Arcmotive IN 290 Soft-Feel Interior Coating
A two-component soft-feel polyurethane for armrests, grab handles, instrument panel tops and centre console lids. The tactile effect is developed by the film itself, so it is applied at a heavier film build than IN 210 and IN 250.
Grade Arcmotive IN 290 | Range Automotive Coatings | Technology Two-component soft-feel polyurethane, on polycarbonate or polyether polyols for heat and humidity ageing protocols
Technical Data Sheet
Arcmotive IN 290
Issue 2026.09
1. Product description
A two-component soft-feel polyurethane for armrests, grab handles, instrument panel tops and centre console lids, applied at the highest film build in the interior group because the tactile effect is developed by the film itself. It combines a warm, dry, low-slip touch with abrasion resistance at high-contact points. Where the protocol includes extended heat and humidity ageing it is supplied on polycarbonate or polyether polyols rather than polyester, because polyester-based soft-feel films can hydrolyse and turn tacky, and this is the grade to specify when a touch requirement is combined with a full chemical and ageing list.
2. Features
- Warm, dry, low-slip touch combined with abrasion resistance at high-contact points
- Heavier film build than IN 210 and IN 250, 35 to 50 micrometres dry
- On polycarbonate or polyether polyols for heat and humidity ageing, avoiding polyester hydrolysis and tack
- Applied wet on wet over a matched primer
- Specified where a touch requirement is combined with a full chemical and ageing list
3. Recommended uses
Armrests, grab handles, instrument panel tops and centre console lids on primed ABS, PC/ABS and polyamide, and on treated polypropylene over an adhesion promoter.
Substrates. ABS, PC/ABS and polyamide, primed. Treated polypropylene over a chlorinated polyolefin adhesion promoter.
4. Typical properties
| Property | Typical value | Method |
|---|---|---|
| Technology | Two-component soft-feel polyurethane, on polycarbonate or polyether polyols for heat and humidity ageing protocols | Formulation |
| Appearance and finish | Low-gloss soft-feel film in the agreed colour with a warm, dry, low-slip touch | Customer or supplier protocol, visual and tactile assessment against the approved master panel |
| Specular gloss at 60 degrees | Held to the approved master panel, typically within plus or minus 1.5 units at 60 degrees, and also read at 85 degrees, as ISO 2813 provides for low-gloss films below 10 units at 60 degrees | ISO 2813 |
| Dry film thickness | 35 to 50 micrometres | ISO 2808 |
| Cross-cut adhesion, initial and after ageing | Classification 0 to 1 with no flaking at the cut intersections, held after humidity, thermal cycling and chemical exposure | ISO 2409 |
| Chemical spot resistance, sun cream, insect repellent, cosmetics and interior cleaners | 1 to 24 hours contact at 23 to 80 degrees Celsius with no staining, softening, gloss change or adhesion loss, reagent list as set in the customer protocol | ISO 2812-4 |
| Condensation humidity resistance | 240 to 504 hours at 40 degrees Celsius with no blistering, softening, tack or adhesion loss, assessed after 1 to 2 hours recovery | ISO 6270-2 |
| Abrasion resistance at high-contact points | To the cycle count and assessment set in the customer protocol | Customer or supplier protocol |
| Colour difference after light exposure | Delta E star ab typically below 2.0 against the approved master panel, after the interior light exposure set in the customer protocol | ASTM D2244, exposure as set in the customer protocol |
| Pot life of the mixed material | 2 to 4 hours at 25 degrees Celsius | Customer or supplier protocol |
Typical values, not a specification. Values for each batch are given on its Certificate of Analysis.
5. Application
| Parameter | Guidance |
|---|---|
| Mixing | Mix at the stated ratio, allow the stated induction time and use within 2 to 4 hours at 25 degrees Celsius. Never return mixed material to the pot. |
| Surface preparation | ABS, PC/ABS and polyamide, primed with the matched primer. Treated polypropylene over a chlorinated polyolefin adhesion promoter. Parts clean, dry and destaticised. |
| Application method | Spray, wet on wet over the matched primer. |
| Dry film thickness | 35 to 50 micrometres. The touch depends on film build, so build is checked wet and dry. |
| Flash off and cure | Flash off 10 to 15 minutes, then cure typically 40 minutes at 80 degrees Celsius part temperature, measured with a data logger travelling with the part. |
| Quality control | Assess touch, colour and gloss against the approved master panel, and check adhesion on a witness panel run with the parts. |
| Safety and handling | Refer to the Safety Data Sheet, issued on request against the product supplied. |
Process. Two-component mix, pot life 2 to 4 hours at 25 degrees Celsius. Applied wet on wet over a matched primer at 35 to 50 micrometres dry, flash off 10 to 15 minutes, cure 40 minutes at 80 degrees Celsius part temperature.
6. Storage and handling
Store base and hardener in their original closed containers in a cool, dry, well-ventilated store, out of direct sunlight and away from sources of heat, and keep the hardener tightly sealed because it reacts with atmospheric moisture. Shelf life is stated on the label and the Certificate of Analysis. Handle and use the product in line with its Safety Data Sheet.
7. Safety and regulatory information
Read the Safety Data Sheet before use. Safety Data Sheets and regulatory declarations are issued by our technical centre against the product and batch supplied, so they are sent on request rather than published. Request a Safety Data Sheet or declaration.
This Technical Data Sheet is published for on-screen reference. The information is given in good faith from laboratory and application experience and describes typical values; it is not a specification and does not replace a trial on your own substrate and line. Arctic Materials may revise this sheet without notice. Issue 2026.09.
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