Everything Under The Sun
Southwest Impreglon is home to the brand coatings – Impreglon and Fluorolon®.
Need full, long-lasting protection from water, road salts, fertilizers, sea salt, petrochemicals, and practically everything else under the sun? Southwest Impreglon engineers know the right decorative powder coatings best suited for your needs, in just about any color you desire.
Corrosion, chemical and weather resistant, impact, abrasion and even acid rain resistant. If you can dream it, we can coat it. Bakers’ racks, bed frames, bumpers, wheels, brackets, T-tops, undercoatings, airboat cages, tuna towers for sport fishing, lawn & garden furniture, coffee tables, exercise equipment and much more.
Decorative Engineering Guide
| PROPERTY | NYLON | POLYESTER | POLYETHYLENE | POLYPROPYLENE | EAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adhesion | Excellent | Excellent | Good | Good/ Excellent |
Excellent |
| Surface Appearance | Smooth | Slight OP | OP | Smooth | Slight OP |
| 60ºGloss (Gardner) | 20-95 | 60-95 | 60-80 | 60-80 | 50-80 |
| Shore D Hardness | 70-80 | 75-85 | 40-50 | 40-60 | 40-50 |
| Flexibility | Good/ Excellent |
Fair/Good | Fair/Good | Fair/Good | Excellent |
| RESISTANCE: | |||||
| Impact | Excellent | Good/ Excellent |
Good/ Excellent |
Good | Excellent |
| Salt Spray | Excellent | Good | Fair | Good | Fair/Good |
| Weathering | Good | Good | Poor* | Poor* | Good |
| Acid(Inorganic) | Fair | Good | Excellent | Excellent | Excellent |
| Alkali (Dilute) | Excellent | Good | Excellent | Excellent | Excellent |
| Solvent(Non-Cl) | Excellent | Fair | Good | Excellent | Good |
* UV-Stabilized grades available
This chart should not be considered as a complete list. The information presented is based upon field tests and understandings of Southwest Impreglon, Inc. Specific results cannot be guaranteed. It is recommended that test parts be coated and evaluated in actual service conditions prior to specification.