“How much colorant should I add for this color?” is a question the color-matching station faces every day. Add too little and the color falls short; add too much and you waste cost, and may also affect the coating’s adhesion, scrub resistance, and gloss due to excessive pigment volume concentration. In actual production, there are […]
How to Use Colorants Correctly – A Complete Process Guide from Opening the Bucket to Application
2K PU Polyurethane Coating Colorants – The Dual Challenge of High Gloss and Weather Resistance
Two-component (2K) coatings rely on the reaction between a base and a curing agent to form a film, offering high performance but being “delicate.” If the colorant is incompatible with the curing agent, it can cause gelation, floating color, or even failure to cure. This article focuses on the most critical issue for 2K coloring—compatibility—to […]
Container Coating Colorants – How to Choose? Hard Requirements for High Weather Resistance and Marine Environments
Colorant Selection and Color Realization for Artistic/Texture Coatings
September 8, 2026
Colorant Selection and Color Realization for Artistic/Texture Coatings Artistic and texture coatings sell on the unique expression of “color + texture,” demanding more from colorants than ordinary flat coatings: precise, reproducible color, and the ability to withstand repeated shaping by trowel, roller, and spray without blooming. This article explains the key points of colorant selection […]
Containers are “globally mobile equipment,” enduring prolonged sun exposure, salt spray, temperature fluctuations, and mechanical impacts. This places extreme demands on the coating’s weather resistance and corrosion resistance. Choosing the wrong colorant leads to premature fading and blooming soon after a container sets sail, with exorbitant repair costs. This article clarifies the hard metrics and […]
Waterborne Replacement for Wood Lacquer Colorants: Migration Path from Solvent-Based to Waterborne
Floor Paint Colorants: Solving Stability Issues at High Addition Levels
September 4, 2026
Floor Paint Colorants: Solving Stability Issues at High Addition Levels
The aesthetic core of wood coatings lies in preserving the natural grain and translucent texture of the wood while delivering full, vivid colors. This presents a seemingly contradictory demand for waterborne colorants: transparency and color development. Many users report that “adding colorant obscures the wood grain,” which is essentially a failure to balance these […]