Welcome to Citywide DecoratorsCitywide Decorators is an Auckland based company covering the greater Auckland area. Will you be satisfied with our service?
Most of our work, if not all, comes to us through word-of-mouth referrals. This is pleasing because it means customers are more than happy with the work we have done for them and so recommend us to their friends and family. With so many tradesmen to choose from, how do you know you've chosen the right one for you?
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We Specialise in: • Commercial, Residential
• Industrial Coatings
• Roof Restoration
• Floor Epoxy Coating
• Airless Spraying
• Waterblasting |
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Painting in winter can be a challenge with the cold weather playing havoc with application and performance. Waterborne paints are typically based on tiny Thermoplastic particles that deform and stick to one another during the stresses of drying and film formation. Particles deliberately engineered to be soft, form films easily even at quite low temperatures. The softness, however, extends to the finished film, making it prone to damage from dirt retention. Hard particles can be made, but they require heat, or large amounts of plasticising solvents, in order to form films.  | A compromise was required and the industry accepted particles that needed some plasticising solvent and some heat (10°C or higher) to form useful films. Since that time, novel technologies have arisen that overcome the hardness/film-formation dilemma. One of the methods is to build the sub-micron plastic particles in two separate phases – a soft phase that will coalesce at very low temperatures, and a hard, tough phase that will contribute good film properties – a paint version of peanut toffee. Because coalescing solvents are not necessary, an added bonus of the technology is that it is very green with low VOC. Consequently, waterborne paints can be formulated without humectants (typically added to slow the dry in hot weather), which makes them dry faster in winter. All I can say is roll on summer! |
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