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Hello rdixiemiller, thanks for your post, in regards to the whole thermoplast/thermoset/thermocure question, perhaps your terminology is more correct when speaking about paint. My terminology is coming from my understanding of plastics, although apparently paint and plastics share a good deal...

I think you've got a thermoset polymer confused with a thermoplast polymer. Thermoplasts have only very weak crosslinking, and therefore can be reflowed by reheating without burning the material. A thermoset polymer is like what you called a "thermocure." Once cross linking occurs between...

rdixiemiller Great post!! Glad to have you here, and welcome to the forum. <img src="emoticons/icon_smile_thumzup.gif" alt="Thumb Up"> I guess I know who to come to now when I have questions about paint. So here's a few: Are the solids the part of the paint that is left over after the...

Hello guys, thanks for the replies. So what is Imron? I don't recall reading about that here. I think you're right about the "hexamethyl diisocyanates" being the hazardous part of the paint. So one question I have: do the alkyd enamel paints have this nasty stuff in it, or they safer to...

THe following is an exerpt from TM 43-0139 "PAINTING INSTRUCTIONS FOR ARMY MATERIEL" 2-31. CHEMICAL AGENT RESISTANT COATINGS (CARC) a. General. Chemical Agents pose a devastating threat to sustained readiness in a combat environment. CARC paints were developed to minimize the impact of...