These additives spontaneously migrate to the paint film surface, where they modify surface tension and surface force gradients. In actual coating applications, surface tension gradients—or differences in surface tension—are the primary factor affecting leveling performance.
Pigment Wetting agents
Product | System* | Active component | Solid content | Solvent | Characteristic & Application range |
GD-PWA11 | W | Low Foam Pigment Wetting Agent | 100% | / | • Promotes wetting of various fillers; used with dispersant to speed up grinding and improve color paste stability.
• Unstable foam, high efficiency; appropriate addition does not affect water resistance.
• Suitable for water-based color pastes, interior/exterior latex paints, water-based industrial paints, etc. |
GD-PWA40 | W | Butynediol ethylene oxide adduct | 100% | / | • Acetylenediol wetting agent with HLB 8; quickly and strongly reduces dynamic surface tension.
• Safe, unstable foam, good acid-base stability; provides wetting, dispersion, defoaming, and leveling functions.
• Promotes pigment wetting; use with dispersant to speed grinding and enhance color paste stability.
• As a pigment wetting agent, add before grinding; suitable for water-based color pastes.
• As a substrate wetting agent, suitable for waterborne industrial paints, printing inks, wallpaper, pressure-sensitive adhesives, laminating adhesives, etc. |
Silicon-free leveling agents
Product | System* | Active component | Solid content | Solvent | Characteristic & Application range |
GD-LA54 | S | Acrylate polymer copolymers | 50% | S-150B | • Excellent defoaming or unstable foam characteristics; fast leveling with good results.
• Good temperature resistance; does not affect recoatability.
• Improves long-wave leveling; high safety; suitable for spray, curtain coat, and roll coat applications.
• Suitable for solvent-based and solvent-free systems such as alkyd, acrylic, amino baking paints, polyurethane, epoxy, etc.
• Especially suitable for coil coatings, anti-corrosion coatings, and solvent-based wood coatings; test compatibility in clear coats. |
GD-LA77 | S | Fluorocarbon modified acrylate | 70% | EGDA | • Excellent compatibility; suitable for varnishes and gloss paints.
• Provides excellent leveling and instant flow; strong substrate wetting, anti-crater, and does not affect interlayer adhesion.
• Aids orientation of aluminum or pearlescent pigments.
• Wide versatility; suitable for automotive OEM and refinish paints, wood coatings, industrial paints, high-temperature baking paints, epoxy, UV coatings, can and coil coatings, and various inks. |
GD-LA61 | S | Acrylate polymer copolymers | 100% | / | • Excellent leveling with outstanding compatibility; suitable for varnishes and gloss finishes.
• Improves long-wave leveling and enhances vividness.
• Does not affect gloss or haze; does not impact recoatability.
• Widely used in alkyd, acrylic, amino paints, polyurethane, UV, and other solvent-based and solvent-free coatings and ink systems.
• Recommended for automotive OEM and refinish paints, wood coatings, industrial paints, high-temperature baking paints, and epoxy paints. |
GD-LA81 | W | Acrylate leveling agent | 50% | / | • Water-based acrylic leveling agent with excellent final leveling effect; provides superior long-wave leveling and late-stage leveling.
• High safety, no side effects, and does not affect interlayer adhesion.
• Widely used in pure water-based industrial paints, water-based wood coatings, and water-soluble paint systems.
• Especially suitable for high-gloss, high-fullness water-based systems such as 2K PU and water-based paints; ideal for high-end industrial coatings like construction machinery, rail transit, and 3C paints. |
Silicon leveling agents
Product | System* | Active component | Solid content | Solvent | Characteristic & Application range |
GD-SLA34 | S/W | Fluorocarbon modified siloxane | 50% | PM | • Fluorocarbon modified silicone leveling agent; extremely strong surface tension reduction and super anti-crater properties.
• Good temperature resistance; proper addition does not affect recoatability.
• Provides certain feel and matting powder orientation.
• Suitable for water-based, water-soluble, solvent-based coatings, UV coatings, solvent-free coatings, inks, etc. |
GD-SLA09 | S | Polyether modified siloxane | 100% | / | • Polyether modified silicone feel leveling agent; provides excellent smooth feel.
• Suitable for matte wood finishes, elastic feel paints, etc.; not recommended for clear coats. |
GD-SLA33 | S/W | Polyether modified siloxane | 100% | / | • Polyether modified silicone leveling agent; strongly reduces surface tension; good leveling effect.
• Provides smooth feel and good anti-blocking properties; strong orientation effect for matting powder and metallic pigments.
• Good compatibility; wide versatility; suitable for almost all resin systems, including solvent-based, solvent-free, UV coatings, and water-based coatings. |
GD-SLA41 | S/W | Polyether modified siloxane | 100% | / | • Polyether modified silicone leveling agent; strongly reduces surface tension; rapid leveling with good results.
• Excellent hand feel; excellent anti-crater and matting powder orientation; outstanding anti-blocking effect; strong orientation for matte powder and metallic pigments.
• Suitable for various solvent-based, water-soluble, and pure water-based coatings and ink systems. |
GD-SLA50 | S | Modified siloxane | 100% | / | • Specially modified silicone compound used as an oil-resistant agent.
• Strongly reduces system surface tension; provides super anti-crater properties; prevents shrinkage caused by various factors.
• Suitable for a variety of solvent-based coatings and ink systems. |
GD-SLA84 | S | Polyether modified siloxane | 100% | / | • Polyether modified silicone compound; slightly reduces surface tension; balances short-wave flow and long-wave leveling; does not affect recoatability.
• Suitable for almost all resin systems, including solvent-free, solvent-based, UV coatings, and water-based coatings.
• Has anti-foaming effect in high-polarity and water-based systems; especially suitable for epoxy flooring and UV coatings. |
GD-SLA22 | S | Acrylic acid-terminated modified siloxane | 100% | / | • Reactive silicone leveling agent containing terminal acrylate groups; suitable for solvent-based and water-based UV-curable inks and coatings.
• Acrylic groups participate in crosslinking of UV resin systems, providing permanent slip, stain resistance, anti-graffiti, and weather resistance. |
