What does Solvent free mean?
The majority of traditional epoxy coatings use water or VOC (Volatile Organic Compounds) laden solvents as the vehicle to keep the coating in a liquid state so it can be transferred from the container to the surface to be coated. The drying process of these coatings relies on solvent or water evaporation. VOC’s are harmful to the environment and are also detrimental to the coating system performance. A coating inadvertently applied too thickly may not be able to allow the solvents to fully evaporate out of the coating leading to solvent entrapment. This can result in blisters, voids, pinholes, or soft spots in the coating. EPOX-Z High Performance Coatings eliminates the solvent risk in its coating. An additional benefit of EPOX-Z High Performance Coatings is edge retention that is better than solvent based coatings. As EPOX-Z High Performance Coatings cures it does not shrink like solvent-based coatings and pull away from surface edges, thus significantly increasing surface protection.
