Within a short gallop of Chester’s famous racecourse is the Quadrant, a self-contained, detached office building. The complex has undergone an extensive refurbishment to provide high calibre office space. The new aesthetic upgrade was placed in the hands of local Chester company D&D Coatings.
The company says it is proud to be approved by many of the major surface treatment producers including AkzoNobel, with whom it enjoys an exceptional working relationship.
AkzoNobel SteelSeal was used on the project and is said to be specially formulated for application to architectural cladding materials including coil coated finished such as; PVC, polyester, silicone polyester and pvf2 coated substrates and primed aluminium.
Commenting on the choice of coatings for various projects, Paul Drinkwater, managing director of D&D Coatings, said: “SteelSeal from AkzoNobel is our coating of choice. This is due to the weather resistance it provides and its versatility in the colour-matching process. It’s scratch resistant and very robust at withstanding harsh weather conditions. The semi-gloss finish gives stunning results every time and requires repainting less frequently than other systems.”
As the march of time continues, the Quadrant in Chester is exposed to the vagaries of the British weather. Paul Drinkwater added: “Twenty-four months after completing the project we are happy to report we’ve had no issues with the areas we treated and our client is very satisfied with how the system is performing.”
The SteelSeal system is said to enable longer periods between repainting, thus reducing the overall cost of building maintenance. SteelSeal 4VC Primer is used as the patch primer and full coat priming after preparing the original coil finish. It is intended as the primer on a variety of pre-finished cladding, including: Plastisol, Pvf2, Silicone Polyester, Polyurethanes and certain Acrylic coatings.
SteelSeal Topcoat 5VF Series is a semi-gloss, high-build topcoat based on pigmented synthetic polymers in bland solvents. It is specially formulated for use on cladding where resistance to weathering, mild chemicals and water is required. SteelSeal Topcoat is highly versatile and through the AkzoNobel colour match service, it can be matched to a myriad of colours including BS 4800, RAL and NCS colour palettes.
Paul Drinkwater concluded: “We have used SteelSeal from AkzoNobel on many projects over recent years and would definitely specify it again.”
