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Dulux NZ Technical
Dulux NZ Technical
on Paint and Coatings

Dulux has helped protect, maintain and enhance the spaces and places where Kiwis live, work and play since 1939. While it is synonymous with creating better homes, Dulux also plays a critical role in creating and improving the infrastructure we see across New Zealand, every day.

Dulux is committed to the ongoing research and development of innovation that reduce the environmental impact of our products, without affecting their outstanding performance. The health and safety of consumers, customers and the environment form a core element of Dulux’s business.

31 May 2011

Life Cycle of Transparent Coatings

Transparent and semi-transparent coatings on timbers do not have the same life cycle as opaque coatings.

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21 April 2011

Visible Stopping Lines after Painting

This post covers off some of the causes of visible stopping lines after painting.

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20 December 2010

Oddy Tests: How to Test for Potential Damage to Decorative Metals

When it comes to using water based paints some might disregard the fact that as paint dries the water is evaporating from the painted surface.

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13 December 2010

Preventing Bathroom Mould

Moulds (also known as mildew), along with mushrooms and yeasts, are fungi.

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6 December 2010

Avoiding Outside Mould: When You Don’t Want a “Green” Building

NZ has a very damp climate and naturally we have many species of mould and algae that prosper.

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26 November 2010

Powder Coating by the Sea: PVF2 or PVF3 Technology?

While working through a set of plans for a new apartment complex recently, we were asked to specify a system for all external joinery that involved the use of PVF2 technology due to the location of these apartments by the sea.

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20 September 2010

Complying with SFI and SDI Ratings for Coatings

Have you been required to provide the SFI (Spread of Flame Index) and SDI (Smoke Development Index) information of the specified coatings for a project recently?

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25 August 2010

Lifecycle Cost Assessment for Paints

With increased pressure on our environment there is a growing requirement for manufacturers like us to understand the impact our products have on the environment and how these impacts can be minimised. 

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4 August 2010

How to Stop the Leach

The chance of surfactant leaching occurring, as explained in my last post, can be greatly reduced by following the outlined simple, easy steps...

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23 July 2010

Who's the Biggest Leach?

We are sometimes approached by architects and painters who observe a phenomenon called 'surfactant leaching'.  

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