MICHEM® GUARD 200 AND 201
Michelman’s Solutions for Superior Matting and Abrasion Resistance
Michem® Guard 200 and Michem® Guard 201 both demonstrate superior matting and abrasion resistance in water-based wood varnishes for flooring and other interior and exterior applications. Convenient and easy to use, they improve matting performance in a variety of systems and can be added at 3%-10% solids on solids. Both can also be used with silica and other additives.
Michem Guard 200
Michem® Guard 200 displays improved abrasion resistance in urethane/acrylic systems for floor varnishes.
Test Method for Abrasion Resistance
- 1000 cycles of Taber Abrasion
- 1000 gram load, weight loss measured
- 3 coats, let dry at least 4 hours between coats
- Abrasion wheels cleaned after 500 cycles
MICHEM® GUARD 201
Michem® Guard 201 displays superior matting performance in specific urethane/acrylic floor varnishes.
Test Method and Sample Prep for Gloss
- 20 rod coating on glossy 2A Leneta card
- Ambient overnight dry
- Gloss 60o average of 3 reading on the black
Test Method for Abrasion Resistance
- 1000 cycles of Taber Abrasion
- 1000 gram load, weight loss measured
- 3 coats, let dry at least 4 hours between coats
- Abrasion wheels cleaned after 500 cycles
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