{"id":7589,"date":"2017-12-29T08:10:02","date_gmt":"2017-12-29T14:10:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ulprospector.com\/knowledge\/?p=7589"},"modified":"2018-01-05T09:40:30","modified_gmt":"2018-01-05T15:40:30","slug":"pc-ambient-cured-latex-paints-improve-performance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ulprospector.ul.com\/7589\/pc-ambient-cured-latex-paints-improve-performance\/","title":{"rendered":"Ambient-Cured Latex Paints: How to Improve Performance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Solvent-borne coatings sometimes get the upper hand on ambient-cured latex-based coatings. They have better:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>chemical resistance<\/li>\n<li>moisture resistance<\/li>\n<li>adhesion<\/li>\n<li>surface hardness<\/li>\n<li>abrasion and block resistance<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>But there&#8217;s a secret to improving performance in ambient-cured latex coating formulations. Can you predict the additive? 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