The problem: weathering results that drift away from their formulas
Weathering studies run for weeks, and results often end up in separate files from the formulations they tested. Comparing with earlier studies then means matching them up by hand.
Xenon arc studies run for weeks. By the time gloss retention data arrives, it's in a separate file from the formula, and comparing with last year's study means matching sample IDs by hand.
What this demo shows
- Formulate an acrylic exterior topcoat at four light-stabilizer loadings: 0.5%, 0.75%, 1.0% and 1.5%.
- Record gloss retention at each xenon arc exposure interval against its formula.
- Compare the results with earlier studies.
- Ask Bodie which formulations held up.
Why it matters
Weathering performance is one of the most expensive properties to measure. Recording each exposure interval against its formula keeps that investment usable.
Comparing new results with earlier studies, and asking Bodie which formulations held gloss, builds on your own weathering history.
See it with your own data
This video is part of Uncountable for paints and coatings. To see how it would work with your own formulations and records, request a demo. Our team replies within 30 minutes during business hours.
Read the transcript
Uncountable is one platform for R&D, quality, and product lifecycle work. For a coatings team, the hardest question is how long a coating can withstand the elements. A weathering study runs for months. Four variants of one base formulation measured at each interval by the method your lab already uses. Every interval stays on the record, so gloss retention reads as a series tied to the formulation instead of a separate spreadsheet.
Each curve carries its stabilizer loading. At 2,000 hours, the highest loading keeps 84% of its gloss, and the lowest keeps 61. And it sits alongside every exposure study before it. So, a new stabilizer package is judged against your own weathering history, not a supplier's claimed performance. Ask Bodie, Uncountable's AI assistant, which formulations held gloss past 2,000 hours across your studies, and the answer comes straight off the data.
3,000 hours or 30,000, every interval stays attached to the formula that produced it.
