Protective Coatings

We would like to announce that we have a small supply of a new protective coating - in gallons.

The price per gallon is $68.50.

This is not the Ronan's product, which we always have in quarts, but rather an acrylic varnish called "Sikken's Cetol UV Interior". Like the Ronans, this is a dead flat.

Protective coatings are often used in 2 instances: one is the "oops" situations, where a paperhanger is trying to rescue an existing job. The seams may have become shiny though some muscle-bound seam rolling; or, there might have been paste residue that dried and does not want to come clean, no matter how much it's cleaned; or, it could even be a manufacturing defect.

A defect? Hard to believe, I know, but you know what? It really happens, even if your call is claimed to be "the first complaint" out of thousands of rolls sold!

Sometimes these situations happen in a room of high visibility, like a bathroom, or in a stairway with raking sidelight. That don't help.

The other situation is in a bath where there is the threat of steam or moisture that might steam the paper off the wall, if it's a porous paper. Washability is a good feature in a bath, where hairspray, etc. may get thrown around with great abandon. The varnish in this case helps to protect porosity and promote cleaning, and the flatness makes for a minimal change in appearance.

Let me know if you want any of these gallons, I think they'll go fast. This will not be put into our regular product line, since there are only a few gallons. The price per gallon is $68.50. Just let us know you want some in the "Comments" section at the bottom of the order form.