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Lon Bauer

Lon Bauer, Product Development Manager of APV Engineered Coatings, has over 26 years of expertise in the chemical and coatings industry. Over the course of his career, Lon has received two patents and developed commercialized chemistries including high-performance PVDF coatings under the brand NeverFade® Façade Restoration Coatings with Kynar Aquatec®, specialty bonding primers, functional coatings, textile treatments, industrial inks, adhesives and heat seal coatings for OEM and field-applications.

Articles from the author

Q-sun weathering with samples
Technical Paper

How to Qualify a High-Performance Coating

By: Lon Bauer

Sunlight, heat and moisture cost the architectural industry millions of dollars in damage every year. When a coating starts to weather from UV exposure and other natural elements, the surface gets rougher, which is the result of the film breaking down. Then, loose polymer resin and pigment appear on the surface, an effect called chalking. The continuation of chalking on a coated surface means that the coating is getting thinner and will eventually wear away completely.

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Atlas Weathering Test Fence South Florida
Technical Paper

The Innovation Behind Water-Based PVDF Coatings

By: Lon Bauer

Water-based coatings are known for being low in volatile organic compounds (VOCs), hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) and odor, giving them both environmental and health-and- safety advantages over solvent-based coatings. Solvent-based coatings, on the other hand, are known for their ease of application, high performance characteristics and superior film-forming characteristics.

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