ESMALTEX - Cold Enamels

Jewelry enamels and a wide variety of products

Our ESMALTEX line offers a wide variety of cold epoxy enamels for jewelry, costume jewelry and many other applications. Our epoxy enamels have a glossy appearance, adapt perfectly to any type of surface or shape and offer great hardness and resistance. They are enamels that are used cold, and are supplied in containers that facilitate their use.

Formulated and manufactured at CONIEX, the Esmaltex line includes a wide variety of bicomponent enamels ideal for multiple uses and applications. From jewelry and costume jewelry to furniture decoration. Our range includes opaque, fluorescent and pearlescent colors as well as transparent and colorless.

All our epoxy enamels are Bisphenol A (BPA) free. We know how important safety is when working with chemicals, so we are committed to offering the best safety guarantees to our customers. For this reason, our glazes are the only ones on the market without Bisphenol A, an organic component that has been associated with multiple adverse health effects.

The superior quality of our epoxy enamels provides an excellent high gloss finish, which adheres perfectly to jewelry and all types of products. In addition, our enamels guarantee a long useful life to the products on which they are applied, since they offer high resistance to light, impact and abrasion.

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The Esmaltex range is composed of more than 60 opaque colors, including fluorescent shades such as yellow, magenta, orange and green. In addition to the colors available in the color chart, we offer the possibility of manufacturing custom glazes in our laboratory (Minimum 1 kg).

As for the range of opaque enamels, we have a wide range of colors available. Depending on the surface on which the enamel is to be applied, whether it is flat, curved, with or without edges, it will be necessary to use one catalyst or another. They are also completely stable to light and other external agents, so they do not turn yellow over time.

Before use, it is recommended heating and shaking the Esmaltex

Colorless 1001

or standard, which is the most suitable for small or medium-sized parts with a rigid finish.

Colorless P

which offers high hardness and greater fluidity. Ideal for parts with a large surface area.

Flexil 8020

which is characterized by its flexibility and low surface hardness, which is preserved over time.

Our color chart is very extensive and varied, but we can also create a glaze on demand if our customers need a special or rare color. Our technical department can create this new color from a sample, or a color from the RAL® or PANTONE® charts.

Characteristics of our cold epoxy enamels

Our range of epoxy enamels has been designed to offer a high quality and long lasting solution for the enameling of a wide variety of products.

Its main characteristics are as follows:

  • Bright appearance with total absence of porosity.
  • Great adhesion on any surface, previously degreased.
  • High surface hardness, with high resistance to impact, scratch and abrasion.
  • Absence of contraction.
  • It can be used for grinding and polishing at low speeds, as well as turning, diamond grinding, etc.
  • It admits the subsequent electrolytic bath of the metallic parts.
  • Wide range of colors, totally stable to light and other climatic agents.
  • All pigments are certified for low heavy metal content (complying with the European standard EN 71-3:1994 Safety of Toys – Part 3: Migration of certain elements).

Safe, convenient and easy-to-apply packaging

Our ESMALTEX line is marketed in containers that offer the best guarantees of product safety and preservation, with the objective of maximizing its shelf life. We have also paid special attention to the convenience of the containers, both when working and when storing them.

Our packaging offers greater protection of the product from light, as well as better preservation. Its shape facilitates handling and emptying.

Our containers are approved, 100% airtight, with child-resistant caps and an anti-spill system for safe and trouble-free transportation.

Applications

ESMALTEX is totally free of BISPHENOL-A (BPA free). Cold enamels, whether used as fillers or paints, can be applied to a wide variety of products. Some of the main sectors are as follows:

  • Jewelry
  • Jewelry
  • Gift and advertising items
  • Buttons
  • Buckles
  • Leather goods and footwear trimmings
  • Badges and medals
  • Sports trophies
  • Eyeglass frames
  • Automotive accessories
  • Appliances
  • Furniture hardware
  • Bathroom articles
  • Ceramics
  • Glass
  • Wood
  • Colorless coatings on labels
  • Decals
  • Photographs
  • Photo frames
  • Various applications in fine arts
  • etc.

Complete solution offering

We can also directly manufacture customized solid parts with our ESMALTEX epoxy resin.

Besides enamels, we can also supply any kind of tools and accessories for the enameling process, such as enamel dispensers, enameling tables, or enameling furnaces.

Our Technical Department is at your disposal for any questions you may have about our epoxy enamels for jewelry.