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PRODUCT: EC 1000 600 CED CLEAR

DESCRIPTION:

This cathodic clear coat system based on acrylic resin is specially developed to coat decorative surfaces.
It can be applied from 5 microns to 30 microns.

This cathodic clear coat system is an excellent protection for high gloss metals and metal plated surfaces
of Gold, Chromium, Silver, Nickel, Aluminum, Stainless steel and other alloys from atmospheric
influences as well as from everyday wear and tear.

This product imparts gloss, clarity, hardness, smoothness, scratch resistance, solvent resistance,
chemicals / salt resistance and UV resistance to prolong the life of substrate beyond imagination.

SUPPLY MATERIAL DATA:

TEST SPECIFICATION UNIT TEST METHOD

COLOUR COLOURLESS VISUAL

VISCOSITY 10-20 Pas
DENSITY 1.0-1.1 gm/cc DIN 53217
SOLIDS (120°C/1 HR) 60+/-2 %
MEQ VALUE (100% SOLIDS) 38 – 42 mMol
FLASH POINT ˃ 21 °C DIN 53213
SHELF LIFE 12 MONTHS
(STORAGE @4°C TO 35°C)

BATH PREPARATION PROCEDURE:

FORMULA FOR 8% BATH SOLIDS (I.E. REFRECTIVE INDEX = 14)

PART A - SUPPLY RESIN MATERIAL ─ 160 gm

PART B - DM WATER ─ 840 gm
TOTAL - BATH VOLUME ─ 1000 gm

MIXING PROCEDURE:
1. Weigh exact quantity of PART A, SUPPLY MATERIAL in clean container (Stainless steel/Plastic).
2. Add exact quantity of PART B, DM WATER in SUPPLY MATERIAL slowly under stirring, as rate of
addition should be such that entire PART B addition take minimum 15 minutes. Care to be
taken to avoid foam generation in large quantity. Allow foam to settle down before coating.
3. Continue stirring for 30 minutes for to homogenization of bath material.
4. It is highly recommended to filter bath material through 600 – 800 MESH to remove any
impurities in the bath coming from DM WATER or APPARATUS USED for making bath.
5. After completing homogenization bath may filtered through filters ranging from0.2 TO 1.0
MICRON.

PRECAUSIONARY MEASURES FOR NEW BATH:

1. Ensure proper cleaning of all the apparatus before making bath. Use only SS / Plastic / Glass apparatus for
mixing.
2. Run circulation through cartridge only when lacquer is thoroughly mixed with water. Install 5-micron
cartridge.

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3. It is recommended to give aging of 2 hours through cartridge filter before taking through UF unit & start
production.
4. For jewelry item (Low DFT), it is recommended to make bath with lower solids of 4 to 6%. (Refractive index
= 6.6 – 10.0)
5. For Hardware item (High DFT), it is recommended to make bath with higher solids of 8 – 10% (Refractive
Index = 13 – 15)
6. For Lacquer addition into the running bath, it is recommended to take 10 liters of bath solution for mixing
of 1 kg of lacquer.

LACQUER ADDITION:
For 1000-liter bath, to increase Refractive index by 1.0, add 1.0 kg of supply material.

RINSES (DRAG – OUT SOLUTION) PREPARATION PROCEDURE:

FORMULA FOR 1000 ml

PART A - DM WATER ─ 990 ml

PART B - BATH ADDITIVE THINNER 1 ─ 10 ml
TOTAL - BATH VOLUME ─ 1000 ml

MIXING PROCEDURE:

Take exactly 10 ml of PART B, BATH ADDITIVE THINNER 1. Measure exact 990 ml of PART A, DM WATER
in 1-liter beaker. Add PART B, BATH ADDITIVE THINNER 1 to PART A, DM WATER under stirring in 5
minutes.

IMPORTANT NOTE:
1. Ensure cleaning of all apparatus before making rinsing solution with BATH ADDITIVE THINNER 1 followed
by DM WATER.
2. Use Plastic / Glass / Stainless steel apparatus for preparing solution.

PROCEDURE FOR USE OF DYE:

Any Axalta approved DYE (Water based / Solvent based) or standardized DYE SOLUTION may be used
for imparting any specific color to lacquer film as required by Customer.
Care to be taken while add required quantity of dye to supply resin material and then bath to be made.

IMPORTANT NOTE:
No DYE SOLUTION should be added directly to the bath as it may not give satisfactory results or may disturb film
properties.

RINSE AID BATHS PREPARATION PROCEDURE:

Add 1 ml of RINSE AID concentrate for 1 liter of rinse aid bath.

BATH CONDITIONING RECOMMENDATION (FOR DYE BATHS ONLY)

1. For Hardware items where DFT requirement is 10 – 20 microns, bath should be aged for 3 – 4
hours.
2. For Jewelry items where DFT requirement is < 10 microns, bath should be given overnight
aging or 40 – 70% of UF drain is recommended.
3. In specific cases, bath pH may require bringing down 4.2 – 4.5 for uniformity of color.

BATH CONDUCTIVITY CONTROL

Conductivity of bath rises continuously on regular production. For that regular addition of permeate is
recommended to control the conductivity.
It is recommended that conductivity of bath is to be maintain below 900 μs/cm.
Bath solvent level needs to be adjusted after addition of ULTRA FILTRATE.
• 7 – 8 ml of BATH ADDITIVE THINNER 1 to be added per 1 liter of UF addition.

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• 1 – 2 ml of BATH ADDITIVE THINNER 2 to be added per 1 liter of UF addition.

IMPORTANT NOTE:
Exact quantity of permeate to be added and solvent adjustment varies from plant to plant and can be decided by
actual analysis of bath samples after bath commissioning.

BATH SOLVENT ADJUSTMENT PROCEDURE:

Bath may be operated using following solvents
1. Required level of Bath additive thinner 1 in bath is 1.2 – 1.6 %
2. Required level of Bath additive thinner 2 is max. 0.5%.
Bath additive thinner 2 is also added to the bath in case of problems like low gloss, pitting &
low DFT.
It is recommended to add min. 0.025 – 0.05 % per bath volume regularly to the bath.
3. Flow control additive is recommended to add in case of problems like severe pitting or patchy
coating etc.

IMPORTANT NOTE:
Do not add solvents directly to the bath.
Bath additive thinner 1, Flow control additive or Bath additive thinner 2 is added to the bath by mixed it with
double amount of lacquer quantity.

BATH PARAMETERS:

TEST SPECIFICATION UNIT TEST METHOD

SURFACES WITH ANY

SUBSTRATE KIND OF PLATING OR
PURE METAL / ALLOY

BATH SOLIDS (120°C/1 HR) 8-10* %

COLORANT COMPATIBILITY GOOD -
pH @ 25°C 4.2 – 4.8 -
CONDUCTIVITY @ 25°C MAX. 900 μs/cm
MEQ VALUE (100% SOLIDS) 38 – 42 mMol
DENSITY OF SOLIDS 1.0 – 1.15 gm / cc

COATING PARAMETERS:

BATH TEMPRATURE 18 - 28 °C
RECOMMENDED COATING VOLTAGE 30 - 120 VOLTS
RECOMMENDED COATING TIME 30 - 60 SECONDS
RAMP TIME 5 - 40
ANODE : CATHODE RATIO 1:1
HOT AIR BLOW (if
FLASH OFF / PREDRYING ZONE possible)
CURING SHEDULE (EMT) 160/30 °C/MIN

DRY FILM TESTING:

TEST SPECIFICATION UNIT TEST METHOD

COLOR COLOURLESS VISUAL
GLOSS HIGH VISUAL
TRANSPERANCY EXCELLENT VISUAL
DRY FILM THICKNESS (FILM BUILDING) 5 - 30 MICRONS ELCOMETER

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19 gms of supply
THEORITICAL FILM COVERAGE @ 10µ
material m2
 Higher or Lower values of bath solids are possible for any specific application

MECHANICAL CHARACHERISTICS OF DRY FILM

ADHESION (1 mm * 1 mm) 100 %
PENCIL HARDNESS (MITSUBISI) 2H-4H
BENDING TEST 6 mm DIN ISO 1520
PASSES DIRECT / 980 g/20 cm/2 inch
IMPACT RESISTANCE TEST
INDIRECT

CHEMICAL RESISTANCE TESTING OF DRY FILM

ACETONE DOUBLE RUBS MIN.600
PRESPIRATION CYCLE MIN. 1 CYCLE
ACID RESISTACE (0.1 HCl dip test) MIN. 48 HOURS
ALKALI RESISTANCE (0.1 NaOH dip test) MIN. 48 HOURS

CORROSION PROTECTION PROPERTIES:

SALT SPRAY TESTING MIN.350 HOURS ASTM B117

WATER RESISTANCE MIN. 100 HOURS IS 101
HUMIDITY RESISTANCE MIN. 100 HOURS IS 101

OUTDOOR DURABILITY:

AGING TEST MACHINE DAYLIGHT TYPE

TEST MIN. 1000 HOURS
XENON LAMP TEST MIN. 1000 HOURS

NOTE:
1. Dry film thickness should be 15 microns for testing.
2. It is recommended that hardness test & perspiration test can be done after 72 hours of
coating.
3. Performance of supply material is dependent upon substrate, quality of electroplating and
substrate processing parameters. It should be verified on actual substrate.
4. In case of coating with coloring agents, outdoor durability of coating depends upon
lightfastness of coloring agent used.

This is general procedure for bath commissioning. Axalta technical person should be consulted before
commissioning for possible variations in this procedure for specific application.

This information complies with present state of our knowledge and intended to provide information
concerning our product and their possibilities for operation.

It does not possess the significance of a legally enforceable assurance of specific characteristic of
products or their suitability for a specific application.

Warning notes on the product labels should be obeyed.

Any legal rights should be considered.

We contractually guarantee the condition of our products in the context of our general trading
conditions nationally and for export.

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