Water-Borne, Silicone-Based, Primerless Paints

Water-borne, silicone- based paints for protecting metal structures against corrosion have been developed as substitutes for traditional anticorrosion paints that contain large amounts of volatile organic solvents. It is desirable to reduce the volatile-organic-compound (VOC) contents of paints in order to reduce the associated pollution, toxicity, flammability, and problem of compliance with environmental regulations. The VOC contents of the present water-borne, silicone-based paints are less than 200 g/L. An additional desirable feature of these paints is that they can be applied without need for prior application of primers to ensure adhesion.