The PITTSBURGH PAINTS™ brand today launched its latest edition to the PITTHANE® Ultra product line, Pitthane Ultra Waterborne Polyurethane. This is a two-component, gloss waterborne polyurethane engineered for exceptional durability and long-term appearance. Comparable to premium high-gloss solvent-based urethanes, Pitthane Ultra WB is VOC-compliant and LEED® v4 approved, offering excellent abrasion and chemical resistance with high color and gloss retention.

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PITTHANE® Ultra Waterborne Polyurethane is engineered for exceptional durability and long-term appearance.

PITTHANE® Ultra Waterborne Polyurethane is engineered for exceptional durability and long-term appearance.

“We’ve engineered Pitthane Ultra WB to offer solvent-based performance in a water-based package,” said Dennis Karnstein, President of Commercial, Pittsburgh Paints Co. “With a low-VOC formula, high coverage, fast dry-to-recoat time and unlimited recoatability, our waterborne technology is a versatile solution for a wide range of demanding environments.”

The 2K waterborne polyurethane gloss is ideal for commercial infrastructure, hospitality, multi-family, institutional, new home construction and other applications currently using solvent-based urethanes.

Offered in gloss sheen, Pittsburgh Paints Pitthane Ultra WB provides the following advanced features:

  • Fast dry time and recoat ready in 2 hours

  • Easy spray, brush or roller application

  • Excellent adhesion and color and gloss retention

  • Exceptional weather resistance, withstanding chemicals, abrasion, and UVs

  • Low VOC (<50 g/L)

  • MPI 256 certified

  • LEED v4 certified

“Our customers’ needs are always top of mind when we develop new technologies and formulas — and this product is no different,” said Karnstein. “Architects, engineers and owners of commercial infrastructure increasingly seek sustainable, water-based solutions for LEED-certified and low-emission projects. Professional painters look for easy application and fast dry times so they can quickly move on to their next project. We’ve delivered on all of these fronts.”

Pittsburgh Paints Pitthane Ultra WB will join the Pittsburgh Paints Protective Coatings brand’s portfolio of high-performance exterior coatings systems for architectural use, which includes well-known products such as DURETHANE® and AQUAPON®, as well as new technologies in the recently expanded BUILDING RENEWAL® portfolio. The Pittsburgh Paints brand is part of The Pittsburgh Paints Company, a leading producer of interior and exterior paints, stains, caulks, repair products, adhesives, and sealants for homeowners and professionals in the United States.

Pittsburgh Paints Protective Coatings products are available at Pittsburgh Paints stores nationwide, select Pittsburgh Paints dealers, and online at https://www.ppgpaints.com/protectivecoatings.

About The Pittsburgh Paints Company

With 150 years of product innovation, Pittsburgh Paints Co.’s portfolio includes some of the industry’s most iconic and respected brands: GLIDDEN®, OLYMPIC®, PITTSBURGH PAINTS & STAINS™, LIQUID NAILS®, HOMAX®, and FLOOD®. Products are available at THE HOME DEPOT®, WALMART®, MENARDS®, LOWE’S®, independent retailers, and 500+ Pittsburgh Paints Co. company stores in the U.S. Pittsburgh Paints Co.’s headquarters is in Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania, located 20 minutes northeast of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Learn more at pittsburghpaintsco.com and follow us on LinkedIn.

Pittsburgh Paints and Pittsburgh Paints & Stains are trademarks, and Durethane, Building Renewal, Glidden, Olympic, and Flood are registered trademarks, of the Pittsburgh Paints Co.

Pitthane and Aquapon are registered trademarks of PPG Industries Ohio, Inc. used under license by The Pittsburgh Paints Co.

LEED is a registered service mark of U.S. Green Building Council.

Liquid Nails and Homax are registered trademarks of A-Paint Specialty, Inc.

The Home Depot is a registered trademark of Home Depot Product Authority, LLC.

Walmart is a registered trademark of Walmart Apollo, LLC.

Menards is a registered trademark of Menard, Inc. Lowe’s is a registered trademark of LF, LLC.

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