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How To Apply EROS Soft Touch Paint

Application Cycle on Wood, Metal, and Plastic

The EROS Soft Touch paint is an elegant paint effect that gives many surfaces a smooth rubbery soft touch finish. It is one of the most popular products from Cromas. Our research and careful formulation have resulted in a product that combines five essential characteristics:

  • A Very Soft Rubbery Like Feel
  • A High Level of Resistance and Flexibility
  • A paint that can be Air Dried or Oven Dried
  • Direct Adhesion on ABS and ABS-PC Plastic Surfaces
  • A Very Matte Transparent Paint Effect that allows you to See The Surface or Primer Color

For more information and pictures, visit the EROS web page: Cromas Soft Touch Paint

 

Minimum Requirements for Application of EROS Soft Touch:

  • A clean painting area with ventilation or a spray booth to spray solvent-based paints
  • A standard gravity feed spray gun with a tip size of 1.2 to 1.8 mm

Industries Using EROS Soft Touch Paint:

  • Industrial Companies with Production Lines
  • Furniture and Accessories
  • Electronic Devices
  • Lighting products

For a surface that needs a higher resistance, Cromas offers our INDUSTRIAL SOFT TOUCH formula that is specific for the application on painted plastics used in electronic equipment.

Before beginning industrial production or a one-time only project using the EROS Soft Touch paint, we suggest to make application tests to understand the application of the paints.

Surface Preparation and Primer:

  • Before painting, the surface must be sanded and cleaned with a degreaser or paint thinner
  • On Metal and Aluminium surfaces, apply a suitable primer, this is usually an epoxy primer in a color
  • On ABS and ABS-PC plastic surfaces, apply the EROS paint directly on the surface
  • On other plastic surfaces, apply a suitable primer. This primer can be colored or transparent
  • On Polypropylene (PP) plastic, follow instructions on the TDS to prepare the surface, then apply a PP transparent primer, when dry, apply a colored or transparent primer

Application:

  • The soft touch paints should be applied with a gravity feed spray gun with a tip size of 1.2 to 1.8 mm. A larger surface uses a larger spray tip size
  • The air pressure should be 3 to 4 Atm
  • Mix the paint well and apply one even cross-coat layer to have a wet and even surface
  • You do not need a thick EROS paint layer to have a good soft touch feel. Also do not apply a topcoat
  • To see the surface, apply a transparent primer suitable for the surface

 

In the application video, we demonstrate how to apply the Soft Touch paints to see the texture of a wood surface and on a colored surface.

The wonderful look and feel of the Soft Touch paint is obtained with the application of one wet and even cross-coat paint layer.

It is important that the application thickness is even on all areas of the surface so the look and feel of the painted surface is the same. The EROS should not be a thick paint layer, only an even cross-coat layer

Drying the EROS Soft Touch Paint:

  • The Soft Touch can be air dried or oven dried
  • When dried in an oven, generally, the paint is more resistant and dries faster
  • The paint also dries evenly at room temperature in about 24 hours
  • In the winter or in colder areas, the drying time can be longer
  • We suggest to make an application test to understand the drying times

This information is based on our high level of experience and testing. It is suggested to do application tests to develop the application and drying processes that are optimal for your product or surface.

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