Chroma-chem 844-2852 is an APE-free, yellow colored benzimidazolone by Chromaflo Technologies. It is designed for use in solvent-based coatings. It offers good gloss, gloss retention, hardness, adhesion and light fastness. It is recommended for high-performance general industrial & maintenance finishes, general OEM, marine and protective coatings. It provides good over-bake-, acid-, alkali- and water resistance. It is compatible with most aliphatic & aromatic hydrocarbons, esters, ethers, ketones, and reactive diluents. It is suitable for applications based on acrylic, polyester, cellulosic lacquer, vinyl lacquer, chlorinated rubber, alkyd, epoxy & polyurethanes. The shelf life of Chroma-chem 844-2852 is 3 years.