Matting is a property of coatings that delivers a smooth, delicate look and shows little-to-no sheen. Matting lowers the gloss by scattering the light in many directions leading to surface appearance less glossy. It can be used for many kinds of industry coatings.
In our daily life, we encounter many matte surface: at home, automobile finishes, on the way to work, or at night in restaurants. In our homes, most of the furniture has a matte appearance and when wood panels cover the ceiling in a restaurant; they are more or less matte.
The choice of gloss or matte is not only influenced by factors relating to style and appearance；but also influences our decision, such as:
- Haptic qualities
- Surface sensitivity
- Cleaning ability
Economic efficiency is another important consideration when choosing a glossy or matte surface. For example, in some coated applications, scratches, craters and impurities on the substrate are not easy to recognize after applying matted coatings, whereas this is not the case with glossy surfaces. There are several options to the coatings formulator to create a matte coating. Matting agents, such as silica, waxes and fillers are mixed with coatings and paints in order to impart a matte finish to the substrate. Matting agents when used with paints and coatings scatter the incoming light thus giving a matte effect to the desired surface. Moreover, the higher the dosing of Matting Agent in the paint, the stronger is the matting effect.
Anticorrosion Pigments, Inkjet Receptive Coating, Matting Agent
