Abstract
AbstractAn experimental study of artificial weathering of two outdoor coatings pigmented with natural indigo from Isatis tinctoria was carried out. The two coatings, natural indigo‐pigmented boat varnish and outdoor paint, were exposed to cycles of ultraviolet light, water condensation and water spray for 40 days in a QUV test chamber. Synthetic indigo and commercial ultramarine pigment were employed as reference materials. The effects of artificial weathering on the coatings were evaluated with CIELab parameters, as well as visual inspection. Coating and pigment stability during artificial weathering were studied with reflectance spectrometry, hyperspectral imaging technology and Fourier Transform–infrared spectroscopy. According to the results, coatings with indigo proved to be more resistant to visual and spectral changes than unpigmented or commercially pigmented coatings.
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