MATERIAL INDEX

Specialty paints, pigments & coating materials

Every material we quote or source, filterable by type, effect, colour family and application. Supply status is stated per material and describes how we handle an enquiry — not a stock level. Quantity, packaging, MOQ and lead time are confirmed in the quotation.

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    MATERIAL TYPE

    EFFECT

    COLOUR FAMILY

    APPLICATION

    AVAILABILITY & ENQUIRY TYPE — SELECT ONE FOR ITS DEFINITION

    Materials

    • Pigment · Solid · Blue

      YInMn Blue

      Inorganic yttrium indium manganese oxide. Thermally stable with high near-infrared reflectance.

      Industrial
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    • Historical pigment · Solid · Blue

      Natural Ultramarine

      Lazurite from lapis lazuli. Scarce, labour-intensive to purify, specified for conservation work.

      Conservation
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    • Historical pigment · Solid · Blue

      Azurite

      Basic copper carbonate blue. Binder compatibility must be assessed before use.

      Conservation
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    • Historical pigment · Solid · Green

      Malachite

      Copper carbonate green. Particle size strongly determines hue and covering power.

      Conservation
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    • Historical pigment · Solid · Natural

      Ochres & earth pigments

      Iron oxide minerals with clay. The most practical historical family for volume work.

      Restoration
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    • Historical pigment · Solid · Red

      Historical reds

      Iron-oxide and lake reds. Several historical reds are restricted; alternatives identified per project.

      Conservation

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    • Paint · Candy · Red

      Candy toner systems

      Transparent colour over a reflective base. Depth builds with each identical pass.

      Automotive
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    • Basecoat · Metallic · Silver

      Metallic basecoats

      Aluminium flake systems from coarse sparkle to fine, tightly oriented finishes.

      Automotive
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    • Effect pigment · Liquid-metal · Silver

      Liquid-metal effect

      Very fine, highly oriented aluminium producing a near-chrome appearance.

      Automotive
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    • Effect pigment · Pearlescent · White

      Pearlescent mica pigments

      Mica or synthetic substrate with metal-oxide layers giving soft directional lustre.

      Automotive
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    • Effect pigment · Iridescent · Purple

      Interference pigments

      Thin-film coated platelets producing angle-dependent colour travel.

      Manufacturing
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    • Effect pigment · Colour-shifting · Green

      Colour-shift pigments

      Multi-layer platelets whose reflected hue travels across the viewing angle.

      Automotive
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    • Clear coat · Matte · Black

      Matte & satin clear coats

      Matting-agent clear systems where gloss level is the specified property.

      Automotive
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    • Coating · Ultra-black · Black

      Ultra-black coatings

      Low-reflectance, light-absorbing finishes specified by reflectance, not colour.

      Optical
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    • Coating · Reflective · White

      Heat-reflective coatings

      Systems and pigments selected for solar reflectance under exterior exposure.

      Architecture
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    • Coating · Solid · Red

      High-temperature coatings

      Silicone and inorganic systems for elevated and cyclic service temperatures.

      Industrial
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    • Coating · Solid · Natural

      Anti-corrosion systems

      Protective systems specified against a corrosivity category and maintenance interval.

      Marine

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    • Coating · Solid · Blue

      Chemical-resistant linings

      Tank, bund and process-plant linings selected against a named exposure list.

      Industrial

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    • Pigment · Fluorescent · Green

      Fluorescent pigments

      Daylight-fluorescent colourants. Lightfastness is the limiting property.

      Manufacturing
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    • Pigment · Phosphorescent · Green

      Phosphorescent pigments

      Strontium aluminate afterglow pigments. Particle size trades brightness against finish.

      Manufacturing
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    • Pigment · Colour-shifting · Purple

      Thermochromic pigments

      Temperature-activated colour change. Switch temperature and cycle life must be specified.

      Manufacturing

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    • Pigment · Colour-shifting · White

      Photochromic pigments

      UV-activated colour change. Fatigue behaviour governs realistic service life.

      Manufacturing

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    • Specialty finish · Solid · Natural

      OEM colour sourcing

      Discontinued and low-volume factory colours identified from a code or physical sample.

      Automotive
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    • Effect pigment · Metallic · Gold

      Gold & bronze effect pigments

      Brass, bronze and coated-mica golds for decorative and industrial finishes.

      Design
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