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DOWSIL™ RSN-0805

Ingredients and Specialities from Univar Solutions and our key supplier partner Dow are proud to offer you a range of materials dedicated to the coatings industry. This relationship allows us to offer you a range of silicone resins for a wide range of applications, aiming to help you achieve your formulation goals. 

DOWSIL™ RSN-0805 Resin is a silanol-functional resin supplied as a solvent solution. It is intended for use primarily with metallic pigments in applications including maintenance paints, colored baking enamels and decorative finishes. DOWSIL™ RSN-0805 Resin can be used alone or blended with DOWSIL™ RSN-0806 Resin to increase film hardness. 

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Key Benefits 

  • Stable
  • Thermal resistance for great performance at high temperatures
  • Versatile resin that can be used alone or blended with other silicone resins
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Typical properties

  • Dynamic Viscosity: 100-190 Centipose
  • Flash Point, Closed Cup: 27 °C  
  • Resin Content: 50%  
  • Shelf Life: 1080 Days  
  • Specific Gravity @25°C: 1.01  
  • System: Solvent Borne  
  • Volatile Organic Content: 503 g/liter

Application Areas

  • Primary intended for use with metallic pigments
  • Maintenance paints
  • Coloured baking enamels
  • Decorative finishes 
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Segment Product name Short Description Benefits/Features
Primer MAINCOTE™ 1071

Styrene acrylic emulsion based on AVANSE™ technology, for primer applications.

  • Excellent adhesion to various substrates, including metal, concrete and aged paints
  • Offering outstanding corrosion resistance
  • Suitable for low VOC formulations
  • Excellent pigment wetting properties

Direct to metal

MAINCOTE™ HG 86 ER

High performance pure acrylic polymer emulsion for high gloss direct to metal finishes and topcoats

  • Excellent corrosion, chemical and solvent resistance
  • High gloss and excellent weatherability
  • Enhanced adhesion on various metal

Direct to metal primer and topcoat

MAINCOTE™ 1200

High performance acrylic emulsion with AVANSE™ Inorganic Interactive Technology and the ability to crosslink at ambient temperature.

  • Exceptional adhesion to a variety of substrates
  • Enhanced pigment and anti-corrosive pigment wetting and adsorption
  • Provides EN-12944 C3 corrosion

Direct to metal and topcoat

MAINCOTE™ HG-100

Designed for waterborne general industrial applications.

  • Good adhesion on different substrates
  • High gloss potential and fast drying
  • Excellent alternative to solvent based alkyds
  • Ideal for low VOC <100g/l coatings

Direct to metal primer and topcoat

MAINCOTE™ HG-300

High performance acrylic copolymer emulsion for anti-corrosive DTM and topcoat products

  • Outstanding corrosion resistance
  • Enhanced flash rust resistance
  • Early water resistance
  • Excellent adhesion and durability
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Technical help and expertise

Whether you would like help developing a formulation, assistance with a particular technical question or would like some testing carried out on your formulations, then reach out to us and we will be there to help.

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