High-performance Coatings for the Automotive Industry
Resilon
Resilon® is a line of waterborne, single-component coatings for use on flexible substrates in the automotive industry. Based on PU/Si-hybrid technology, Resilon coatings are designed to solve a variety of problems.
Resilon helps to reduce friction, suppress noise, avoid sticking and protect against weathering for automotive sealing systems, i.e., trunk/boot surrounds, rubber door seals, etc.
The Resilon coating portfolio offers a wide range of important benefits:
- Low VOCs: waterborne and NMP-free
- Improved itch and squeak suppression – very low noise
- Outstanding abrasion resistance and long-term durability
- Superb haptic properties
- Controlled/low friction: 0.1 to 1.0
- Excellent heat and freeze release properties
- Excellent resistance to the elements: weathering and chemical resistance
- Ideal for extrusion and corner mouldings
- Available in black – clear and other colors available on request
Resilon coatings can easily be applied to EPDM, TPE, NBR, PVC, ABS and other temperature-sensitive substrates, in various ways:
- Weatherstrip
- Glass Run
- Flock
Resilon coatings are currently used on more than 100 automotive platforms worldwide, including but not limited to:
Aston Martin, Bentley, BMW, Bugatti, Chevrolet, Chrysler, Fiat, Ford, GM, Honda, Hyundai, Jeep, Lotus, Mercedes-Benz, Nissan, Porsche, Renault, Rolls Royce, Skoda, Suzuki, Tesla, Toyota, VW
Designed according to specific product requirements, Resilon coatings are developed to meet and exceed the below automotive performance specifications:
Test Method
- Adhesion Fingernail scratch
- Karcher VW 50129: 2008-02
- Coefficient of Friction – Dynamic VW 50129: 2008-02
- Coefficient of Friction – Static VW 50129: 2008-02
- Cold Flex DBL 5578.30
- Crocking – Armorall Ford – WSB-M9P9-A 900gm load
- Crocking – Dry Ford – WSS-M9P9-A 900gm load
- Crocking – IPA/DIW (1:1) Ford – WSB-M9P9-A 900gm load
- Crocking – Soapy water Ford – WSB-M2D49A2 900gm load
- Crocking – Wet Ford – WSS-M9P9-A 900gm load
- Crocking Windex Ford – WSS-M9P9-A 900gm load
- Crocking (VW) VW 50129: 2008-02
- Elongation Whitford Test Method 133L
- Jeans Test VW 50129: 2008-02
- Noise and Vibration Harshness (NVH) Noise test GM9842P Rev.D
- Oven Aging Whitford Test Method 173K
- Toulene Double Rubs Whitford Test Method 115A
- 80°C Water Immersion Whitford Test Method 153K
- Water Sealing Skoda
- VW Florida/Kalahari Weathering PV 3930 / PV 3929
For more information on the Resilon family of coatings, contact your Whitford representative.