Understanding Chemical Coatings and Their Applications
Chemical coatings are applied to a substrate in order to change the properties it has, and add extra resistances to common elements in their environments. Because of this, they are very adaptable and can be given many benefits, including:
- Water repellency
- Flame retardancy
- Corrosion resistance
- Durability
- Decoration
Chemical coatings can be used on a range of materials, including textiles, steel, glass, plastic, and wood. Their main purpose is to safeguard critical parts of a product and to improve the overall quality of a surface, whether it’s a piece of machinery, a chemical container, or even a pair of shoes.
ReAgent has been providing chemical coating services in the UK for almost 50 years. We have been operating since 1977, offering a wide range of chemical products, bespoke formulations, packaging services, and chemical coating services.
Why Choose Chemical Coatings for Your Products?
Chemical coatings provide protection for certain materials. It makes these materials more durable, capable of withstanding harsh environments and substances such as fire.
Aside from fire, materials can also be protected from destructive organisms like termites and fungi. The type of chemical coatings used depends on the type of material to be coated and the intended purpose. For example, it could be to protect against fire or corrosion, or simply improve the aesthetic appearance, such as in the case of applying paint on concrete walls.
The advantages of chemical coatings depend on what your business is trying to achieve. In general, chemical coatings mean less downtime, fewer changeovers, easier clean-up, reduced costs, and improved efficiency gains.
One of the major benefits of using a chemical coating is the protection they give to a substrate. This also ties in with how efficient they are. Without a chemical coating, even water can be damaging to certain products and equipment. Chemical coatings help to protect and preserve materials against external contaminants, extending the life of the material and thereby improving your overall efficiency as a business.
Applications of Chemical Coatings
There are various types of chemical coatings, depending on the intended purpose and the type of material to which they will be applied.
Some chemical coatings can protect wood against termites and moisture, while others make textiles fire retardant or water repellant. Still other chemical coatings slow the corrosion of metals when submerged or exposed to saltwater.
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Types of Chemical Coatings
Many different chemical coatings are available for a variety of applications, including:
Fabric coatings
Applied to textiles, chemical coatings can add extra functionality and durability. One example is of a blue chip automotive company we work with to mix and supply the chemical coatings used in their specialised airbags. The coating is primarily used to keep the gases inside the airbag, ensuring that it stays inflated for the required period of time.
Flame retardant coatings
Essential in industries such as upholstery, chemical coatings help prevent fabrics of all kinds from igniting.
Glass coatings
Used to protect and enhance the beauty of glass, these coatings come in a variety of polyurethane dispersions that are both scratch and shatter-resistant.
Silver coatings
Silver coatings give a reflective surface to any material and gives a decorative finish to material like wood, metal, glass, and ceramics.
Polyurethane coatings
Polyurethane is a highly-resistant and flexible coating used in a variety of industrial coating systems.
Acrylic coatings
Acrylic surface coatings are heavily used in architectural or decorative finishes to enhance the colour, texture and overall appearance of a surface.
Sol-Gel coatings
A Sol-Gel coating can extend the life of injection moulds by protecting against corrosion and wear.
The Advantages of Partnering with ReAgent for Chemical Coatings
With nearly 50 years of experience and access to premium raw materials, we deliver bespoke chemical coatings tailored to your needs, ensuring exceptional quality and performance. Our end-to-end service includes pre-sales advice, supply chain management, and after-sales support.
If you’re looking for a company that can blend, pack and distribute your coatings, work with you to change or modify an existing formulation, or create a bespoke formulation from scratch, ReAgent can help, all with options for non-disclosure and other protective measures in place.
We carry out blending with a variety of different coating systems, including sol-gel coatings and polyurethane dispersions. We can also add different chemicals to these systems in order to give them specific properties, whether that is flame-retardancy or coloured dyes chemical coatings.
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Why Partner with ReAgent for Chemical Coatings?
Open and friendly service
Any questions? No problem. We’re ready to answer any technical questions you might have at any stage of the process, and our door is always open if you want to come in to meet with us or perform an audit of our facility.
Security and protection for your products and ideas
We’re happy to enter into non-disclosure agreements with our customers to help protect their intellectual property.
ISO certified quality and environmental standards
Our ISO 9001 Quality Standard goes hand in hand with our ISO 14001:2004 Environmental Standard, enabling us to provide high quality products manufactured with consideration and respect for the environment.
Almost 5 decades of chemical coating experience
ReAgent has provided chemical coatings since 1977, and with time comes experience. That experience is put into practice every day, through our team of experts based in the UK.
Chemical Coatings FAQs
We offer bespoke coatings for a wide range of industries.
We do not currently supply coatings that conform to SPG-MPS-006, however, it may be a possibility subject to the quantity of product required.
We do not currently offer ceramic coatings.
The minimum spend for a new custom chemical coating is £5,000. This may be offset against your first order.
Yes, we can ship internationally. Manufacturing lead times will depend on the size of the shipment, and delivery times will depend on the final destination. We can provide an estimated lead time upon receipt of your enquiry.
You can track your order by calling our sales team on 0800 9555 798.
Yes, we specialise in creating bespoke chemical coatings that meet specific requirements.
Please call our friendly team on 0800 9555 798 or request a quote to get started.
Coatings are manufactured and tested to specifications agreed with our customers. We can provide a Certificate of Analysis to show that each batch produced complies with the agreed specification.
Yes, we offer bulk pricing discounts.
Our prices are determined by the costs of raw materials, batch size, processing time and quality requirements.
You can apply for a credit account or pay via credit card or bank transfer.
We don’t currently manufacture coatings that provide chemical or abrasion resistance. We are, however, able to work with customers to develop products to meet their requirements.
Yes, we can develop coatings that are environmentally friendly by substituting chemical components in formulations for greener alternatives.
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