Starting Point Formulation

UCAR POLYPHOBE TR-115, TR-116 & TR-117
Light Tint-Base House Paint
Formulation Suggestion E-2485A

Ingredients

Pounds

Gallons

Pigment Grind

Water
150.0
18.01

CELLOSIZE™ HEC ER-15000
2.0
0.17

Ammonium Hydroxide, 28% Aq. Sol'n.
1.8
0.20

Proxel GXL
1.0
0.10

Tamol 165
16.0
1.85

Rhodaline 640
1.9
0.30

TRITON™ Nonionic Surfactant CF-10
3.2
0.40

Propylene Glycol
35.0
4.05

Ti-Pure R-902
150.0
4.40

Minex 4
125.0
5.80

ASP 400
75.0
3.50

Letdown

Water
41.0
4.90

UCAR™ Latex 625
455.9
51.80

UCAR Filmer IBT
11.4
1.40

Rhodaline 640
1.9
0.30

Troysan Polyphase P-20T
7.3
0.80

UCAR POLYPHOBE™ TR-116

Premix
2.0
0.20

UCAR POLYPHOBE TR-117
8.0
0.90

Water
10.0
1.20

Total:
1098.4
100.28


Paint Properties

Pigment Volume Concentration, %
34.2

Volume Solids, %
40.0

Weight Solids, %
54.5

Weight per Gallon, lb
10.98

Viscosity, equilibrated
image

Stormer, KU

ICI, Poise
Brookfield, Poise


113
1.60
816

pH Value
8.7 - 9.3

Freeze-Thaw Stability, cycles passed
5

Heat-Aged Stability, 120°F, weeks passed
2

Tinted Paints

phthalo blue

red iron oxide

lamp black

Color Acceptance(1)

Good

Good

Good

pH
9.03
8.93
9.01

Stormer, KU
98

97

97

Brookfield, Poise
372

352

328

ICI, Poise
1.6
1.6
1.6

Flow and Leveling

Fair

Fair

Fair

Sag Resistance, mils
20

18

18

(1) Tinted 12 oz colorant/gallon.


Film Properties

Wet Adhesion, 4 hour

Excellent

Blistering on Gloss Alkyd
10

Dry Adhesion to Gloss Alkyd, tape and peel
image 4-hour dry
24-hour dry


4B
5B

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