Where it applies
- Coil coating
- Metal furniture, appliance and equipment finishes
- General industrial and hardware topcoats
What the solution is built around
Built around batch-to-batch consistency and process window, not a single headline matting figure. The screening logic starts from the coating system rather than from a single matting figure — resin type, target gloss, application method and the specific problem you are seeing all change which grade should lead.
Recommended grade structure
Each project starts with a lead grade and at least one comparison grade. Running both against your own control in the first round answers more than running one grade twice.
| Grade | Role | Particle size (µm) | Application note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vista-171S | Lead | 7.0–7.5 | First screen for industrial and coil routes. |
| Vista-361C | Balance | 6.2–6.5 | General matte with stable appearance. |
| Vista-381C | Support | 8.0–8.3 | Screening toward lower gloss. |
| Vista-391C | Reserve | 9.0–9.5 | High matting efficiency for specific low-gloss targets. |
What to measure in the first round
These are the dimensions that decide whether a grade progresses. Test against your own control sample under production-representative conditions wherever possible.
| Dimension | What good looks like |
|---|---|
| Gloss stability | Target held across batches and process conditions |
| Surface appearance | Uniform; free of mottling, roughness or seeding |
| Process window | Spray, roller, flow and cure unaffected |
| Storage & redispersion | No settling, caking or gloss drift |
Technical support on this solution
- System review — resin type, target gloss, application method, current issue and incumbent product.
- Two-sample proposal — a lead grade plus a comparison route, with the reasoning for each.
- Lab and scale-up — comparison across appearance, process behaviour and storage stability.
- Troubleshooting — support on haze, drag, thickening, settling and appearance defects.
Tell us the resin system, the gloss target and standard you measure against, the application method and film build, and what is going wrong today. That turns a sample request into a screening plan with a defined answer.
Screening starts with the system
Resin, target gloss, application method, current problem. We reply with a plan.