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What are the precautions for the use of pearl powder

Date:2022-10-14
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1. Application in coatings
Pearlescent powder is suitable for most coating systems including oil-based, water-based, powder, UV curing, etc., such as automotive, motorcycle, train, bicycle and other vehicle coatings; indoor and outdoor decorative architectural coatings; mobile phones, household appliances, daily necessities, Coatings for plastic substrates such as computers and packaging containers; coatings for wooden substrates such as furniture and decorations; surface coatings for artificial leather, leather, textiles, etc.; industrial decorative coatings for metal and non-metallic substrates; powder coatings for home appliances and machinery; body painting, oil painting and other art paints.
The use of pearlescent powder in coatings is very simple. In order to make the dispersion easier and easier to use, the pearlescent coating can be obtained by pre-wetting an appropriate amount of pearlescent pigments and then mixing them in the transparent substrates and stirring evenly.

2. Matters needing attention when using
1. Pearlescent products can be used in combination with transparent dyes or pigments to obtain unique and beautiful color effects, but if used in combination with opaque pigments, the luster of pearls will be reduced.
2. High shear mixing or long-term mixing will destroy the particles of pearlescent products, which is the reason for the reduction of pearl luster.
3. When the viscosity of the paint is low, the pearlescent product particles will precipitate. Please stir again when using.
4. Due to the phenomenon of complementary colors, please do not mix the rainbow color series products of pearl powder.

3. Application in plastics
Pearlescent powder is also widely used in the plastics industry, including injection molding, blow molding, blister molding, casting, color masterbatch and other plastic processing processes, such as the manufacture of cosmetic containers, shampoo containers, food and medicine containers, hoses, daily plastics Supplies, toys, buttons, sandals, construction plastics, household plastic decorations, and more.
First pre-wet the pearl powder and then mix it in the plastic grease and stir evenly

4. Application in ink
Pearlescent powder is suitable for gravure, letterpress, flexo, screen, coating and other printing system inks, used to manufacture cardboard, wallpaper, business cards, tipping paper, greeting cards, etc.
The product has excellent decorative properties, making the colors of various printed products more natural and vivid, and at the same time has a noble pearl luster

5. Application in cosmetics
Pearlescent powder is also widely used in nail polish, lipstick, eye shadow, powder cake, coloring agent and other cosmetics and personal care products.
Its heavy metal and microbial content have been tested to meet European and American standards.

6. Other
Pearlescent powder can also be used in textiles, art pigments, rubber and so on.
Pearlescent powder produces a range of novel effects when paired with conventional pigments, making it acceptable to some of the most popular industries such as body painting.

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