The development of new elastomeric waterborne acrylic resins for use in surface-tolerant maintenance coatings will be described. Applied in thick films of up to 10 to 20 mils, these coatings are resistant to mudcracking, and form an excellent barrier coating for the protection of steel. Elastomeric coatings based on waterborne acrylics have excellent water and corrosion resistance, adhesion, flexibility (even at low temperatures), and tolerance to application over both clean and rusty steel surfaces. In addition, these coatings have very low levels of volatile organic compounds (VOC), and offer an environmentally-friendly and VOC-compliant alternative to traditional solventborne coatings.

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Test methods, Zinc rich coatings, Coatings, Rolled steel, Epoxy coatings, Steel, Corrosion resistance, Concrete coatings, Epoxies, Blistering, Concrete, Acrylics, Dirt
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2005
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