My investigation has shown that waterborne is actually, significantly more expensive to purchase. I looked at cost per sprayable liter(reduced). This new product is reduced only by approx. 20%, therefore we are using a higher percentage of the much more expensive toners. This on top of the fact that the toner per liter is much more expensive. I think that we all should look at the actual cost of this product prior to determining any new material price structure.
In terms of production and usage, we have not found no significant difference between sovent and water, therefore, when your paint company or insurer tells you that " yes, it costs more......but you use a lot less" you need to investigate the truth to this statement before accepting it !