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Paint Finish Components - Resin
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Resins, together with pigments, are main components of coating. Generally, a resin is a viscous and transparent liquid which is applied over an object and forms a coat when dried.
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Natural Resins
A type of resin extracted from plants or animals, mainly used for lacquer type finishes.
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Synthetic Resins
A type of resin made through chemical synthesis. It can be categorized as thermoplastics resin and thermosetting resin: |
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Thermoplastic resins can be softened repeatedly by heating and hardened again on cooling. Most of them are highly flexible, and are dissolved by solvents. Typically, they include such materials as nitrocellulose, cellulose acetate butyrate, polypropylene and nylon. | |
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Thermosetting resins are initially soft but change irreversibly to a hard rigid form when heated. They are generally very hard but brittle, and resistant against solvents. Typically, they include amino resins, polyurethane resins and epoxy resins | | | 
