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Waterborne

Taking action to bring about Change

Currently over 210,000 tonnes of solvents each year are released in the car sector alone. What can be done to reduce solvent emissions?

The paint industry has been working on a solution to this problem for many years, and the progress already made means that many car manufacturers have used water soluble product systems for some time.Spies Hecker has felt a sense of responsibility and created a waterborne product system that not only meets the requirements of nature, but also those of today's refinisher.

The difference between conventional and waterborne paint

Ready-to-use conventional paint consists of 3 main ingredients:

  • Pigments which gives the paint its colour
  • Binding agents which determine the properties of the paint
  • Solvent which keeps the paint liquid so that it can be sprayed. Conventional base-coat has a solvent content of around 85%.


By comparison, waterborne paint consists mostly of water instead of solvent. The solvent content of a ready-to-spray waterborne paint can be reduced by approx 90%.

It goes without saying that the waterborne paint still has to satisfy all the demands made on conventional base coat, these being easy applications, simple spraying and, colour accuracy.

The Spies Hecker waterborne system referred to as Permahyd Series 280/285 is the eco-friendly solution! It can also offer you:

  • Efficient Application - many colours require just 1.5 coats
  • Excellent Opacity means you can save up to 30% material
  • Greater reduction of solvent emissions and greater environmental protection.

Permahyd

more than just water

With Spies Hecker, the technology of the future has already notched up over 10 years experience.

Spies Hecker's Permahyd® waterborne technology is the future of automotive refinishing. It's simple to use, easy to mix, efficient to apply, and environmentally friendly - with high-quality results. Using 90% less solvent, Permahyd delivers brilliant results in fewer coats resulting in potential material savings.

The Greentec icon featured on all advance-technology Permahyd products indicates that the product is environmentally-friendly and complies with strict VOC regulations.

Permahyd is currently being used in thousands of body shops around the world. It complies with all current and future VOC directives in Europe.

In Australia, Permahyd has been used since 1998, and our waterborne customers have found the technology to offer quality and productivity improvements, as well as enabling them to do their bit for the environment.


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