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History of Surface Coatings

1st Century ADRust may be prevented by a combination of gypsum, white lead & pitch... or a suitable religious ceremony. (Pliny the elder)
40,000 years agoCave Paintings, Red & Yellow Ochre, Hematite & Charcoal
2,000 years agoAncient Egyptians
600 BC – AD400Greeks & Romans introduced ‘varnish’
1844Charles Goodyear discovers ‘vulcanisation’ the first crosslinked polymer
1846Gun Cotton (Cellulose Trinitrate) patented by Schonbein
1905AH Munsell publishes his colour notation system
1912Acrylic Resins patented
1922Nitrocellulose Lacquers patented by DuPont
1923Nitrocellulose Lacquers used on cars
1921-1925Alkyd Resins
1926Titanium Dioxide
1930Urea Formaldehyde
1931-1932DuPont introduce ‘Dulux’ as a brand name
1934Phthalocyanine Pigments
1944Silicone Resins
1947Epoxy Resins
1950Unsaturated Polyesters
1952Powder Coatings for fluidised bed application invented in Germany
1965Fluorocarbon Resins