Aerosol Spray Paints

Thermoplastic acrylics are used extensively in aerosol lacquers, both as solid colours and metallics, in touch up automotive refinish applications. Due to their excellent colour, colour retention, rapid drying, relative inertness to metallic and fluorescent pigments, and exterior durability, they are also used for small household jobs such as repainting furniture (chairs, stools), metal coatings, marking paints etc.

As aerosol cans are such inefficient spray applicators, paints of very low viscosity are necessary in order to achieve good atomisation and prevent ’cobwebbing’. Aerosol paints have extremely low solids (less than 10% when combined with the propellant) and viscosties. Fluoro hydrocarbons were standard propellants in use about ten years ago, but for environmental and economic reasons, they have been replaced by propane/butane mixtures or dimethyl ether. The latter propellant offers better compatibility with high molecular weight resins. Typical levels of propellant lie in the region of 20-30% by wt of the total formulation. High boiling, strong solvents are used as diluents to avoid too rapid drying and to improve compatibility with the propellents.

Starting point formulations are given below <2).

FORMULATION 3-4:

CLEAR LACQUER FOR AEROSOL COATING

Paraloid B48N (50% nvc content)

35.00

Toluene

8.75

Xylene

42.25

PM Acetate

14.00

Total

100.00

B48N is the preferred resin because of its adhesion to bare metals such as chrome. Paraloid B66 can be used for pigmented refinish (Duplicator license)

Paraloid B66 is a Tg 50°C MMA/BMA copolymer, 50% nvc in toluene. For exterior car touch up enamels, it is recommended that a UV absorber system is incorporated into this formulation.

FORMULATION 3-5:

WHITE LAQUER FOR AEROSOL COATING

Sand Mill

Rutile titanium dioxide Paraloid B72 (50%) Xylene PM Acetate

Let down

6.40

1.60

3.60

1.20

Paraloid B72 (50%) Toluene Xylene PM Acetate Flow additive

17.60

4.40

42.30

22.80

0.10

Total

100.00

Paraloid B72 is an ethyl methacrylate (EMA) copolymer, Tg 40°C, 50% nvc in toluene. It has low reactivity with sensitive phosphorescent and luminescent pigments, and produces stable, durable non-yellowing coatings. It is compatible with vinyls, cellulosics, chlorinated rubbers and silicones, and is used in clear, metallic and solid colour formulations.

FORMULATION 3-6:

METALLIC LACQUER FOR AEROSOL COATING

Premix

Aluminium Leafing Powder (Alcoa No. 422) Paraloid B72 (50%)

Toluene

Let down

4.80

22.40

5.60

Toluene Xylene Flow additive

14.50

52.3Q

0.4Q

Total

100.00

The above formulations are filled into the aerosol can, together with the propellant mixture at a 70/30 paint/propellant ratio.

Commercial resins recommended for aerosol spray applied coatings include :

Paraloid B48N

Rohm + Haas

Paraloid B72

Rohm + Haas

Paraloid В 60

Rohm + Haas

Paraloid B66

Rohm + Haas

Paraloid В 67

Rohm + Haas

Plexigum N80

Rohm GmbH

Plexigum P675

Rohm GmbH

Plexigum P381

Rohm GmbH

Plexigum P26

Rohm GmbH

Plexigum N742

Rohm GmbH

Neocryl B700

Zeneca Resins

Neocryl B731

Zeneca Resins

Neocryl B735

Zeneca Resins

Neocryl В 802

Zeneca Resins

Neocryl В 862

Zeneca Resins

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