Air Dry Clear Coat
Air Dry Clear Coat
Air Dry Clear Coat is also called a special air drying varnish. This is a clear coat that dries at room temperature and a humidity level that is normal. Because of this, with a special air dry clear coat, you do not need to heat the room extra to allow the clear coat to cure. Even a 2K air-drying clear coat is dry within 10 minutes and you can polish after 90 minutes. At CROP, you can buy professional air dry clear coat that you can apply over water-based and conventional thinner-based paint with your paint sprayer.
How long should clear coat dry?
How long clear coat needs to dry depends on the temperature and humidity where you spray the varnish. However, an air-drying clear coat is known for its drying time which is incredibly fast. In fact, an air-drying clear coat is dry in as little as 10 minutes. With an air dry varnish, the clear coat does not have to dry for a long time and is quickly fully cured. As a result, you work faster, increase productivity and efficiency.
High Solid clear coat air dry
Looking for a High Solid clear coat that is air-drying? At CROP you can buy the best air dry clear coat that can be used professionally over a base-coat, 2K paint and base coat. Because the CROP air dry varnish is a HS clear coat, it has a higher film thickness which gives the varnish more "body." This makes the air dry clear coat scratch resistant, gasoline resistant UV resistant and resistant to chemicals or acids. You can order CROP's High Solid clear coat in high gloss, silk gloss and matte.
Advantages of air drying clear coat
There are many advantages to using an air-drying clear coat! Compared to other types of varnish, an air dry clear coat has no downsides. The biggest advantage of an air dry clear coat is that you do not have to heat up the room you are working in in order to spray the clear coat. In addition, after spraying the final coat of clear coat, you do not have to heat the room to 60 degrees Celsius. The clear coat dries by air and will cure completely at a temperature between 15°C and 30°C The plus points of a clear coat that dries by air are listed for you.
- You do not need a warm room or spray booth to use the air-drying clear coat.
- An air dry clear coat is incredibly easy to spray so anyone can spray it.
- The air dry clear coat on our site is a High Solid clear coat that has more body than other types of varnish.
- Within 50 minutes the clear coat is fully cured at 20 degrees Celsius.
- Because an air dry clear coat is dry within 10 minutes, the chance of dust and dirt in the clear coat is minimized.
- Very resistant to weather influences.
- Excellent UV resistance and does not yellow due to sunlight.
Mixing ratio 2K air dry clear coat
A 2K clear coat consists of 2 components where you have to mix a hardener through the clear coat that will cause the varnish to harden. The mixing ratio of a 2K air-drying clear coat is 4 to 1. This means that to 4 liters of air dry clear coat, you need to add 1 liter of hardener. According to ratio, you can adjust the amount. For example, if you have a 1 liter can of air dry clear coat, you mix 250ml of activator through the clear coat.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Which varnish is best?
Which varnish is best is determined by the user. For a plain uni colour, a 2K lacquer is best. If the colour lacquer is metallic or pearlescent, a 1K lacquer is best.
What is clear coat?
Clear coat is a transparent lacquer that you apply over a colour lacquer. This makes a clear coat the same as a varnish that protects the colour lacquer from scratches, discolouration by sunlight, impacts, weather, salt and more.
How do you apply clear coat?
Clear coat is applied with a spray can or a paint sprayer. There are several ways to apply clear coat. If you apply clear coat, make sure you apply at least 2 layers.
What is the difference between clear coat and transparent?
There is no difference between clear coat and transparent. A clear coat is transparent, which is why this varnish is also called a transparent varnish.
How many layers of clear coat should I apply?
Applying 2 layers of clear coat is enough to have enough layer thickness. Do you want the clear coat to have more ‘body’? Then apply another coat of clear coat.