Applicator Color Chart

The applicator drawdown bar uses a metal blade to evenly spread a film of paint or ink on a substrate, creating a standardized thickness color layer. It is used for comparing color, hiding power, and leveling properties, commonly found in laboratory quality control and formulation development in the paint and ink industry.
Selection
When selecting, consider the width of the applicator groove corresponding to the coating weight requirements. The stainless steel material ensures wear resistance, and the flatness of the base plate affects the uniformity of the coating. Match the depth of the applicator groove to the viscosity of the sample being tested. The conventional range is 25–300 micrometers, and it should be used in conjunction with standard black-and-white test charts for comparative testing.

Terms

Instruments

The Fan Color Chart contains 1825 semi-matte Colors, with a color sample size of 2.5x5cm. It provides multi-language auxiliary name translation, and the upgraded model adds 200 new colors, which is convenient for industry color standardization applications.

$ 296.00

Matte design system Color, including 290 commonly used Colors, 5 color samples per page 3.1x5.0cm, convenient for industry color comparison and application reference.

$ 93.00

Contains 215 Colors, Fan-shaped design is easy to carry, color sample size 2.0x5.0cm, each page displays 5 Colors, bright type, widely used in Coating industry color comparison.

$ 96.00

Adopt 8 °/d illumination mode and Φ 4mm measurement diaMeter, chromatic value Repeatability Delta E * ab within 0.1, with Automatic calibration and moving Color Chart database function, support a variety of Color difference formula and Illuminant simulation.

$ 344.00

Contains 1026 standard Colors, conforming to the National Standard for Architectural Color Representation Methods, displaying 6 color samples per page, suitable for architectural color selection and management.

$ 130.00

Contains 240 kinds of matte colors for interior and exterior walls, mainly ferric oxide exterior Color, providing a complete water-based paints formula, size 150mm * 50mm * 15mm, a total of 60 pages, 4 color blocks per page, easy to configure and control.

$ 80.00

The fan-shaped design contains 490 Colors, of which 420 are semi-matte solid colors developed by water-based paints, and 70 are high-gloss metallic colors developed by acrylic coatings. The size is 5.0x21.0cm, which is easy to carry and compare.

$ 167.00

Contains 70 metal colors, color sample size 12.8cmx5.0cm, with high Gloss acrylic coatings, only one Color per page, suitable for high-end industrial pRoduct design.

$ 138.00

Contains 216 Classic Colors, color block size up to 5x15cm, single page monochrome design for accurate color matching, equipped with U-shaped protective cover to enhance durability, support industry standard color applications.

$ 145.00

The fan-shaped matte design contains 1188 standard colors, conforms to the national standard GB/T15608-2006, and provides a complete water-based paints formula system and colorants formula table. The colors are divided into seven series.

$ 105.00

Using D/8 lighting mode and full Light spectrum LED Illuminant, Inter-instrument Agreement Delta E * 00 < 0.2, equipped with non-contact automatic whiteboard calibration and multi-function smart buttons, easy to carry and wireless connection, to achieve accurate Color measurement and Color Chart recognition.

$ 231.00

Adopt Φ 4mm measurement aperture and full Light spectrum LED Illuminant, chromatic value Repeatability Delta E * ab 0.05, support cloud color database and a variety of Color difference formula calculation, portable design with dust cover and long battery life.

$ 538.00

Pure white paper surface sealed, size 194x286mm, ASTM standard, support hiding power measurement and levelling sag test, matching Applicator Rod can obtain uniform coating results.

$ 307.00

Adopt Φ 4mm measurement aperture and full Light spectrum LED Illuminant, chromatic value Repeatability Delta E * ab within 0.1, support cloud database and popular color search, portable design battery life up to thousands of measurements.

$ 441.00

Black and white half design, size 98x152mm, with anti-permeability and Color uniformity, smooth surface is not easy to Curl, suitable for accurate hiding power measurement and levelling sag detection.

$ 267.00

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