10 Year Warranty and Care and Maintenance for WoodFX™, StoneFX™ and ArtFX™

Designer Finishing coatings used on your aluminium extrusions is one of the leading coatings available today. Designer Finishing provides a durable, resilient colour finish for all aluminium extrusions, which in turn assists in the lifetime of your aluminium designed extrusions.

Designer finishing only use Interpon D approved applicators for the base coat on Wood, Stone and Art FX.

1. Film Integrity - 10 years
   Designer Finishing coatings are warranted on buildings not to chalk or crack for a minimum period of 10 years from the date of application when applied and tested in accordance with AS31015-2002.
   
2. Colour Integrity - 10 years
   Designer finishing coatings shall retain colour integrity on buildings for a minimum period of 10 years from the date of application.
   
   1. Colour Retention: When colour measurements are taken across the coated surface. Designer finishing coatings will maintain an average colour consistency in accordance with ASTM D2244-85 Section 6.3. Colour change shall be measured on the exposed paint surface which has been cleaned of oil, grease, dirt, chalk, oxidised film or other contaminants.
      
   2. Chalking Resistance: When measured on the building across represented exposed coated surface. Chalking of Designer finishing coatings will perform in accordance with ASTM D 4214 test method A (Method D659).
      

Care and Maintenance
To maintain the good looks of "WoodFX™, StoneFX™ and ArtFX™" the product needs to be washed regularly all over. In fact looking after "WoodFX™, StoneFX™ and ArtFX™" is like looking after a new car – regular washing keeps your investment in good condition.

Wash with a soft brush and mild pH neutral detergent followed by thorough rinsing with fresh water will ensure that substances such as airborne salts, dirt and pollutants detrimental to the long term performance of the coated film are removed.

1. Where the atmosphere is deemed to be non-hazardous such as rural or normal environments, cleaning must take place at least every 12 months.
   
2. In areas such as industrial areas or coastal environments then cleaning should be increased to every 3 months.
   
3. In areas such as beachfronts, severe marine environments or high industrial pollution areas, cleaning must take place every month.
   

Warning: Strong and abrasive household cleaners and solvents such as paint thinners are harmful to the coating and must not be used for cleaning purposes under any circumstances. Also acidic, alkaline or alcohol-based cleaning products should not be used either.