Choosing the right corporate colour is more important that we thought. Companies are increasingly relying on colour to effectively promote their company’s ethics and their business ethos – a big responsibility for just a colour. RAL was the most popular international colour range for the last number of decades, this is now, possibly, being superseded by the RAL Effect range. We have recently developed our tinting systems here at Paintshop.ie to incorporate this brand new colour range (with matching metallics). The RAL Effects colour range was developed for use with waterborne paints and coatings. The vast majority of our coatings are now either waterbased or solvent free. This is as important to us as it is to our clients.
Internationally there has been a phenomenal shift to using ‘green’ products. The most recent (and most surprising) corporate change being McDonalds decision to change their internationally recognised red logo to a green logo! McDonalds are changing to green as they feel that this leaves an association in people’s minds that McDonalds is good for the environment. McDonalds now wants to be recognised as a company that cares for the environment. For now, McDonalds are using this colour change to achieve this goal. Let’s hope they follow this up with actions that have a positive as opposed to a negative effect on our environment.
Colour was the tool that McDonalds used to support and create a positive image of their brand. If you want advice on corporate colour change or need the coatings to support this change give us a call. The RAL Effect colour range is a collection that will serve industry for many years to come. For more information on this range contact kate@paintshop.ie.
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Finished with hard-wearing carborundum particles, this coating, can will easily withstand heavy industrial traffic including forklift trucks and harsh chemicals.
Ideal for use on floors, stairs, ramps, loading bays, boatdecks etc
Temadur 20 is a low sheen single coat system for galvanised steel, zinc or aluminium.
No etching or priming necessary
Full range of BS & Ral colours available
Excellent weathering & abrasion resistance
10 years life to next maintenance
Excellent chemical resistance
Available in 3 or 10 litre tins
Semi-matt finish
Based on a tough two pack polyurethane resin that provides excellent adhesion.
Domestic – Ideal for use on galvanised railings, gates, doors, etc.
Industrial – Recommended for painting of transport and haulage equipment, storage tank exteriors, steel framework and other steel structures, machinery and equipment.
If you would like more information on this or on any of our products, please contact us on 0599723808 or info@paintshop.ie
We stock an exceptional metal protection coating called Combicolour.
It is extremely user-friendly – can be applied direct to rusted steel and application is smooth so you have no brush strokes and it is sag resistant.
For interior or exterior use – low odour.
Exceptional one coat hiding – high percentage of solids.
Long-lasting elasticity.
Good UV resistance.
Rust-inhibitive pigments.
Dries within 2 hours.
Very high coverage – 10.5m² per L with CombiColor compared to the 4.5m² with other brands.
White spirit dilutable.
Overcoatable in 24 hours
Surface Preparation
Clean Surface to remove oil, grease and all other surface contaminations by alkaline or high pressure cleaning, in combination with an appropriate detergent,
Remove rust scale, loose mill scale, loose rust and loose coatings by scraping and wire brushing.
The surface must be clean and dry during application.
Combicolour comes in a variety of colours and sizes.
For more information on this product please contact us on 059 972 3808 or info@paintshop.ie
Fire proofing treatments are an exact science. The fire protection requirement for load bearing steel is generally one-hour minimum. This means that load bearing beams and columns (or any other steel sections that are pivotal in supporting the building) can withstand fire for one hour before collapsing. It is no coincidence that the twin towers in New York collapsed exactly 56 minutes after being struck. Because of the exact nature of these specifications the information that you give us is crucial.
The information that we require in order to give you an exact fire protection schedule is the following:
Name of the steel section: i.e. a beam / column / flat / circular hollow section / equal angle etc.
The Section size of each piece of steel involved: i.e. 80 x 80 x 15.
For example, a common size for universal columns is 203 x 203 x 54
The Length of that piece of steel: e.g. 3.5meters
The no. of pieces of steel that are this size and length: e.g. 15
Exposure: i.e. how many sides of the steel are exposed. Generally this is all four sides but sometimes there it may be only 3 sides exposed (i.e. when one side of the steel is blocked inside the cavity of the wall, etc.)
Here is an example of what a customer would send to us:
Steel Section
Section Size
Length
No.Sides
Exposure
Roof Rafter
101 x 55 x 3
3.064meters
33
4
Universal Beam
254 x 254 x 53
3.6meters
33
4
Square Hollow Section
80 x 80 x 3
3.505meters
8
3
If you would like more information please contact us on info@painsthop.ie or Ph: 0599723808
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