DEKOMAL PF-115 Alkyd enamel

DEKOMAL PF-115 is an alkyd enamel from the PROFESSIONAL line, for protecting primed wood and wood-based surfaces, metal and other substrates.

For outdoor structures

Its main use is whatever stands in the open: gazebos, benches, verandas, fences, outbuildings. The enamel's resistance to moisture prevents lifting and flaking: the protective film keeps the coating on the painted surface through rain and dew.

It does not bleach in the sun

The second argument is ultraviolet resistance. The enamel does not dull or fade, so a red bench is still red after two seasons rather than pink. That is exactly where cheaper alkyds fail.

More than metal and wood

PF-115 is also used on plasterboard, brick and concrete, wherever a hard washable coating is wanted instead of paint: utility rooms, workshops, garages.

What it consumes

60–120 g/m² per coat, noticeably less than EXTRAMAL PF-115 at 100–150 g/m². On a large job the difference in tin price is eaten by the difference in consumption, so the figure to compare is cost per square metre, not per tin. Apply 1–2 coats, the second once the first is fully dry (no more than 24 hours). Bare timber is first primed with clear Drevozakhyst impregnation or drying oil, unprotected metal with one coat of DEKOMAL GF-021; let the primer dry at least 24 hours before the enamel. Clean metal thoroughly of rust and paint it within 8–10 hours of cleaning. Repainting an existing sound coating needs no primer.

Colour and thinning

A ready range of 28 shades, from cream and beige to emerald, turquoise and black. Thinned with white spirit, solvent or a 1:1 mix, no more than 10% by volume. Air and substrate +5 to +30 °C, humidity no more than 60%. Packed in 0.9 kg, 2.7 kg and 22 kg; shelf life 24 months.