Urethane Paint Technology

The field of polyurethane chemistry as it applies to paint technology is reviewed. The types of polyisocyanates, reactive resins, and modifying materials commonly used in formulating industrial urethane coatings and the relationships these compounds have to formulating, compositional performance and film properties and performance is discussed.

Application techniques, storing and handling considerations, and the toxicity of raw materials used in industrial coatings are also discussed.

End use applications of urethane coatings in a spectrum of markets and present usage on integral skin polyurethane and polycarbonate parts which are used in present automotive application are described.