DISPERBYK 185 is a solvent-free wetting and dispersing additive suitable for solvent-borne and aqueous industrial coatings as well as architectural coatings. Particularly suitable for glycol-free universal pastes. DISPERBYK 185 deflocculates pigments by steric stabilization. The small particle size of the deflocculated pigments can achieve high levels of gloss and improved color strength in industrial coating solutions. Transparency and hiding power also increase and viscosity is reduced. This also improves leveling and enables higher pigmentation levels, important factors for the industrial solutions industry.