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VOLVOX Clay Décor is more than just a Natural Wall Paint;
it marks a new generation of high-tech chemistry for safer Natural
Paints.
PERFORMANCE
With no primer coat required and a hiding power of 99.5%, yes!
you could just about get away with a one coat treatment.
It allows air to pass through it, up to 99%; walls and ceilings
can breath. Moisture is not trapped behind an impermeable surface,
thereby minimising the potential for damp walls and the growth of
mould.
By European standards, it is a top quality paint and has been
awarded the EU Ecolabel. An accreditation only awarded to goods
that meet the highest performance criteria in Europe.
BEAUTY and CLASS
It is colourful; with over 126 contemporary colours selected by
Europe’s leading colour consultants. Or you could select your own
colour in the natural colour system.
Clay is special; its fine particles reflect light and colours
from its surroundings.
Today you can find VOLVOX Clay Décor paint in places like the
first class lounge of airlines, show rooms for Mercedes cars and
entrance-halls that adorn prestige apartment buildings in Hong
Kong.
HEALTHLY LIVING
High humidity in living spaces is fertile ground for moulds and
other toxins. Fortunately, Clay Décor brings the absorbing power of
clay into our rooms. One gram of clay has a surface of 900 square
metres and can absorb mositure accordingly. This enables Clay Décor
to help regulate humidity in a room.
It has been known for many years that clay has healing power
when taken medically, as it can help absorb and bind toxic
substances in the body. On your walls and ceilings it can help do
the same. It also helps to eliminate odour. When VOLVOX recently
visited a Yoga studio that was painted with Clay Décor which some
years ago experienced problems with bad odour from perspiration.
Now, there is no unpleasant smell in the studio.
BUILDING CONSTRUCTION
Clay Décor is the ideal paint for regulating humidity &
moisture in building construction. As most builders would know;
moisture in construction is enemy No1. For example, in central
Europe, some 600 year old stud frame buildings were restored. These
old buildings had their old clay walls removed and replaced with
cement blocks which were then painted with a traditional modern
paint to seal the surface. As a result, the buildings collapsed
after a few years because the supportive timber got wet and
disintegrated. Today in Europe, old wooden frame buildings are
generally renovated with clay and clay paint.
VOLVOX Clay Décor was developed for the modern clay/earth
building industry. As clay/earth walls should retain the thermal,
room climate regulating and toxin eliminating function, walls and
ceilings should have a protective paint that does not solidify or
seal the minerals in the building material. These important
characteristics of VOLVOX Clay Décor also make it an ideal paint
for traditional gyrock, brick and cement rendered surfaces.
ENVIRONMENT & SAFETY
For many years VOLVOX supported and promoted "Natural Paints"
made from natural non-toxic raw materials, ideally sourced from
renewable organic material. Like most natural paint manufacturers,
the focus was what went into the paint. While this still very
important, today VOLVOX is accepting the new standards for the
paint industry, especially in countries that have signed the Kyoto
Protocol. Consequently it is becoming more important to investigate
what comes out of the paint when it is applied on the finished
surface. Harmful Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC’s) from solvents
are now an issue.
So why is VOLVOX different from “conventional” and other
“natural paints”? Typically, the chemical process in paints
is only completed when the wet product is painted on the finished
surface and the action of air and light occurs. This means the
painter and occupants endure the final chemical process, often
called off-gassing. This is why VOLVOX developed the proAqua paint
range, which includes an exterior and interior grade wood varnishes
and enamel paints. With VOLVOX proAqua, the chemical process occurs
during the manufacturing process not in your home or business area.
VOLVOX uses water to transport proAqua to the finished surface; as
the water evaporates proAqua collapses and glues on; with no
off-gassing. As an added bonus proAqua dries fast and can be
re-coated usually within an hour. In Japan, proAqua got the best
and highest rating for quality and performance of 4 Stars.
Information Source: Reported notes of a presentation by Mr Hans
Willi Babka, General Manager & Chief Chemist ecotec Naturfarben
GmbH, during his visit to Colours By Nature, Australia, May
2008.
Related notes:
VOLVOX Clay Décor for Clay, Straw and Earth Building
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