Low-VOC Michem® Wood Coating products set the water resistance standard for waterborne deck stains and sealants. Providing great versatility for exterior wood protection, each solution in Michelman’s line of topical wood treatment additives passes the ASTM D-4446 standard for swell resistance.
Michem Wood Coating 70LV and 75
Product Name | Brookfield Viscosity | pH | Recommended pH Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michem® Wood Coating 44 | <500 | 8–10 | >6 |
| Michem® Wood Coating 50 | <100 | 8.8–10.3 | >6 |
| Michem® Wood Coating 70 Low VOC | <500 | 8.8–10.3 | >6 |
| Michem® Wood Coating 75 | <100 | 8.8–10.3 | >6 |
Michem Wood Coating 44
Michem® Wood Coating 44 helps produce wood coatings with excellent weatherability characteristics. This topical wood treatment imparts outstanding water beading, along with improved water and swell resistance for wood decks, fences, and garden sheds. It penetrates deep into wood substrates and is user-friendly. Its superior water-resistant properties improve surface aesthetics and color integrity. Michem® Wood Coating 44 produces a natural surface appearance and is particularly suitable for softwood as well as extending the look and use of outdoor wood furniture.
Water Resistance After One Year of Weathering
Michelman’s Michem® Wood Coating brand was developed to optimize water resistance, and when used as the main components of formulations, both Michem® Wood Coating 70LV and Michem® Wood Coating 44 offered superior performance compared to the industry benchmark for both water resistance and hold-out.
Michem® Wood Coating 44
Key Benefits
- Increase overall durability
- Reduces water uptake
- Enhances mold and fungal growth
Usage
- As an additive: 1-3%
- At a larger dosage like a co-binder up to 30%
Michem® Wood Coating 70LV and 75
Key Benefits
- Good weatherability
- Designed to penetrate into the wood
- Provides enhanced resistance to swelling
- Delays mold and fungal growth
- Nordic and French ecolabel
Usage
- As a binder, and/or as the main component in a coating formulation: can be combined with an acrylic emulsion
- As an additive: 1-3%
Product Name | Form Type | Product Solids Type | Emulsifier Charge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michem® Wood Coating 44 | Emulsion | Proprietary | Anionic |
| Michem® Wood Coating 50 | Emulsion | Proprietary | Anionic |
| Michem® Wood Coating 70 Low VOC | Emulsion | Proprietary | Anionic |
| Michem® Wood Coating 75 | Emulsion | Proprietary | Anionic |
Product Name | Product Solids Type | Form Type | swell resistance | water resistance | water repellence | water beading |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michem® Wood Coating 44 | Proprietary | Emulsion | • | • | ||
| Michem® Wood Coating 50 | Proprietary | Emulsion | • | • | • | • |
| Michem® Wood Coating 70 Low VOC | Proprietary | Emulsion | • | • | • | • |
| Michem® Wood Coating 75 | Proprietary | Emulsion | • | • | • | • |
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