How LIQUID VINYL Works
Liquid Vinyl is unique with a composition that is unlike any paint. It is made with
virgin vinyl resins, a raw material not commonly found in paint products, and co-polymer. The solid components
are suspended in an acrylic emulsion using a process called emulsion polymerization.
Other beneficial component are mixed in such as titanium dioxide (TiCO²) to further enhance its overall
performance. Titanium dioxide, an expensive raw material, is a crystal that reflects heat causing rays from
the sun to prevent color from fading and improves energy efficiency. Liquid Vinyl also contains additives that
inhibit mold and mildew growth, reduce chalking and in general, make the coating tougher, more resilient and
highly protective.
The high concentration of vinyl resins contained in Liquid Vinyl gives it unique some properties. Vinyl particles are spherical in shape. The round edges of the particles creates permeability in the vinyl film. As the wet coating dries, the solid matter suspended in the emulsion migrates through the liquid portion and aligns in a specific pattern. The vinyl particles somewhat compress as the coating dries but still retains its round edge with natural gaps between particles that turn out to be very beneficial. The minuscule gaps create a mechanism for moisture that may get trapped behind the coating a means to escape. Rays from the sun vaporize moisture into tiny particles. The moisture vapor is able to squeeze between the gaps and pass through the coating film. However, water molecules are unable to penetrate the tiny spaces due to their larger size. This creates a highly breatheable membrane that also sheds water. Liquid Vinyl Siding™ is rated at 15.3 .
EMULSION POLYMERIZATION PROCESS - Emulsifiers are used to disperse vinyl chloride monomer in water.
Emulsion polymerization produces very fine non-porous grains in the range of 1 micron creating the advantage of a coating without a
graininess surface. Surfactants are used in the polymerization of vinyl chloride to increase the surface tension and conductivity until it
reaches the critical micelle concentration (c.m.c). At this stage, the emulsified molecules organize in way that their hydrophilic groups
are at the outer space contacting with water and hydrophobic groups are gathered inside the micelle. Most of the vinyl chloride monomer
droplets get dispersed in the micelle using water soluble free radical initiators.
The Perm Rate is defined as the 'RATE OF FLOW OF A GASEOUS LIQUID THROUGH A POROUS MATERIAL'. ( also referred
to as permeability or breathe ability)
The scientific measurement is 1 grain of water vapor per hour, per square foot, per inch of mercury measured in units called PERMS.
1 US Perm (0.659045 Metric) = 57.2135 ng.s‑1.m‑2.Pa‑1