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Product Spotlight: Ottopol WRX-40, a Self-Crosslinking Penetrating Concrete Sealer

Penetrating concrete sealers are a type of sealer that works by soaking into the pores of a concrete substrate, rather than creating a sealed topcoat. They’re a popular choice for applications that want to keep the appearance of concrete and don’t require resistance to high impact and abrasion.Gellner Industrial has developed several water-based acrylic polymers perfect for formulating into high-performance concrete sealers. One of our newer products, Ottopol WRX-40, is a self-crosslinking polymer capable of being made into a variety of solvent-resistant coatings, including a penetrating concrete sealer. How a Penetrating Concrete Sealer Differs from a Film-Forming SealerConcrete sealers typically fall […]

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The Best Paint for Basement Walls: Choosing the Right Coating

How to Select Durable and Moisture-Resistant Basement Wall Coatings In this article, we’re taking a look at the different types of paints best suited for use on the walls of basements–and what Gellner has to offer the coatings industry when it comes to concrete and similar substrates.  The Challenge of Maintaining and Painting Concrete Basement Walls Coating and maintaining concrete basement walls presents a few challenges. First, concrete substrates tend to be difficult to coat. As we’ve discussed in a previous article, concrete is a porous material, so even though it makes for a strong substrate and durable material for […]

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Celebrating 45 Years of Innovation at Gellner Industrial

Gellner Industrial, LLC is proud to celebrate over 45 years of innovation in water-based acrylic polymers, a major milestone for our company. We’ve grown significantly from our humble beginnings, with a long history of overcoming challenges and expanding our business until we became the company that we are today.  The Early Days: An Innovative Start in a Difficult Economy In March of 1980, Otto Gellner started what would eventually become Gellner Industrial in a modest 750 sq ft lab in Millington, NJ. At the time, starting a business was difficult–high inflation and interest rates had become a major problem for […]

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Product Spotlight: Gellner Industrial’s Acrylic Resin for Wood Furniture Paint

Product Spotlight: Gellner Industrial’s Acrylic Resin for Wood Furniture Paint

Wood furniture is a common fixture of many households and commercial properties, but it goes through a lot. Beverage stains, cleaning products, scratching, abrasions–our furniture has to deal with many different types of damage, whether it’s household furniture, commercial furniture, or wooden furniture used in industrial environments. And any paint or coating used on wooden furniture needs to resist these various types of stains and damage in order to preserve the aesthetics of the furniture for a long time to come. That’s where our acrylic resin, Ottopol SF-45 comes in, and that’s what this article is all about. Ottopol SF-45: A Clear […]

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Gellner Industrial: Our Polymer Dictionary

If you have been on Gellner Industrial’s site, you have probably noticed that a lot of words on there are well, not at a third grade reading level. No, to be familiar with Gellner Industrial as a company. You have to be familiar with the science behind it. You have probably seen words like acrylic polymer, anionic acrylic polymer, cationic acrylic polymer, hydroxyl functional acrylic polymer and non ionic acrylic polymer. Say what? Don’t worry, we will back it up a little for you and define each of the words that play such an integral part in our company as […]

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Your Complete Guide to Vinyl Applications

If you look at Gellner Industrial’s website, you’ll see all of the many uses for our world famous acrylic polymers. Among them are extensive vinyl applications. You see, Gellner Industrial’s acrylic polymers create a perfect coating for almost any vinyl product. Our acrylic polymers create an unheard of adhesion to vinyl with their high alkali resistance. Additionally, one of our other renowned products, high-quality (printing) inks also work well on many vinyl substrates. Our acrylic polymers boast more features than those found almost anywhere else. They display super adhesion to vinyl, a low moisture transmission rate, resistance to acids/alkalis, excellent abrasion […]

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Top 5 Benefits of our Acrylic Polymers

Gellner Industrial’s acrylic polymers provide many capabilities. They are flexible enough to be used as inks for your vinyl substrates. They can also be used as wall and floor coatings (which differ in many ways). But just what is it that makes these acrylic polymers for vinyl so valuable? What exactly do they provide to the vinyl walls and floors? Well, it is about time that we elaborated a bit more on what these polymers can do. Here are the top 5 benefits of our acrylic polymers for vinyl. Superior Adhesion to Vinyl When you need coatings for your vinyl materials, […]

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What is a Polymer Coating?

Depending on what you know about coatings, you may have heard the term “polymer” before. You might be familiar with the term from class in school. However, even if you did get A’s in chemistry class, you might be curious as to our specific type of polymer coatings, and what they can do to benefit you. What is a Polymer Coating? A polymer coating is a paint or coating that is made with polymers. A polymer is a substance that contains a molecular structure that mainly contains a large number of similar units. This includes synthetic organic materials such as […]

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What makes our polymers for screen printing inks so special?

There are many products in our daily lives that each requires a specific chemical make-up in order to function properly. Take printing inks for example. Here at Gellner Industrial, we are proud to offer versatile polymers for screen printing inks with unique capabilities. And each ability is a direct result of their chemical make-up. Here are just a few ways in which our chemical process contributes to the overall efficiency of your specific type of printing ink.Screen PrintingWhen it comes to silk screen printing, our acrylic polymers allow for the best possible results. Silk screen printing has always been a delicate […]

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Polymer Product Presentation: OTTOPOL SF-45 for Furniture coating

If you are looking through the polymer coatings to find the right substance that brings you the best results for furniture, then the OTTOPOL SF-45 is what you need. Say goodbye to worrying over beer, wine, milk, detergent, and even black tea spills. Once it is dried at room temperature, you and your family can kick back and enjoy each other’s company. You won’t have to be constantly worried over if your kids will knock over the soda cans. Abilities The OTTOPOL SF-45 is one of the best polymer coatings for furniture use that we offer. Its solvent resistance is good for alcohol, […]

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