Put simply, hard coatings are specially formulated materials which are applied to plastic substrates in liquid form and cured usually using heat or UV energy. They can be applied using many different methods such as spray, flow, roll or dip coating.
Hard coatings offer plastic materials greater abrasion resistance, giving very strong and versatile material such as Polycarbonate a harder surface, enabling the material to be used in a wider variety of applications.
Such coatings also offer increased chemical resistance to plastic materials, which generally are easily damaged by harsh chemicals.
Other properties can be included within hard coatings such as UV resistance, Anti-Microbial properties and Anti-Glare.
The level of abrasion and chemical resistance can vary depending on the hard coatings formulation. Some coatings offer a lower abrasion resistance but in doing so offer an extended life under external weathering conditions.
Hard coatings can be applied to many substrates such as Polycarbonate, PMMA, PET, PVC and PETg in sheet form or mouldings.
Hard coatings can also be applied to some printed (digital and screen) or painted surfaces.
At Peerless we use UV technology to cure our coatings.
Our brand is Peeraguard and we currently offer the below coatings:
· Peeraguard Clear Coating – Our most popular coating, high abrasion/chemical resistance, with a high gloss finish.
· Peeraguard Optical Coating – All of the properties offered by Peeraguard Clear but with superior optical quality.
· Peeraguard Anti-Glare Coating – A matt hard coating, perfect for light diffusion.
· Microguard™ Coating – An Anti-Microbial coating that has been developed and formulated to give protection against bugs such as MRSA and E-coli.
· https://www.peerless-coatings.co.uk/coatings-for-plastic/ or call 01842 750333