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- Vi. Cleveland 1952 RESEARCH REPORT 1953 BUDGET Jan. 16, 1953 - ~ is is$a Mr* A. D* Duncan Enclosed Is the consolidated report of the Faint and Varnish Division Laboratories for 1952 with a brief review of the problems and progress for the year, as well as the estimated research budget and our plans for 1953* Vo have made definite progress in regard to the patent situation this year and 1 would ilka to suggest the patent department be expanded so that Mr. Christensen could spend more time with us. As the technology of a given industry advances it is logical to expect patent work will also increase. The formation of a polyester group under baiter Maker is a new method of approach to obtaining specialized industrial business. It is too early to report# but it looks as though this method will afford a means of expanding our business in new fields with the same degree of success that the smaller companies have in the marketing of specialized finishes. Flans for the coming year are covered under the respective research problems* as well as & brief summary of last year's accomplishments and work. The operating Manual for the laboratory was started this year but not completed and further study will be given to it In the coming year. be appreciate vary much the help the executives and respective department's have given us as we definitely feel any results which are obtained are only accomplished through teamwork. ES E. Schulte d c/c Mr. Dwight P. Joyce Mr. Sprague Mr. B. W. Kaxey . . ' Mr. G. H. Mutersbaugh .. - ...*v GLO37077 f ; jC-.VVt Ax; < relating ti'&&'Lmi $&, !r g*S.tig& feV ' `;viit'* them In: fclptesk^.'l^wfr^pleaidi id*leiam:. f*ofc~Jto*. Herzog of the;interestswhich 'is,:bSlng~staewn~In satin* in* these countries :and 'the success thesecoapaniesarehavl^ in;-. th*K< marketing of Satin end also their new and* novel'; approach; Apparently Becker train all their dealer* in the proper use of their products before they allow them to handle the ; product*\:'; 'r'*"-'1' r* '*' vj - ;-as-a * "*-*- ' Ripolin of Englend also expressed a decided interest in Batin which was good to hear since-we apparently have not had too ' much success with Ripolin, Francer ve understand oiaxebrooka - plan to start manufacturing Satin early in 1953* v- s According to Kr. Hersog'a trip notes on vinyl acetate emulsion * paints there is still a great deal of room for improvement. " some of the suceesS may be due to differences In home structure. There is always the question of how much Influence would butadiene styrene type of latex have had on the growth of vinyl acetate ` paints if it had been available. In our own experimental work, particularly on exterior emulsions, we are not overlooking any possibility in regard to the use of any of the vinyl acetate polymers. ' It might be well to point out again that the latex used In our present Batin Is somewhat similar to a varnish in that it takes up oxygen and hardens on drying and thus its resistance to greases and solvents improves with age as well as adhesion. It also converts from a thermoplastic to a hard film similar to varnish. On the other hand, polyvinyl acetate and poly vinyl chloride are saturated polymers which are not subject to oxidation and consequently if they are thermoplastic they retain their therooplastlclty and if they are soluble in ' solvents they retain their solubility. A plasticiser is necessary for flexibility and the plasticiser may or may not; have a tendency to sweat out in the film. This is the reason the emulsion laboratory -believes an internal plasticized polymer of polyvinyl acetate or polyvinyl chloride would be more suitable, ......... v. In regard to important developments in the past year, possibly the most outstanding developments in the. trade sales line would be the alkyd flat; a -new house paint tint;base> and an improved ` house paint primer through the use. of rutile pigment as well as conversion of our speed-wall Semi-Oloss to an alkyd-baserv In ;; the emulsion line, the expansion of Satin .and shortage of latex took a great deal of laboratory'work* - We. are now In the intro ductory stage of spred Gloss and exposure tests are out on various types of exterior emulsions. in the industrial field possibly one of our major-accomplish ments this year has been transferring .our: formulations on, chemical resistant modified silicone, KUbelon 6, Glidpol (polyesters)* into the manufacturing stags, and into. utilization -in volume by customers. The `acceptance and'use of, Nubelon-S by Kartln steel indicates^ the practicability .of. the formulatJLeii. C-LD3707A 1952 1953 Expenditure Budget; ,F / *7-11 BAKLXTE CONTRACT eont'd - v- r .i :V~. Vv S-"<?a ' ' vlOC. uses of vinyl who could work both Kith our laboratory peopla And ..v' :'' * X j *,w Al.xXMi. V*v**2~-*; '* with our moles people to promote their sale, - - - . lfx*.rle2X xs.i uts Mew resins, may not necesBarilyreach theirgreateat consumption in regular coating fields hut very oftenseek new flelda and which offer an opportunity for expansion. From interviewing these candidates* most of whoa have bean connected with Carbide and Carbon at one time, it wae learned specialised outfits have the greatest success in the development of vinyl finishes. It was also learned that these outfits depend a great deal upon the Mellon Institute for guidance. Therefore, I believe It would be advisable we make periodic trips to Mellon Institute end contact them more frequently on our problems. If we do this on definite time periods the program will be carried through. To start this Mr, Nusser has requested permission tc go to Mellon Institute in January and arrangements are being made. 1 would also suggest it might be advisable to have Dr. Queries of Mellon address one of our future sales meetings, 47^12 TRADE SALES $ 14,651.60 $15,000 HOUSE PAIHT - Since rutile is now available our Base coat has been improved in hiding and in durability* It has been definitely shown that rutile in the primer materially improves the durability of the top coats* This has also given us increased hiding (approxi mately 10 per cent). After four years of experimentation and exterior teats, our tint base is now based on ratUe ; titanium pigment along with lead and GLD37079 A7ria taAES ADES eon$*d .*Jjacr., ., TWs>haii praven, to hold polor much Iwptejj .thiuj ur;previous combination and *l*o feat feetter,hiding, approximately iO per- pent Color retention is particularly important since tinted house paints are taing used much more widely than they had been In previous years* Our dirfioulty in Dallas with the spotting of gray Endurance was overcome with the new rutile tint base," In regard to exterior paint, it has been desirable to reduce the chalking tendencies of urY-lSOO and for this purpose 10 per cent of rutile was introduced into the formula to retard the chalking of the anatase titanium. The Armstrong company introduced a low. luster house paint last year and our exposure tests show that it is not as durable.aa. our tints, either in color retention or in film integrity. In regard to our fumeproof Y-l8f>0 there has been a great deal of discussion in the past because we have had some lead drier present in the formula. During the year it was changed to eliminate the lead entirely so as to. have maximum fume resistant properties* It is hoped that the improvements we have made in house paint will help to overcome the decrease in volume, psaf'ticularly since house paint is a good profit item now where'in former years It has been a low profit item* J As amatterofinformation we hive over 'll ' ' i- >- ' *' ?>, v ^ '* ** V**:-. 200 exposure tests out' on house Paint, f * .v-* k - . . j .* r " * - / T7 r ^ ' vl ',i i usiusufci treated soya oil has continued to be used In our formulations, - Based on our 10 months production period it looks -as though. we.i**; M have saved about i4$,000 by the use. of our own treated soya bean n oil. pV1i GLD37080