Flow and Leveling Additive Lo-4378

Composition:
Polyether siloxane copolymer
Typical properties:

• Appearance:pale-yellow to amber-colored clear liquid.
• Active matter content:100%
• Refractive index at 25 ºC:1.436-1.442.
• Viscosity at 25 ºC:150-400cp.

Special properties:

• Provides b slip, scratch resistance and anti-blocking.
• Improves substrate wetting, anticratering performance.
• Reduces the pneumatic sensitivity of wood and furniture coatings.
• Avoid bénard cells.
• Improves leveling and gloss.
• Low foam stability and recoatable.

Dosage (additive as supplied):

• Wood and furniture coatings: 0.05 - 0.3 %
• Waterborne and solventborne industrial coatings: 0.05 - 0.3 %
• Automotive coatings: 0.03 - 0.2 %
• Radiation-curing printing ink: 0.05 - 1.0 %
• Leather top coats based on polyurethane, acrylic and nitrocellulose binders: 0.1 - 1.0 %

Predilution in a suitable solvent simplifies dosage and incorporation.
Package and storage stability:
Available in 25 liter pail and 200 liter drums. 24 months in closed containers.