House of Kolor®, which is owned by Sherwin-Williams, has introduced a dramatic new color-shifting technology that creates an instantaneous, hard-hitting shift in color without a gray area or mottling in between colors. The new packs contain pearls tightly controlled in thickness, creating uniquely clean effects when applied in layers over black paint.
Hiding power is one of paint’s most important attributes. If a paint doesn’t effectively hide the surface beneath it, its color won’t come through as intended and the finish won’t look good. On a more detailed level, the hiding power of pigments within the paint must be enough to cover the solution’s substrate.
Sustainability dominated every conversation at the 2023 European Coatings Show. Learn about some of the innovative technologies that were introduced to help the industry formulate, manufacture, and apply the coatings of tomorrow.
Konica Minolta’s CM-M6 is a portable, multi-angle spectrophotometer for measuring metallic, pearlescent, and other complex automotive paints that uses a patented double-path illumination system, with directed 45° illumination, and six-angle observation, from two sides, to accurately measure painted parts on the automotive production floor.
Special measurement techniques, sample preparation, and attention to detail are prerequisites for the measurement of high-gloss, deep-black coatings. In this article, one company explores which measurement geometry is best suited for each range of color depths.
