Abstract
In line with increasing environmental awareness, application of powder coating on building materials are being promoted in Japan. Thus far, polyester powder coating is normally used but lately, development of powder coating that utilizes fluoropolymer is being pursued. Outside Japan, there are already many examples of application of fluoropolymer powder coating. In view of this, we examined the applicability of fluoropolymer powder coating on building’s curtain wall in Japan. We found out that fluoropolymer powder coating have the same durability comparing to previously used solvent type thermoplastic fluororesin paint. We also verified that fluoropolymer powder coating is also compatible with all types of aluminum surface condition. In this report, we will examine the application of fluoropolymer powder coating on building’s curtain wall based on these test results.
