Compositions and methods for providing coatings; materials; application techniques; and, resulting coated substrates
AssigneeFactor2, LLC
InventorsFrank Wickert, Ted Edward DeZurik
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Abstract
Techniques and compositions for applying films to a variety of substrates, from water-borne coating compositions, are provided. The techniques involve providing desiccant and applying the desiccant with water-borne film-forming composition, in application to a substrate. The desiccant composition provides for take up of free water in of the film-forming composition, without total reliance on ambient conditions, to advantage. Compositions, methods, techniques and resulting constructions are described. The techniques can be applied in wet thick film applications, but are not limited to such applications.
Claims18
A method of forming a film on a substrate;
- the method including a step of:
- (a) applying by spray coating, a wet, water-borne film coating to a vertical substrate;
- the substrate having a substrate surface including at least one joint;
- the wet film comprising:
- (i) water-borne film forming composition including:
- water and acrylic polymer;
- and,
- (ii) desiccant composition that is at least partially active, in an amount adequate to at least partially take up free water in the wet water-borne , film;
- the desiccant composition including:
- Portland cement;
- (b) the step of applying comprising:
- (i) mixing, during operation, two component streams:
- a first comprising the water-borne film forming composition;
- and, a second comprising the desiccant composition;
- and,
- (ii) applying the coating to a wet film thickness of at least 10 mils.
A method of forming a film on a substrate;
- the method including a step of:
- (a) applying by spray coating, a wet, water-borne film coating to a vertical substrate comprising at least one of styrene and wood;
- the substrate having a substrate surface including at least one joint;
- the wet film comprising:
- (i) water-borne film forming composition including:
- water, acrylic polymer and coalescing solvent;
- and,
- (ii) desiccant composition that is at least partially active, in an amount adequate to at least partially take up free water in the wet water-borne , film;
- the desiccant composition including:
- Portland cement;
- and, glycol ether coalescing solvent
- (b) the step of applying comprising:
- (i) mixing, during operation, two component streams:
- a first comprising the water-borne film forming composition;
- and, a second comprising the desiccant;
- and,
- (ii) applying the coating to a wet film thickness of at least 20 mils.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.