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NATURAL IS NICEST

NATURAL IS NICEST


The technology that is used to manufacture our range of coatings was originally developed for road-building. Polymer based, our products are all waterproof, flexible and impervious to ultra-violet rays ensuring excellent hardwearing and stain resistant qualities. Our products are all suitable for any surface, new or old, are water-soluble and eco-friendly.

The technology that is used to manufacture our range of coatings was originally developed for road-building. Polymer based, our products are all waterproof, flexible and impervious to ultra-violet rays ensuring excellent hardwearing and stain resistant qualities. Our products are all suitable for any surface, new or old, are water-soluble and eco-friendly.

Like the name suggests, the integrity of this range is embraced by a collection of beautiful minerals that are mined for both their splendour and robust properties. Worldwide, all minerals are measured using the unit mOH. The hardest thing on earth is the diamond that measures a mOH of 7. The core minerals such as the marble, granite and quartzite’s that are used in the quarry coat products have a mOH of 6,3. These minerals, when mixed with the road building polymers therefore, are extremely durable and their beauty is without parallel when compared with conventional wall- and floor-coating materials.

BRUSH PLASTER	ARMOUR MARBLE	PLASTER

Most brush plasters are cement based and as a result deteriorate quickly due to general weathering. The problem is that craze cracking in the plaster substrate to be painted on is common. This is a result of the clay content in the plaster sand being too high. The net consequence is that any cementitious coating, because it is rigid, will follow the pattern in the crazed substrate. Water easily penetrates through these cracks and is absorbed into both the plaster and the coating. Apart from the clearly visible fissures in these types of coatings when it rains, further evidence of this is the leeching caused by the lime in the mortar being washed out from both the plaster and brickwork. Our brush plaster is hugely flexible and extremely waterproof. It easily closes any crazing as well as almost any size cavity by merely painting over it. It boasts a hugely attractive variety in the quarry coat range and millions of colours in the marble range. It comes in premixed containers, need not be painted with a wet edge, is easy to apply and can be touched up. It can be applied to any surface.	This collection is manufactured using exactly the same technology as the quarry coat range. Like its name says, it is made from marble and is tinted. The collection boasts a colour spectrum of approximately nineteen million colours.	The move toward natural looking finishes also holds true for plaster. Most of these products are made from either cement or gypsum and are treated using oxides and oils. Both are of a crystalline structure and consequently hairline fractures are not uncommon. Once this occurs, although often sealed, water ingress is foreseeable. This, in turn, leads to collapse and occurs more specifically in areas exposed to water such as outdoors, bathrooms and kitchens. This is borne out by the effervescence witnessed so often with these coatings. Made from striking natural minerals, our plaster range is suitable for all surfaces including old paint or tiles. It is appropriate to use in showers, bathrooms or kitchens and does not crack.

BRUSH PLASTER

ARMOUR MARBLE

PLASTER

Most brush plasters are cement based and as a result deteriorate quickly due to general weathering. The problem is that craze cracking in the plaster substrate to be painted on is common. This is a result of the clay content in the plaster sand being too high. The net consequence is that any cementitious coating, because it is rigid, will follow the pattern in the crazed substrate. Water easily penetrates through these cracks and is absorbed into both the plaster and the coating. Apart from the clearly visible fissures in these types of coatings when it rains, further evidence of this is the leeching caused by the lime in the mortar being washed out from both the plaster
and brickwork.

Our brush plaster is hugely flexible and extremely waterproof. It easily closes any crazing as well as almost any size cavity by merely painting over it. It boasts a hugely attractive variety in the quarry coat range and millions of colours in the marble range. It comes in premixed containers, need not be painted with a wet edge, is easy to apply and can be touched up. It can be applied to
any surface.

This collection is manufactured using exactly the same technology as the quarry coat range. Like its name says, it is made from marble and is tinted. The collection boasts a colour spectrum of approximately nineteen million colours.

The move toward natural looking finishes also holds true for plaster. Most of these products are made from either cement or gypsum and are treated using oxides and oils. Both are of a crystalline structure and consequently hairline fractures are not uncommon. Once this occurs, although often sealed, water ingress is foreseeable. This, in turn, leads to collapse and occurs more specifically in areas exposed to water such as outdoors, bathrooms and kitchens. This is borne out by the effervescence witnessed so often with these coatings.

Made from striking natural minerals, our plaster range is suitable for all surfaces including old paint or tiles. It is appropriate to use in showers, bathrooms or kitchens and does not crack.

FLOOR	WOOD CARE	ARMOUR GUARD PAINT

There is a worldwide shift away from tiled floors. The market has gravitated towards bases without grout lines in order to create a more natural feel. Mostly, this is attempted through using derivatives of cement and oxide. Because movement is fairly common in screeds and all cementitious products are inflexible, the floors inevitably crack causing flaking and discolouration. Regarding quarry coat floors, one cannot get a more earthy sense than utilizing the magnificence of minerals that have been on earth for billions of years. The quarry coat floors, moreover, are completely flexible, hydrophobic (repels water) and adhere to any surface including wood, vinyl, old tiles or paint.	The majority of varnishes and wood-stains are oil-based. By far the biggest problem with these products is that, once dry, they tend to become very hard and inflexible. Wood tends to swell in moist conditions and shrink in dry situations. Because the expansion and contraction co-efficiency of wood is vastly different to that of a hard resin, therefore, flaking and cracking often occurs. Most of these products are susceptible to UV denigration and tend to crack and curl, not unlike some enamel’s, when exposed to harsh sunlight. The wood care range that we produce differs significantly in as much as it is water based. All woods absorb water. When using our products, the trick is to dilute the polymer with water for the first coat. Unlike oil-based resins, the water-laced-polymer gets drawn into the wood. Thereafter, the second coat, applied undiluted, chemically bonds to the first, resulting in a high level of penetration and saturation.	PVA, namely poly-vinyl-acrylate, is manufactured by all and sundry. The expensive brands have a high content of PVA and the adage is that the cheaper the paint, the lower the acrylic content. When the acrylic content is low, cheap paints are often filled with materials such as china clay and styrene. These materials, however, are all damaged by ultra-violet-rays over time. The rule of thumb is that the cheaper the paint, the sooner it will fade and chalk. Using the same stable of polymers that we use to manufacture our other ranges, we have a product that is extremely similar to PVA. It is fair to say that it looks like paint and behaves like paint, but is far, far, tougher. It boasts the highest grading (Grade 1) that the SABS can bestow. Unlike conventional PVA, no undercoat is required and only two coats need be applied. The range is available in nineteen million colours and is completely impervious to water and ultra-violet light.

FLOOR

WOOD CARE

ARMOUR GUARD PAINT

There is a worldwide shift away from tiled floors. The market has gravitated towards bases without grout lines in order to create a more natural feel. Mostly, this is attempted through using derivatives of cement and oxide. Because movement is fairly common in screeds and all cementitious products are inflexible, the floors inevitably crack causing flaking and discolouration.

Regarding quarry coat floors, one cannot get a more earthy sense than utilizing the magnificence of minerals that have been on earth for billions of years. The quarry coat floors, moreover, are completely flexible, hydrophobic (repels water) and adhere to any surface including wood, vinyl, old tiles
or paint.

The majority of varnishes and wood-stains are oil-based. By far the biggest problem with these products is that, once dry, they tend to become very hard and inflexible. Wood tends to swell in moist conditions and shrink in dry situations. Because the expansion and contraction co-efficiency of wood is vastly different to that of a hard resin, therefore, flaking and cracking often occurs. Most of these products are susceptible to UV denigration and tend to crack and curl, not unlike some enamel’s, when exposed to harsh sunlight.

The wood care range that we produce differs significantly in as much as it is water based. All woods absorb water. When using our products, the trick is to dilute the polymer with water for the first coat. Unlike oil-based resins, the water-laced-polymer gets drawn into the wood. Thereafter, the second coat, applied undiluted, chemically bonds to the first, resulting in a high level of penetration and saturation.

PVA, namely poly-vinyl-acrylate, is manufactured by all and sundry. The expensive brands have a high content of PVA and the adage is that the cheaper the paint, the lower the acrylic content. When the acrylic content is low, cheap paints are often filled with materials such as china clay and styrene. These materials, however, are all damaged by ultra-violet-rays over time. The rule of thumb is that the cheaper the paint, the sooner it will fade and chalk.

Using the same stable of polymers that we use to manufacture our other ranges, we have a product that is extremely similar to PVA. It is fair to say that it looks like paint and behaves like paint, but is far, far, tougher. It boasts the highest grading (Grade 1) that the SABS can bestow. Unlike conventional PVA, no undercoat is required and only two coats need be applied. The range is available in nineteen million colours and is completely impervious to water and ultra-violet light.

AMOUR GUARD ROOF

WATER PROOFING

As outlined previously, if the acrylic content is too low, the same principles hold true for roof paints in regard to strength and longevity as that of wall paints. Another factor is that very few of the tints used in roof paints are UV fast and, because roofs are subjected to far more mistreatment from sunlight than walls, the coatings seldom last. Roof paints, furthermore, have no water-proofing properties and don’t prevent leaks.

When coating zinc-plated-roofs there are other factors to consider. Under metal, during heavy rain or hail noise levels are often severe. Zincs poor thermal properties tend to allow the summer heat to become untenable while conversely, it makes heating very difficult in winter.

Our roof coating is polymer-based and contains a high ratio of hardened rubber. All the tints used, moreover, are specifically designed for their UV resistant properties. The coating is impervious to ultra-violet rays and has high waterproofing and leak-filling properties. Because the product is rubberized, it provides a dual purpose for metal roofs as it has superb audio-dampening qualities as well as serving as an ideal insulator for both summer and winter temperatures.

The two conventional methods used for waterproofing are acrylic-and-bandage and tarpaper. Apart from being very messy in its application, the first method has a limited life. Heat from the sun makes the acrylic extremely brittle and it tends to crack and flake over time. This results in failure of the waterproofing. The second method, namely the tarpaper, is applied by lapping the edges and corners and welding all joins and with a blowtorch. The most common problem with this system is that of unseen leaks. If any hole on a join goes unnoticed, being even as small as a pinhole, it will leak. The quandary is, because water tends to flow in many directions, it becomes almost impossible to determine the source of the leak underneath the overlaid surface. Although this product works extremely well if leak free, it is a high maintenance product in as much as it must be coated with aluminium plumbate every three years.

The polymer that we use is the least messy, simple-to-use, and cost effective product of its kind as well as by far outweighing the waterproofing efficacy of most brands. Simply applied with a paint brush to any surface, the reason for this systems success is simple. The polymer molecule used is smaller than the H2O molecule. Common sense dictates, therefore, that it is scientifically impossible for water to penetrate the substrate.