Team Analyzes Nature-Based Adhesive Alternative

Chemists from Purdue University have reportedly developed a sustainable adhesive system that draws inspiration from the natural world.

New Product Announcement: Substrate Wetting Agent

Last month, global specialty silicones and silicone additives manufacturer BRB International released a new hydrolytically stable substrate wetting additive.

New Product Announcement: Adhesion Promoter

Global specialty materials company Eastman has announced its newest adhesion promoter, Advantis adhesion promoter, reportedly meant to limit or remove materials of concern.

What Are Pressure-Sensitive Adhesives and Their Uses?

by Emily Newton

Pressure-sensitive adhesives (PSAs) join two similar or dissimilar components togethe...

Multiple Planes of Adhesion: What You Need to Know When Selecting a Paint or Coating System

by Warren Brand

This is a blog not only about the risks associated with using multiple-coat paint sys...

True or false: Experienced inspectors using pull-off adhesion methods find that 7-12% of pulls end up being invalid.

Jerome Curran investigated pull-off strength when looking at polysiloxane alternatives to polyurethane systems used at:

Last month, Boeing asked the Federal Aviation Administration to approve a potential fix for peeling paint on its jetliners due to ultraviolet radiation, involving incorporating a layer of UV-blocking black topcoat between the primer and the white topcoat. If successful, do you think more airlines should upgrade their coatings systems?

What steps must be taken to mitigate poor adhesion over an existing aged silver aluminum paint? What primer will achieve good adhesion?

How do admixtures to concrete (hardeners, anti-dust compounds, etc.) affect coating adhesion? What can be done to eliminate or minimize negative effects?

Coatings Conversation

from JPCL, November 2019

Coatings Conversation

from JPCL, July 2019

Adhesion Society Annual Meeting

February 25 - March 1, 2018

Free Webinar - Pull-Off Adhesion Testing - 11 a.m. EDT

July 13, 2011

Architectural Coatings: A PaintSquare Video Education Series

A collection of archived webinars focused on architectural coatings.

Concrete: A PaintSquare Video Education Series

A collection of archived webinars focused on concrete coatings and maintenance.

Standard Test Method for Adhesion of Organic Coatings by Scrape Adhesion

issued by ASTM

4.1 Coatings to perform satisfactorily must adhere to the substrates on which they are applied....

Standard Test Method for Evaluating Adhesion by Knife

issued by ASTM

1.1 This test method covers the procedure for assessing the adhesion of coating films to substr...

Standard Test Method for Pull-Off Strength of Coatings Using Portable Adhesion Testers

issued by ASTM

The pull-off strength of a coating is an important performance property that has been used in s...