Hard Mat

Whenever there is a need to protect and enhance acrylics and polycarbonates to provide effective abrasion and chemical resistance for display windows, PSC’s Hard Mat surface treatment does the job.

Hard Mat is designed for applications where abrasion resistance and optical quality are important – with abrasion resistance as first priority, for instance in industrial equipment in which cleaning agents and organic solvents are frequently used.

Properties of Hard Mat

The Hard Mat coating adds a layer of lacquer containing almost invisible particles, which are referred to as a matting agent. The varnish is clear and the amount of particles is a dominant factor of how non-glare the surface treatment becomes.

The Hard Mat surface treatment is a UV-cured, non-glare hard coating characterised by extremely good physical and chemical properties. PSC offers Hard Mat surface treatments, which are suitable for either interior or exterior use.

Further refinement

The application of the Hard Mat surface treatment does not affect the possibility for later cutting and milling. However, later thermoforming and cold bending as well as gluing and silk screen printing on the coated side are not possible.