Industrial Coatings

Specialty Coatings offers high performance, high solids solvent-based or low-VOC water-based coatings.   We offer an assortment of coatings, including primers and topcoats, in a variety of formulations, such as alkyds, epoxies, urethanes, acrylics and water reducible alkyds. Our superior product development, quality, and technical support are significant factors in delivering applied cost-effective solutions regardless of unique coatings needs.

See also:

• Floor Coatings
• Featured industrial coatings from PPG & Amercoat

Topcoats

Acrylic Modified Alkyd Quick Dry Enamel

SCI Acrylic Modified Alkyd Enamel is a quick dry, interior/exterior, direct-to-metal coating that provides ease of application along with a tough, abrasion-resistant finish.   Acrylic additives make this a perfect paint for rental equipment, trailer manufacturing, racking, machinery, heavy equipment, and a variety of metal structures.

• High quality, quick dry enamel for a "baked on" appearance
• Can be applied direct-to-metal or over suitable primers
• Available in standard and custom colors
• Low VOC and contains no heavy metals
• Can be catalyzed for improved gloss and color retention and increased chemical and abrasion resistance

SC951 Acrylic Modified Alkyd Quick Dry Enamel Tech Data Sheet (86 KB PDF)

Water Reducible Alkyd Enamels

D-T-M Water Reducible Enamel is a fast dry, easy to apply interior/exterior solvent-free enamel.  This product is intended for use on steel, industrial racking, machinery, conveyors, robotics equipment, and anywhere a tough durable finish is required.

• Direct-To-Metal enamel -- no primer necessary
• Rust-inhibitive properties engineered into coating
• Low VOC, low odor and free of heavy metals
• Quick drying, ideal for production painting for fast turnaround time
• Water clean-up and reduction
• Available in gloss and satin finishes
• Wide range of stocked and custom colors available
• Compatible primer is also available

SC970 Water Reducible Alkyd Enamels Tech Data Sheet (92 KB PDF)

Metal Primers

Shopcoat Primer

Specialty Coatings Shopcoat Primers provide corrosion protection for properly prepared interior or exterior ferrous metal surfaces.  Our low-odor formulation and ease of use have made this “user friendly” product an industry standard.

• Low odor, VOC-compliant alkyd shopcoat primer
• Fast drying
• High solids content provides greater coverage and film build than conventional primers
• Designed for structural and miscellaneous steel
• Can be top-coated with any alkyd or latex finish
• Available in gray and red (brown oxide)

SC963 Shopcoat Primer Tech Data Sheet (92 KB PDF)

Universal Metal Primer

Specialty Coatings Universal Metal Primers  provide superior corrosion protection for properly prepared ferrous  metal surfaces.  These versatile interior/exterior phenolic alkyd primers can be topcoated with epoxies, vinyls, urethanes and conventional finishes.  These products may also be used as a “barrier” coat over existing alkyd systems to allow topcoating with strong solvent-containing topcoats.

• Corrosion-resistant, high performance universal primer
• VOC-compliant, lead and chromate free
• Fast dry and economical
• Suitable under most strong solvent topcoats
• May also be used as a "barrier" coat over existing alkyd paints to prevent lifting by high performance topcoats
• Available in gray, red (brown oxide), and off-white

SC1147 Universal Metal Primer Tech Data Sheet (112 KB PDF)

SC1159 Fast-Dry Universal Metal Primer Tech Data Sheet (96 KB PDF)

Water Reducible Alkyd Primer

Specialty Coatings Water Reducible Primer is quick dry, corrosion resistant, and ideally suited for properly prepared ferrous metal, steel fabrications, racks, tanks, and equipment.  This product can be topcoated with conventional alkyds or water reducible alkyds.

• Rust-inhibitive
• Low odor, VOC-complaint and contains no heavy metals
• Quick dry formulation
• Available in gray, white, and red oxide
• Ideal for where stringent environmental laws are in place

SC970 Water Reducible Alkyd Primer Tech Data Sheet (92 KB PDF)

Specialty Coatings Inc is an authorized distributor of PPG Protective & Marine Coatings (PMC) and is a world leader in protective and marine coatings. PMC products protect customers’ assets in some of the world’s most demanding conditions and environments. PMC products coat a wide variety of projects in various markets including: marine, infrastructure, energy, transportation, and petrochemical.

Amercoat products are uniquely positioned within the PMC family to provide proven products and technologies. The low VOC epoxies, topcoats,  and patented PSX® polysiloxane technology all have a great history across many protective and marine coating segments.