Maxguard™ gelcoats
A gelcoat is an in-mold coating used in fiber-reinforced plastics and cast polymers. Ashland’s premium Maxguard gelcoats provide superior performance in critical use environments with the added value of high protection in combination with outstanding cosmetics and exceptional in-process application properties.
Maxguard gelcoats meet the toughest requirements set by classification societies such as Lloyd’s Register of Shipping, Det Norske Veritas and ANSI. Several Maxguard gelcoat products are available through Ashland’s unique auto-adjust Instint™ color tinting service.
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Product Availability
- Asia Pacific
- Europe, Middle East, Africa, India
- Latin America and South America
- North America
Application InformationWant to know more about how our products are used?
● High clarity
● Exceptional thermal cycling
● Reduced in-box yellowing
● Excellent flow and leveling
● Low VOC/HAP
● Durability
● Superior yellowing
● Low VOC
● Fire retardant
● Durability
● Superior yellowing
● Low VOC
● Fire retardant
● Unsurpassed weathering/UV resistance
● Excellent yellowing and blistering resistance
● Minimal shrinkage
● Good transfer efficiency when spraying and easy application
● Exceptional blush resistance
● Best-in-class flexibility combined with premium weatherability
● High clarity
● Exceptional thermal cycling
● Reduced in-box yellowing
● Excellent flow and leveling
● Low VOC/HAP
● Excellent UV resistance
● Low VOC/HAP
● Blister resistance
● Color retention
● Excellent application properties
Products available with:
● High weatherability
● Good mechanical properties
● Excellent application properties
● Low VOC/HAP
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ServicesAshland offers a variety of services which complement this product.
Resins and gelcoat technical & analytical services
Ashland’s global technology team includes skilled scientists, chemists, engineers and researchers who formulate specialty polymer products. With extensive experience in processes such as hand lay-up, spray-up and closed molding processes such as infusion, resin transfer molding, sheet molding compound, bulk molding compound, pultrusion and cured-in-place pipe, our development team can simulate the manufacturing environment in our world -class facility. This team then applies its specialty chemical expertise to customize polymers that enhance customers’ specific application needs. The team also offers chromatography, spectroscopy, microscopy, spectrometry, thermal analysis and mechanical testing services that validate and verify applications of its products to ensure quality control and safety.
Instint™ color tinting service
Ashland’s Instint color tinting service is a unique in-can tinting system for gelcoats widely recognized as the benchmark gelcoat tinting system in over 25 countries across the globe.
The Instint color tinting service accurately dispenses colorants and adjusts geltimes with Ashland’s patented auto-adjust pastes. The Instint color tinting service offers more than 1,000 pre-programmed colors immediately available in several geltime ranges.
Distributors installing an Instint color tinting service unit will see the following benefits to their customers and business:
● Faster response time
● Better service to customers
● Lower freight costs per can of gelcoat
● Decreased storage level
● Lower inventory costs
● Wide color selection
● Reproducible color
● The benefits of Ashland’s highly regarded Maxguard™ and Enguard™ gelcoats