Spektrochem Paint Technical Center

03/06/2026

🎉 Excited to share that I’ve been featured in the “Voices in Coatings” series by the American Coatings Association and CoatingsTech Magazine.

My journey in coatings started with a passion for chemistry and materials science, but it quickly became much more than that. Today, I have the privilege of helping raw material suppliers and paint manufacturers transform laboratory research into real-world coating performance through formulation development, ASTM testing, and application studies.

In the interview, I talk about:
🔹 How I found my way into the coatings industry
🔹 The importance of mentorship and continuous learning
🔹 Why coatings are far more than “just paint”
🔹 What makes working in coatings such a rewarding career

A big thank you to the American Coatings Association and the CoatingsTech team for the opportunity to share my story alongside so many talented professionals from our industry.

📖 Read the full interview here: https://www.paint.org/coatingstech-magazine/articles/voices-in-coatings-artur-palasz-founder-and-formulator/

Voices in Coatings: Artur Palasz, Founder and Formulator

21/05/2026

American Coatings SHOW 2026 — Short Recap

12/05/2026

🔥 Behind every “simple white paint”…
there’s a lot more happening than most people think.

PVC.
CPVC.
Packing efficiency.
Rheology.
Opacity.
Film formation.

And yes — block fillers are their own world. 🧱

Today’s lab work.
Real formulations.
Real testing.
Real application studies.

Not just theory 🎯

10/05/2026

PCI Magazine Editiorial Advisory Board breakfast in Indianapolis at American Coatings SHOW

Paint & Coatings Industry's Editorial Advisory Board helps guide content, with a new regulatory perspective added through Canadian Coatings Association's Terri Stewart's appointment.

Read all about it in PCI's May Editor's Viewpoint.

We had the pleasure of seeing many of our board members this week at ACS!

https://www.pcimag.com/blogs/14-pci-blog/post/114601-inside-pcis-editorial-advisory-board

30/03/2026

KU viscosity in the US isn’t just a number — it’s the language of paint workability 🎯🇺🇸

From brush drag to roller feel, from sag resistance to leveling — everything starts here.

100–105 KU? Smooth application.
Too high? Drag.
Too low? Mess.

Simple number. Real-world impact. 💥

👉 Want the full breakdown? Long read is here https://paintlaboratory.wpcomstaging.com/2026/03/24/stormer/

19/03/2026

In this lab… we don’t guess.
We test. We measure. We verify.

From NFPA labels to final coating performance — every detail matters.

Because in real life, paint is not just color.
It’s chemistry, safety, and performance under pressure.

🎯 And yeah… I keep notes like a sheriff.

03/03/2026

Two flats. Same sheen. Different philosophy.

On the left:
Flat paint surviving 1,500 scrub cycles — tested by ASTM D2486.

On the right:
Flat paint failing around 150 cycles — same standard.

Both are “matt.”
Both look similar on the wall.
But they are built for different expectations.

🇺🇸 U.S. market: even flat means durability. Maintenance resistance. Abuse tolerance.
🇪🇺 EU market: visual uniformity often comes first.

Same gloss level.
10× difference in scrub resistance.

Flat does not mean fragile.
At least not everywhere.

When you move formulations across the Atlantic without redesigning them —
you’re not exporting paint.

You’re exporting assumptions.

26/02/2026

Just wrapped up the Rheological Additives for Latex Paints — Short Course for PCI Academy 🇺🇸

Three hours.
Zero fluff.
All rheology.

We talked about:
✔️ HEUR vs HASE vs ASE
✔️ Low-, mid- and high-shear balance (Brookfield / KU / ICI)
✔️ Sagging, leveling, spattering
✔️ Tint stability and post-color viscosity drift
✔️ How theory and real-life formulations don’t always agree

Rheology is not about “thick or thin.”
It’s about control.
Application feel.
Film build.
Performance in the field.

Huge thank you to everyone who joined and asked sharp, practical questions. That’s where the real value is.

Mile High mindset – we keep pushing waterborne technology forward.

See you in the next session.
And remember: viscosity is easy. Balance is hard.

CoatingsTechnology

25/02/2026

Order vs. chaos. Saddle up 🤠

24/02/2026

Before you measure gloss, you need to understand the surface.

Every coating tells a story — but only if you look close enough.

Hiding power.
Leveling.
Surface uniformity.
Micro-texture.

Data comes later.
First comes observation.