PPG Clean-Surface Technology™
Established in 1963, the R&D 100 Awards is the only S&T (science and technology) awards competition that recognizes new commercial products, technologies and materials for their technological significance that are available for sale or license. The R&D 100 Awards have long been a benchmark of excellence for industry sectors as diverse as telecommunications, high-energy physics, software, manufacturing, and biotechnology. This 2021 R&D 100 winner is listed below, along with its respective category.
Category: Mechanical/Materials
Developers: PPG
United States
Product Description:Before PPG's Clean-Surface Technology, interior wall paints did not deliver the washability that people need and want in a paint, despite big promises and even bigger price tags. Some do well on water-based stains or on oil-based stains, but none did well in resisting both types of stains. Homeowners clean their walls and are left with shiny spots from burnishing. Abrasive erasers remove the finish to remove the stain and leave dull or white spots. The blemishes are just as ugly as the stains and cause repainting or a loss of pride in their home. PPG Clean-Surface Technology delivers superior stain resistance to both types of stains and is also highly scuff-resistant. Stains wipe easily away making the experience of maintaining a freshly painted look much easier. It resists burnishing from cleaning and marring from scrubbing. Most interior paints boast of their scrub resistance, but no one wants to scrub their walls, they want to wipe their walls. They want stains to wash easily away. Clean-Surface Technology delivers the washability homeowners and property managers want.
Developers: PPG
United States
Product Description:Before PPG's Clean-Surface Technology, interior wall paints did not deliver the washability that people need and want in a paint, despite big promises and even bigger price tags. Some do well on water-based stains or on oil-based stains, but none did well in resisting both types of stains. Homeowners clean their walls and are left with shiny spots from burnishing. Abrasive erasers remove the finish to remove the stain and leave dull or white spots. The blemishes are just as ugly as the stains and cause repainting or a loss of pride in their home. PPG Clean-Surface Technology delivers superior stain resistance to both types of stains and is also highly scuff-resistant. Stains wipe easily away making the experience of maintaining a freshly painted look much easier. It resists burnishing from cleaning and marring from scrubbing. Most interior paints boast of their scrub resistance, but no one wants to scrub their walls, they want to wipe their walls. They want stains to wash easily away. Clean-Surface Technology delivers the washability homeowners and property managers want.
UltraLast™ interior latex with Clean-Surface Technology™ Note CST shield on can at bottom-right