Radiation Curing Paints: A New Concept for Professional Painters

Enhanced drying of paints for professional painters is needed to reduce maintenance costs in buildings and improve competitiveness. High labour costs, the influence of climatic conditions on painting and on paint performance and future legislation on solvents make innovations necessary to ensure the survival and profitability of professional painters as a profession group. This investigation into radiation curing paints for professional painters resulted in a paint formulation which is able to cure under low temperatures and high relative humidity in combination with curing equipment consisting of infrared and ultraviolet lamps.