MIROLAC NC Nitrocellulose Lacquers
MIROCAT PC Clear Pre-Catalysed Lacquers
MIROTHANE PU Clear Polyurethane Coatings
MIROTHANE PU Pigmented Polyurethane Coatings
Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC)
Caring for your Furniture & Fixtures
Temperature, Relative Humidity & Dew Point
MIROTHANE PU 5605 Seasonal Adjustments
Creating Customised Stain Colours
Acid Catalaysed Formaldehyde Issues
Techniques for successful spray coating application
Adhesion Loss – Coating peeling from substrate or the previous coat
Bleeding – Coating discoloured
Blooming – Cloudy haze on top of the coating
Blushing – Cloudy haze in the coating
Brittleness (linked to adhesion) - Coating cracking from substrate or previous coat
Bubbling (also called solvent boil or aeration) – Bubbles in coating
Champagning – Coating efforvessing like champagne
Cissing (also called cratering or fish eyes) - Coating drying away in circular fashion from the substrate
Cob Webbing - White "cob-web" trails being sprayed from the gun
Cracking - Coating or substrate cracking or crazing
Dirty or Seedy Finish - Dirt, dust or overspray in the coating
Discolouration - Substrate or clear coating changing colour
Fat Edge – Ridge of the pigment in the dry or liquid coating
Floatation - Separation of the pigment in the dry or liquid coating
Flow - Uneven appearance when dry
Frying - The surface of the coating pulls back resulting in raised ridges that can be seen and felt
Marring of Film - Coating film easily marked
Opacity - Substrate or previous coats showing through the last coat
Orange Peel - Uneven finish that resembles the skin of an orange
Overspray (also called dry spray) - Dry paint particles that have been spryaed and not formed a smooth film, resulting in a rough sandy feel and appearance
Patchy Colours - Blotchy and uneven stains
Patchy Gloss Levels - High and low gloss spots in the dried coating
Pinholing - Small pinholes visible in the dry coating
Premature Degradation of Coating System - Coating cracking, lifting, delaminating etc.
Printing - Defects in the film after transporting
Sagging (or runs) - Coating moves and runs on vertical surfaces
Settling - Separation of coating in the can or pail
Sink Back - Noticable defects in the dry film
Slow Drying - Coating tacky or wet after the recommended drying time has elapsed
Streaking (in pigmented finishes) - Lines of differing colours in the dried coating
Streaking (in metallic or textured finishes) - Lines of metallic streaks in the dried coating
Thickening (also called bodying) - Coating becomes thicker in the can over time