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WITH DON TEAM’S HIGN TECHNOLOGY AND MANY FIELD EXPERIENCE, 5-STAR(M) HAS A EXCELLENT BAYER RATIO AND EVEN IN THE
          ABRASION TEST WITH STEEL WOOL (#0000) LOADED WITH 1.0KG, 5-STAR (M) CAN STAND A 600 TIME STROKE.

















          (SH-HT) and SH-Housing in 2002.      FEATURES                        innovative hard coating sol which
          This was the world’s first super                                     has five outstanding features that
          hydrophobic tablet for use in         Non-Solvent type (Water       have never been seen in sol-gel
          vacuum coating machines.             is the only solvent.)           chemistry. Since water is the only

             The 5-Star (M) Hard Coating Sol,    Non-Flammable & Non-         solvent, it is treated as normal goods
          a high-tech product developed by     Hazardous                       so there is no need to pay for extra
                                                                               charges while shipping, which
          Don Co, was launched in the country    The Best-Easy-to-Use         is mandatory for solvent-mixed
          at Optic India 2020 in Mumbai.       Hard coating sol                hard coating sol. It can be kept at
          This is a high-technology scratch-                                   room temperature which too saves
          resistant coating solution made for    Eco-Friendly                 transportation costs and makes it
          CR-39 and middle index lenses. Its    Excellent Scratch             easy to store. In addition, its coating
          excellent scratch resistance has a   Resistance (Bayer ratio > 7.0)   quality is consistent. As there are
          Bayer ratio above 7.0 – in abrasion                                  no volatile or inflammable solvents,
          tests with steel wool (#0000) loaded   at 90 - 95⁰C for 30 minutes with no   customers can use it safely and
          with 1 kg, 5-Star (M) can stand a   damage. Since water is the only   easily. It also has a longer shelf life.
          600-time stroke with no visible   solvent, it is non-hazardous, non-
          scratches. While the solution is a   flammable, and eco-friendly.       The company was set up in the
          semi-transparent liquid, the dried                                   1980s in Gwangju-si, Republic of
          film has undergone hot water tests   The 5-Star (M) is a patented,   Korea. Over the years Don Co has
                                                                               expanded its global presence with
                                                                               sales offices in China, Thailand and
            ADVANTAGES                                                         New York; factories in Shanghai as
             Can save transportation cost                                     well as in Hanoi, Vietnam; a trading
                                                                               company in Shanghai since 2007;
             Can keep at the room                                             and an R&D centre in the US. In 2007
            temperature                                                        the company developed and started

             Can have consistent coating                                      selling an AF coating for the cover
            quality due to no volatile & fl                                    glass of smartphones. Eight years
            ammable solvents in                                                later the Don R&D Center came up
                                                                               in Silicon Valley in the US, for surface
             Can use longer                                                   treatment technology.
             Can use safely & easily

             Features



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