Starting Point Formulation

UCAR Latex 443
White Lacquer
Formulation Suggestion LP-3813

Ingredients

Pounds

Gallons

Pigment Grind

Ethylene Glycol
3.16
0.34

Dispersant(1)
6.31
0.70

Tergitol Surfactant NP-10
1.59
0.18

Antifoam(2)
0.23
0.03

Ammonium Hydroxide, 28% Aqueous Solution
0.44
0.05

Deionized Water
28.20
3.39

Titanium Dioxide(3)
156.52
4.59

Grind for 15 minutes at high speed in a high-shear mixer

Letdown

UCAR™ Vehicle 443
546.84
62.00

Tributoxyethyl Phosopate
4.60
0.55

Filmer(4)
11.19
1.42

Butyl CARBITOL™ Solvent
11.20
1.41

Ammonium Benzoate
0.74
0.07

Deionized Water
210.25
25.29

Total:
981.27
100.02
Suppliers:
(1) Disperbyk (Byk-Mallinckrodt) or equivalent
(2) Colloid 675 (Colloids) or equivalent
(3) Titanox 2060 (NL Industries) or equivalent
(4) Texanol (Eastman) or equivalent


Lacquer Properties

Pigment/Binder Ratio
0.67/1

Solids, %
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by Weight

by Volume


38.5
28.1

pH
8.5

Viscosity, No. 4 Ford Cup, sec
35

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