This product is an excellent choice for enhancing wetting on challenging surfaces like plastics, oily substrates, and waxy materials. It also reduces surface defects and improves gloss, weather resistance, and soil resistance in coatings. Additionally, it provides benefits such as block resistance, mold release, and extended open time, making it suitable for high-solids coatings and floor finishes.

Chemical Family: Fluoropolymers, Fluorosurfactants

Features: Acid Resistance, Alkali Resistance, Blocking Resistance, Good Antiblocking Properties, Good Leveling, High Gloss, Soil Resistance

    Enhanced TDS

    Identification & Functionality

    Features & Benefits

    Labeling Claims
    CASE Ingredients Features
    Product Highlights
    • Short-Chain Fluorochemical Technology (meets the goal of the US EPA 2010/2015 PFOA Stewardship Program) 
    • VOC-free, 28% active water-dispersible anionic fluorosurfactant effective at low end-use concentrations
    • Powerful low foam wetting and leveling performance for smoother, defect-free coatings
    • Does not impart color, or change the optical properties of a coating (beyond potential gloss or DOI - distinctness of image - improvement from higher reflectance) 
    • Partially replaces coalescent solvents for further VOC formulation reductions 
    • Orients and concentrates at all liquid interfaces, imparting block resistance, release properties, improved weatherability and soil resistance, and improved open time 
    • Reduces foaming tendency in paints and coatings, waxes and adhesives 
    • Readily dilutes in water/alcohol/glycol mixtures with excellent shelf stability

    Applications & Uses

    Markets
    Applications
    Segments
    Applications
    Compatible Substrates & Surfaces
    Coating End Applications
    Home Care Applications
    I&I Cleaning Applications
    Recommended Applications
    • High solids coatings 
    • Floor finishes and sealers
    • Automotive finishes and top coats 
    • Lacquers and polishes 
    • Adhesives 
    • Industrial and architectural paints & coatings 
    • Release additive, anti-block
    • Mold release
    Application Information
    • Thetawet FS-8250 is dispersible in water, and readily soluble in a range of polar organic solvents such as glycol ethers, alcohols, ketones, acetone and ethyl acetate.
    • Sensitive to hard water, dilution with deionized or softened water is recommended.
    • Recommended use concentrations vary for Thetawet FS-8250 with application, but in general, 0.05-0.25% is recommended for leveling, gloss development and foam control in water based systems, and 0.25-0.75% in neat or solvent based systems.
    • Thetawet FS-8250 is stable as delivered, however for long-term storage of stock solutions, use of a preservative such as Proxel GXL, Nipacide BIT 20 or VeriGuard 19S is recommended, as determined by the formulator.

    Properties

    Physical Form
    Appearance
    Amber Emulsion
    Odor
    Mild
    Soluble in
    Water

    Packaging & Availability

    Packaging Type
    Regional Availability
    • Canada
    Packaging Information

    Thetawet FS-8250 is available in: 275 gallon totes (Net Wt. 2205 lbs) 55 gallon plastic drums (Net Wt. 440 lbs) 5 gallon pails (Net Wt. 40 lbs)

    Storage & Handling

    Shelf Life
    12 months