering the atomization pressure and fluid delivery. This unique 1 mix process provides improved production rates and reduced product waste.

In electrostatic painting, the atomized paint droplets pick up an excess of electrons, becoming negatively charged. The part to be painted is electrically neutral, making the part positive in respect to the negative paint droplets. The opposite charges set up an electrostatic attraction between the charged droplets of paint and the part to be painted. This process is particularly effective when painting mesh, rods, or cylinders as the paint will wrap around the part and coat the whole part while ...

Yes, UIC can supply paint systems that are less than 3.5 lbs./gal. VOC. Both single component and multiple component systems are available.

United Industrial Coatings guarantees a 24 hour turnaround time on custom color matches. Almost any new or existing color standard can be matched quickly and accurately with our computer color matching system. Once formulated, batches as small as a gallon can be reproduced time after time without the color drift problems associated with many manual small batch methods.