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PMC Approved Colorant Systems

MARCH 2013 LTR Color Lab

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* PMC warehouses / Consignment Locations * PMC Dealers / Independent Reps

* PPG AF Local Stores

* Refinish Dealers / Jobbers

Who tints our products?

* UCD PS Line (Chromaflo Technologies)

* UCD V Line (Chromaflo Technologies)

* Colortrend 844 Colorants (Chromaflo Technologies) * Colortrend 888 Colorants (Chromaflo Technologies)

The following attachment opens a complete list of colorants sku’s and appropriate tint base colorant max amounts. Please open for the most active sku’s on March 1, 2013.

What systems are approved for tinting?

PMC Tint Bases and Colorant information

• UCD PS line is a special colorant family specifically designed to work with the Polysiloxane resin that is in PX700 and PXONE. This colorant system is considered to be 100% solids therefore VOC compliant.

• This system is measured utilizing a 48ths shot size value while tinting the following items.

• Please refer to attachment on Slide #4 for active sku’s.

*The UCD PS line is the ONLY approved colorant for the PX700 and PXONE products. Using other colorants will diminish the performance of PSX 700 and PSX One.

Approved tint lines

• UCD V line is a universal solvent based acrylic colorant. This system is measured utilizing a 64ths shot size value.

• Please refer to attachment on Slide #4 for active sku’s.• Note: This system is not a direct replacement for the Colortrend 844 line

(formulas will not have the same paste/colorant amounts).

*The UCD V-Line colorants can be utilized to tint the following product lines:

* Amerlock 2/400 (VOC and std),* Amershield (VOC and std),* Amercoat 450H, 450SG, 450HS,* AT5450, AT5420, PS1001, AT229

Approved tint lines

• Colortrend 844 line is another universal solvent based acrylic colorant. This system is measured utilizing a 48ths shot size value, or in some instances 64ths.*

• Since this can be seen in the field under both the 48th and 64th shot sizes individuals that utilize this colorants will have to make sure they are utilizing the appropriate formula book.

• Please refer to attachment on Slide #4 for active sku’s.• Note: Colortrend 844 and the UCD V line colorants ARE NOT interchangeable

(formulas will not have the same paste/colorant amounts).

*This colorant lineup can be utilized to tint the following product lines:

* Amerlock 2/400 (VOC and NON VOC),* Amershield (VOC and NON VOC),* Amercoat 450H, 450SG, 450HS,* AT5450, AT5420, PS1001, AT229

Approved tint lines

• Colortrend 888 is a generic waterborne tint line. This system is measured

utilizing a 48ths shot size value.• Note: This system is not a direct offset to the Colortrend 896 line (formulas will

not have the same paste/colorant amounts). This system is also not a direct offset to the 96 Line from AF (formulas will not have the same paste/colorant amounts). Neither the 896 lineup nor the 96 lineup should be utilized in this product.

*This colorant lineup can be utilized to tint the following product lines:

* AT220P, AT335

Approved tint lines

So with the four approved tint series,who uses what and how do I get them?

• All PMC warehouse locations / consignment locations use the UCD V line and UCD PS line. Only the La Porte and Chino locations tint with the Colortrend 888 as well.

• The Colortrend 844 colorants are used mostly at PMC Dealers / Independent Reps, PPG AF local stores, Refinish Dealers / Jobbers.

• Why does PMC utilize the UCD V line over the 844 colorants?• Price per gallon is significantly lower for equivalent product, and with an

approximate 250K tinted gallons per year it adds up fast.• PMC business unit has utilized this since the early 90’s and have over 16K

verified formulas vs. the <6K unverified archived formulas in the 844 colorants (formulas completed by the supplier at the time, not PMC).

• All colorant paste should be ordered directly from the supplier / CSR (AF). Their contact information is Chromaflo Technologies at 1-800-776-3329.

The following colorants ARE NOT approved for use in Amercoat products:

• 4257 Colorants made by AF

• 96 Colorants made by the AF

• HPC Colorants made by the AF

• 896 Colorants (Chromaflo Technologies)

• CPS Colorants (made by PPG Refinish)

Unapproved tint lines

PMC will not give a warranty with any paint that is tinted with these lines (even though the customers may tell us they have been doing it for years). The responsibility of using the correct tint line lies directly on the tinting location, and any cost incurred to fix a problem resulting from use of the wrong tint will be at their expense. Our PMC labs can analyze to determine what is in the paint regardless if wet or dry.

Unapproved Practices

• Tinting a non tint base factory scratch batch such as AT370 to another color other than what is in the can.

• Tinting a “-3” pure white color to achieve better hiding over to a tinted color. These products are not color controlled nor tint strength controlled like the tint bases.

• Over tinting a tint base with too much colorant (please see slide 4 attachment for max colorant levels).

• Using any UCD PS colorant that is not on the active sku’s list (please see slide 4 attachment for list)

• Tinting a color and not checking it mixed with the cure for verification. AK2/400 is the worst since the cure is brown.

Common mistakes when placing orders on tinted colors

• Placing an order through customer service and expecting it to go out the same day against a warehouse that has never tinted it before. Warehouses must have the color standard to verify color before shipping.

• Supplying an 844 custom formulation to the CSR’s for order through the PMC Warehouses. Since the 844 colorants are not utilized they can’t tint to these custom formulas developed at stores / dealers.

• Asking a warehouse to tint products that they can’t tint at their location.

General Color Knowledge

* Flow Chart

* CCR form

Flow Chart

Store communicates to their CSR it is

ready to be made at DC level now and

places order

CCR arrives, placed in work queue, when completed it is then

emailed back saying it is ready for a DC mix

No

Store initiates a CCR to get color matched Store responsability)

Yes

CSR places order for DC mix and delivery

Store / Dealer request for color by

customer

Check the formula book for the product requested to see if a

formulation is available

Yes

Tint product in store

No

Call appropriate CSR for availability in DC

mix?

Delivery to customer

A blank CCR FormRev 3Effective Feb. 15 2013

Blank form downloadable link

11605 VIMY RIDGE ROAD ALEXANDER, AR 72002 PHONE: (501) 455-4500 FAX: (501) 455-5266

CUSTOM COLOR REQUEST

*all items not filled out appropriately could result in the delay of processing / fulfilling this request. **Warehouse cut off time is 3:30 CST to allow time for processing at the end of the day. All request after this time will be processed the next day, as will be all request for the Alexander Warehouse (276).

Submittal Date: E-mail completed form to: LTRColorLab@PPG.COM

Desired Completion Date: STD LEAD TIME IS FIVE (5) WORK DAYS CSR / SUBMITTERS NAME: * Warehouse (If Available): * CUSTOMER NAME (IF AVAILABLE):

Account #: * Contact Name:

Shipping Address: * Phone Number:

Fax Number:

E-mail Address:

Business Type:

MSC Offshore Distributor Nuclear Rail Marketing

Bridge DOT DC Support

Drydock Industrial MFG Support Marine Cross SBU’s

MATCH COLOR TO:

Does supplied customer color sample need to be returned? YES NO N/A COMMENTS:

FORMULA UPLOAD ONLY

PANELS

Paper (Standard) Qty: Drawdown Other

Customer Supplied Qty: Other

DELIVERY: PLEASE INCLUDE FEDEX ACCOUNT # IF

OVERNIGHT DELIVERY IS A MUST:

Acutint Formulas Only. Scratch batch requests still go through the proper submittal process.

PMC Coatings tint paste options (where applicable): UCD Paste (DC Mix Only) 844 Paste Amerlock 2 / 400: VOC YES AK2-B AK400-B (AK2-B is the default if neither is checked) Amershield: VOC YES Amercoat: 450H 450HS 450HSG AT220P AT229 AT335 AT5450 AT5420 PX1001 PX700 PX700FD PXONE

IF REQUESTING A COLOR PANEL FOR AN EXISTING COLOR FORMULA, DO YOU REQUIRE A PANEL IN: Requested System Any System Available

For all Warehouse standard verification chip requests, please ensure the quality of paint is selected above, along with filling out the Control ID # and Name box below.**

REVIEWED BY: CCR Project Number:

CONTROL ID #:

COLOR NAME:

MATCH TO:

CCR Form V3

11605 VIMY RIDGE ROAD ALEXANDER, AR 72002 PHONE: (501) 455-4500 FAX: (501) 455-5266

CUSTOM COLOR REQUEST

*all items not filled out appropriately could result in the delay of processing / fulfilling this request. **Warehouse cut off time is 3:30 CST to allow time for processing at the end of the day. All request after this time will be processed the next day, as will be all request for the Alexander Warehouse (276).

Submittal Date: 3/1/2013 E-mail completed form to: LTRColorLab@PPG.COM

Desired Completion Date: 3/15/2013 STD LEAD TIME IS FIVE (5) WORK

DAYS CSR / SUBMITTERS NAME: Brenda Thompson*

Warehouse (If Available):276* CUSTOMER NAME (IF AVAILABLE):ABC Paint Services Account #: 123456 * Contact Name: JOE SMITH

Shipping Address: 555 INDUSTRIAL DR. ANYWHERE, USA 77777 *

Phone Number: 501-555-5555

Fax Number:

E-mail Address:

Business Type:

MSC Offshore Distributor Nuclear Rail Marketing

Bridge DOT DC Support

Drydock Industrial MFG Support Marine Cross SBU’s

MATCH COLOR TO: Joe's Blue

Does supplied customer color sample need to be returned? YES NO N/A COMMENTS: Color standard should arrive via FedEx to LTR Color Lab

FORMULA UPLOAD ONLY

PANELS

Paper (Standard) Qty: Drawdown Other

Customer Supplied Qty: Other

DELIVERY: PLEASE INCLUDE FEDEX ACCOUNT # IF

OVERNIGHT DELIVERY IS A MUST:

Acutint Formulas Only. Scratch batch requests still go through the proper submittal process.

PMC Coatings tint paste options (where applicable): UCD Paste (DC Mix Only) 844 Paste Amerlock 2 / 400: VOC YES AK2-B AK400-B (AK2-B is the default if neither is checked) Amershield: VOC YES Amercoat: 450H 450HS 450HSG AT220P AT229 AT335 AT5450 AT5420 PX1001 PX700 PX700FD PXONE

IF REQUESTING A COLOR PANEL FOR AN EXISTING COLOR FORMULA, DO YOU REQUIRE A PANEL IN: Requested System Any System Available

For all Warehouse standard verification chip requests, please ensure the quality of paint is selected above, along with filling out the Control ID # and Name box below.**

REVIEWED BY: CCR Project Number:

CONTROL ID #:

COLOR NAME:

MATCH TO:

• A properly filled out form that is easy to follow and similar to the AF color request form.

• Questions, please call the PMC color lab at 501-455-4500 or email LTRColorlab@ppg.com

When do I fill out the CCR form?

• Color standard needed / panel requests• Color has been formulated but need in new product series

Who fills out the form?

• 1. Stores (preferably)• 2. Customer• 3. Tech service / Sales representative

• CONTACTS OF THE PMC COLOR LAB

Main Number 501-455-4500, follow prompts

• Nelson Garcia 404-765-3724 (Color Supervisor)

• Brenda Thompson x164 Color Lab Technician• Royce Grimes x233 Color

Lab Technician• Don Hammond x195 Color Lab

Technician