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NEI Easy-to-Clean Coatings

Taking Care of the Dirty Work So You Don’t Have To

NEI’s Easy-to-Clean coatings implement both scratch resistance and non-stick properties to surfaces. Soil and liquids simply slide off the surface of coated components, thereby helping prevent deposits and extending the time between cleanings. The transparent coatings can be applied to plastics and metals, as well as glass and ceramics (500EC only) and are ideally suited for optical lenses, touch screen protectors, stainless steel appliances, hand rails, faucets, and 3D printed parts.

Features & Benefits

  • Transparent Coatings with excellent adhesion to plastic, metallic, and ceramic substrates
  • Long shelf life
  • Creates a lubricating, easy-to-clean surface that repels water, oils, ketones, and hydrocarbons
  • Provides abrasion / scratch resistance
  • Imparts excellent and durable stain-resisting properties
  • Superior chemical resistance
  • Applied by dipping, spraying, roll or flow coating (as well as gravure and reverse gravure for SR-100EC)

NANOMYTE® Easy-to-Clean Product Line

NEI’s Easy-to-Clean coatings come in four different formulations, each with varying temperatures and conditions for curing:

Select a tab below to learn more about each coating, download technical sheets, or request a quote.

SR-100EC Brochure

SR-100EC Brochure

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NANOMYTE® SR-100EC

NANOMYTE® SR-100EC

SR-100EC half-coated polycarbonate (left) and stainless steel plate (right) after 500 cycles of Taber abrasion testing

SR-100EC half-coated polycarbonate (left) and stainless steel plate (right) after 500 cycles of Taber abrasion testing.

NANOMYTE® SR-100EC is a transparent, micron-thick, liquid coating that provides both scratch resistance and easy-to-clean properties to surfaces. The surface treatment is mechanically robust, highly repellent to water and oils, and enhances lubricity for a non-stick surface. The three-part liquid coating is ideally suited for optical lenses, touch screen protectors, stainless steel appliances, hand rails, and faucets. SR-100EC can be applied by dipping, spraying, gravure, reverse gravure, roll or flow coating and is thermally cured.

NANOMYTE® SR-100EC is a 3-part coating, sold in ready-to-mix liter and gallon kit quantities.

Physical Characteristics:

  • Product Form: Three-part liquid coating solutions
  • Color: Part A – Translucent; Part B – colorless; Part C – colorless
  • Viscosity (20 °C): 5 – 15 cP (mixed)

Technical Data:

  • Contact Angle on Fully Cured Film: 105 – 115° (water); 60 – 70° (hexadecane)
  • Abrasion Resistance (ASTM D1044): Δ Haze < 2% (polycarbonate substrate, CS-10F wheels, 500g load, 500 cycles)
  • UV Resistance: No visual damage after 200 hours of dry QUV test 1.5 W/m2 @ 340 nm, 55ºC
  • Chemical and Stain Resistance: No visual damage and stain with the following cleaning agents: household glass
    cleaner, ammonia cleaner, chlorine bleach, all-purpose cleaner, cook-top cleaner, stainless steel cleaner. (Test method: Spot and dry at 160°F for 30 min, wash with soft cloth-hot soapy water, and then rinse and blot dry).
  • Mix Ratio (by weight): 5:3:2 (A:B:C)
  • Curing Temperature: 85 °C (minimum recommended)
  • Cured Film Thickness: 3 – 10 µm (min / max recommended)
  • Coverage: 700 – 1,000 ft2 per gallon

For complete specifications and instructions, please refer to the Technical Data Sheet.

Precautions for Safe Handling:

Appropriate personal protective equipment should be used at all times. Avoid contact with eyes, skin and clothing. Provide good
ventilation or extraction and avoid prolonged or repeated breathing of vapor. Keep away from heat, sparks, flames and other
sources of ignition. Wash hands thoroughly after handling.

For complete safety information, refer to the Safety Data Sheet (Part A) ♦ (Part B) ♦ (Part C)

NANOMYTE® SR-200EC

NANOMYTE® SR-200EC

NANOMYTE® SR-200EC is a highly hydrophobic liquid coating that results in relatively thin, clear coatings with an easy-to-clean functionality. The thermally cured coating is mechanically robust, highly repellent to water and oils, and enhances lubricity, however the key aspect is that the coating is free of fluorinated materials and environmentally sustainable.

SR-200EC provides both scratch resistance and easy-to-clean properties to a variety of surfaces. It can be applied on plastics (such as polycarbonate, PMMA, PET, polyurethane, & epoxy) as well as metals (such as stainless steel, aluminum, titanium, brass and chrome). While it is recommended to be applied to a thickness of a few microns, it can also be applied thinner – much less than one micron.

NANOMYTE® SR-200EC is a 2-part coating, sold in ready-to-mix liter and gallon kit quantities.

Physical Characteristics:

  • Product Form: Two-part liquid coating solutions
  • Color: Part A – Translucent; Part B – colorless
  • Viscosity (20 °C): 5 – 15 cP (mixed)

Technical Data:

  • Water Contact Angle: 95 – 105° (on fully cured coating)
  • Abrasion Resistance (ASTM D1044): Δ Haze < 2% (polycarbonate substrate, CS-10F wheels, 500g load, 500 cycles)
  • Mix Ratio (by weight): 3:1 (A:B)
  • Induction Time: 2 hours
  • Curing Temperature: 85 °C (minimum recommended)
  • Cured Film Thickness: 3 – 10 µm (min / max recommended)
  • Coverage: 700 – 1,000 ft2 per gallon

For complete specifications and instructions, please refer to the Technical Data Sheet.

Precautions for Safe Handling:

Personal protective equipment should be used at all times. Avoid contact with eyes, skin, and clothing. Provide good ventilation or extraction and avoid prolonged or repeated breathing of vapor. Keep away from heat, sparks, flames and other sources of ignition. Wash hands thoroughly after handling. Do not let product enter drains.

For complete safety information, refer to the Safety Data Sheet (Part A) ♦ (Part B)

NANOMYTE® SR-500EC

NANOMYTE® SR-500EC

NANOMYTE® SR-500EC is a transparent coating designed to make surfaces easy-to-clean. The hard, dense, and smooth coating is a nanostructured composite consisting of organic and inorganic phases. The single component coating resists scratching and chipping, strongly adheres to polymer, metal, glass and ceramic surfaces, and is highly repellent to water and soil. SR-500EC is easily applied by dip, spray or brush techniques and can be cured at room temperature.

NANOMYTE® SR-500EC is a 1-part coating, sold in liter or gallon quantities.

Technical Data:

  • Color: Clear liquid (colorless to slight yellow)
  • Water Contact Angle: 100 – 105°
  • Curing Temperature: 20° – 150 °C
  • Cured Film Thickness: 4 – 10 µm
  • Coverage: 800 – 1200 ft2 / gallon
  • Solids Content: 18 – 20 %
  • Carrier Type: Solventborne
  • VOCs: Less than 100 g/L

For complete specifications and instructions, please refer to the Technical Data Sheet.

Precautions for Safe Handling:

Appropriate personal protective equipment should be used at all times. Avoid contact with eyes, skin and clothing. Provide good
ventilation or extraction and avoid prolonged or repeated breathing of vapor. Keep away from heat, sparks, flames and other
sources of ignition. Wash hands thoroughly after handling.

For complete safety information, refer to the Safety Data Sheet.

NANOMYTE® SR-500EC-UVP

NANOMYTE® SR-500EC-UVP

UVP Technology Brief

UVP Technology Brief

NEI’s SR-500EC-UVP is a durable, transparent coating designed to protect a wide variety of surfaces from the effects of outdoor exposure, coupled with an easy-to-clean functionality and enhanced weatherability and UV protection for underlying substrates.  The single component, ambient-cure coating maintains excellent hydrophobicity, with a static water contact angle of 100 – 105°, even after 2,000 hours of QUV exposure. SR-500EC-UVP also resists scratching, chipping, and strongly adheres to metal, glass, and ceramic surfaces. The coating is easily applied by dip, spray, or brush techniques and can be cured at room temperature.

NANOMYTE® SR-500EC-UVP is a 1-part coating, sold in liter or gallon quantities.

Technical Data:

  • Color: Clear liquid (colorless to slight yellow)
  • Water Contact Angle: 100 – 105°
  • Curing Temperature: 20° – 150 °C
  • Cured Film Thickness: 5 – 15 µm
  • Coverage: 800 – 1200 ft2 / gallon
  • Solids Content: 18 – 20 %
  • Carrier Type: Solventborne
  • VOCs: Less than 100 g/L
  • Weatherability: 1,000 hours (minimum, DFT = 0.5 mils) by ASTM D4587 (G154, Cycle 1)

For complete specifications and instructions, please refer to the Technical Data Sheet.

Precautions for Safe Handling:

Appropriate personal protective equipment should be used at all times. Avoid contact with eyes, skin and clothing. Provide good
ventilation or extraction and avoid prolonged or repeated breathing of vapor. Keep away from heat, sparks, flames and other
sources of ignition. Wash hands thoroughly after handling.

For complete safety information, refer to the Safety Data Sheet.

Technical Links

Technical Links

View and download the latest technical data for our Easy-to-Clean coatings and Primer:

Coating

Product Description

Safety Data Sheet

Technical Data Sheet

NANOMYTE® SR-100EC Thermal cure, abrasion resistant, easy-to-clean coating SR-100EC (Part A) ♦ (Part B)(Part C) SR-100EC TDS & Instructions
NANOMYTE® SR-200EC PFC-free, thermal cure, abrasion resistant, easy-to-clean coating SR-200EC (Part A) ♦ (Part B) SR-200EC TDS & Instructions
NANOMYTE® SR-500EC Ambient cure, scratch resistant, easy-to-clean coating SR-500EC SR-500EC TDS & Instructions
NANOMYTE® SR-500EC-UVP UV-resistant, ambient cure, scratch resistant, easy-to-clean coating SR-500EC-UVP SR-500EC-UVP TDS & Instructions
NANOMYTE® SR-Primer Adhesion promoter for plastic substrates SR-Primer SR-Primer TDS & Instructions
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