MagnaMax® White/Opaque Base
  • HAPs Free

Product Category: Pigmented Topcoats - Solvent Borne - Pre-Catalyzed

MagnaMax® White/Opaque Base
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MagnaMax White/Opaque Base offers the convenience and user-friendly features of pre-catalyzed lacquer, while providing improved durability and performance. This high solids, yellowing resistant, thermoset, HAPs free, ultra-low formaldehyde, pre-catalyzed lacquer can be tinted to 1,000+ different M.L. Campbell colors by your local M.L. Campbell Distributor Color Studio. No catalyst mixing reduces costly bottlenecks. Available in 550 VOC compliant formulas.

Key Features:

  • Brilliant white and yellowing resistant
  • Thermoset formulation for quick “stack and pack” time
  • Freshest pre-catalyzed coating
  • High solids for outstanding film build
  • Mar and scratch resistant
  • Available in 1,000+ colors
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Product Test and Performance Characteristics

MagnaMax White/Opaque Base has undergone rigorous quality testing to verify performance and application characteristics. The M.L. Campbell laboratory has formulated MagnaMax White/Opaque Base to meet or exceed the required performance levels established by KCMA for finishes. MagnaMax White/Opaque Base has been tested utilizing the following ASTM and KCMA test methods: 5=Excellent, 4=Very Good, 3=Good, 2=Fair, 1=Poor.

Results
Print Resistance Excellent
Hot and Cold Check Resistance Excellent
Cross Hatch Excellent
Blocking Excellent
Wet Heat Resistance Good
Edge Soak Excellent

Chemical Resistance Evaluation

Purpose: Test the ability of the finish to withstand substances typically found in kitchens and bathrooms. Meets AWI specifications for SYSTEM 2 pre-catalyzed lacquers and SYSTEM 5 conversion varnish for household chemical resistance even though MagnaMax is not a conversion varnish. Contact and dry time of each chemical is in accordance to AWI and KCMA test procedures.

Results
Vinegar Excellent
Lemon Juice Excellent
Orange Juice Excellent
Grape Juice Excellent
Ketchup Excellent
Coffee Excellent
Olive Oil Excellent
Boiling Water Excellent
Cold Water Excellent
Nail Polish Remover Good
Household Ammonia Excellent
VM&P Naphtha Excellent
Isopropyl Alcohol Very Good
Wine Excellent
Windex Very Good
409 Cleaner Excellent
Lysol Excellent
33% Sulfuric Acid Excellent
77% Sulfuric Acid Poor
28% Ammonium Hydroxide Very Good
Gasoline Excellent
Murphy's Oil Soap Excellent
Vodka 100 Proof Excellent
1% Detergent Excellent
10% TSP Excellent
Ethanol/ Water Excellent
Mustard Excellent
Acetone Very Good