SKY IS THE LIMIT
In 2012 there was still no kind of certification dealing with the durability of surfaces.
We therefore decided to set up QualityDecoral®, a self-certification system that proves with concrete data that our products have an excellent durability and are suitable for outdoor use.
After a business travel to Florida, one of our R&D managers told us a very bizarre story…at that time nobody thought that event was the beginning of a new era for Decoral.
In 2000, during his travel in Florida, he noticed that the sun had loosen the colour of many cars. The proximity to the Tropic of Cancer and to the Atlantic Ocean actually makes the climate of this land particularly severe. And this has clearly an impact on surfaces.
This fact immediately raised a question: if cars lost colour in such a visible way, how would our finishes react?
Later on, we decided to test finishes right there in Florida to see how the colour and gloss of surfaces change when they are exposed to aggressive weather conditions.
After one year of exposure the results were stunning.
We never thought that finishes could have such a high resistance to weathering, even after a 5-year test.
We test finishes durability and then we certify them
QualityDecoral® Platinum is our brand new series of finishes tested for 5 years in Florida. These decorative effects showed the highest weather resistance ever seen before, keeping a high quality even after a long exposure period to one of the harshest climate in the world.
QualityDecoral® Gold is our self-certification for finishes with a very high weather resistance. Such finishes successfully passed 2500-hour accelerated weathering test and 3-year natural exposure to the aggressive weather conditions of Florida.
QualityDecoral® Silver is our self-certification for finishes with a high weather resistance. Such finishes successfully passed 1000-hour accelerated weathering test and 1-year natural exposure to the aggressive weather conditions of Florida.
