Ink & Paint
Gilsonite is an Additive For Noncorrosive Paints
Ink & Paint
Gilsonite Resin is widely used as the primary carbon black wetting agent for black news inks and headset and gravure inks. Various concentrations of Gilsonite Resin are used to manufacture law-rub-off news inks with superior gloss and tack properties. Special grades of Gilsonite called Selects are also standard ingredients in black ink formulations and are used as additives in asphaltic paints and varnishes.
It gives paint an excellent bond to almost any material that needs to be protected from the elements. It is a critical high-performance, low-cost paint additive for anticorrosive paints, underbody paints and pipe coatings.
Asphalt powder blending in newspaper offset printing ink as non-petroleum additive comprising a blend of Gilosnite flakes and tall oil fatty acid together with carbon black pigment. The proportions of the Asphalt powder and the tall oil fatty acid may be varied, as viscosity requirements change due to differences in press speeds, newsprint characteristics, and the like. The ink thus has readily adjustable viscosity, together with an enhanced flow and penetration characteristics, while being extremely economical to manufacture.
