Sherwin-Williams Picked By SERDP To Lead R&D For CARC Powder Topcoat
$1.4 million project to develop a topcoat for use on military vehicles and support equipment
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- Provides an environmentally-preferable coating option that is able to be baked on the substrate, without the emission of VOCs.;
- Offers significant recyclability potential;
- Is compatible with existing pre-treatments and liquid CARC coatings to facilitate the DoD’s transition to the new technology; and
- Helps protect the health and safety of personnel who apply or come in contact with the coating.
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