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    the mattest of all

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    test matte wood floor finishes

     

    Matte wood floor varnish / lacquer.

     

    The last years consumers prefer their wood flooring to appear as natural and matte as possible. That is why today almost all manufacturers of floor finishes also produce matte varnishes and lacquers.  

     

    There are a lot of promises: from "matte", "extra matte" and "supermatte"  to "ultramatte" and "invisible".  

     

    The Dutch professional flooring magazine "Mobilia" compared 26 matte floor varnishes of almost all European manufacturers. It was interesting to see wether the promises would survive an independant comparison.

     

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    What is gloss?
    Test results

     

    A wood floor finished with SKYLT appears to be only sanded.

    The SKYLT finish layer seems invisible.

     

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    what is gloss?

    matte wood floor varnish / lacquer  what is gloss  skylt, top matt, duo matt - test results

      

    Gloss is an optical term that describes a surface's ability to reflect light.  A glossy surface directly reflects light and has a high gloss value. A matte surface absorbs and diffuses light and has a low gloss value.

     

    The gloss value is always related to the viewing angle, for example 60° or 85°. As far as floorings are concerned the gloss value at a viewing angle of 60° describes the visual aspect of a surface as seen from a standing position or from nearby. The gloss value at a viewing angle of 85° describes the visual aspect of a surface as seen from a sitting position or from further away.

     

      BYK-Gardner gloss meter.
     

    Manuacturers of varnishes mostly only mention the gloss value at 60°. Though a gloss value at 60° gives a good indication, for a matte varnish the gloss value at 85° is more important. It is very disturbing when a matte floor if looked at from a lazy chair or from some distance gets more and more glossy. In that respect the test from Mobilia shows big differences between the brands.

     

    Below some examples of wooden floors finished with SKYLT and DUO MATT.

     

    Oak floor - finished with 1 x SEAL + 2 x SKYLT in 2003    Oak floor finished with 1 x COLORWASH Smoked Oak + 2 x DUO.

     

    RigoStep SKYLT and DUO MATT are Multi Protectors.
    They can be used on wood as well as on cork, stone, linoleum, vinyl, etc.

     

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    matte wood floor varnish / lacquer  what is gloss  skylt, top matt, duo matt - test results

      

    In 2001 Rigo Special Coatings introduced the polyurethane wood floor varnish RigoStep TOP MATT. At that moment Top Matt was the mattest parquet and wood floor finish on the market and also the first matte finish that met all other demands.

     

    With the introduction of RigoStep SKYLT at the end of 2003 Rigo Special Coatings went through a magic barrier.   With a gloss of less than 5 gloss units SKYLT is just as matte as unfinished wood. And while SKYLT has a slight bleaching effect also the color of the wood hardly changes. Therefore a  wood floor finished with SKYLT appears to be untreated and has the genuine "natural look".

     

    In The Netherlands we don't need to advertise SKYLT. Architects and consumers see SKYLT in buildings or in the homes of friends or relatives and ask for SKYLT at their local floor store.


    results first test

    RigoStep SKYLT and RigoStep TOP MATT achieved as promised.
     

    rode stip Gloss values at a 60° angle as measured by "Mobilia".  

      Angle      60°
           
    Gloss unfinished wood (maple)   4
           
    1  RigoStep Skylt 2K 4
    2  RigoStep Top Matt 1K 12
    3  Blanchon  Huile Parquet * 1K 14
    4  Dr Schutz CC- Exclusive Topcoat extramatt 2K 15
    5  Eukula Strato 442 extra mat 2K 16
    6  Floorservice  Aqua Parketlak mat 1K 16
    7  Hermadix mat 1K 19
    8  Dr Schutz CC X-tra Strong extramat 1K 19
    9  Floorservice  Aqua Parketlak plus zijdemat 1K 20
    10  Pallmann Pall-X 96 matt 1K 21
    11  Leha  Topfit PU102 extra mat 2K 22
    12  Bona  Traffic mat 2K 22
    13  Eukula Strato 372 mat 1K 23
    14  SLC HPX mat 2K 23
    15  Blanchon  Star Plus mat 1K 24
    16  SLC HP mat 1K 26
    17  Blanchon  Intensiv mat 2K 26
    18  Bona Mega mat 1K 29
    19  Leha  Classic HPU 895 extra mat 1K 39
    20  Nanosol Elite 15 extra mat 1K 41
           
     
    * this product only appeared matte because of insufficient layer thickness.
    1K = 1-component; 2K = 2-components
     

    RigoStep SKYLT appears as matte as untreated wood and TOP MATT beats all other one- and two-component wood floor varnishes and lacquers.  

    rode stip Gloss values at a 85° angle as measured by "Mobilia".   

      Kijkhoek     85°
           
    Gloss unfinished wood (maple)   4
           
    1  RigoStep Skylt 2K 5
    2  RigoStep Top Matt 1K 24
    3  Blanchon  Huile Parquet * 1K 26
    4  Eukula Strato 372 mat 1K 38
    5  Eukula Strato 442 extra mat 2K 39
    6  Floorservice  Aqua Parketlak mat 1K 41
    7  Dr Schutz CC- Exclusive Topcoat extramatt 2K 42
    8  Hermadix mat 1K 42
    9  Floorservice  Aqua Parketlak plus zijdemat 1K 43
    10  Bona  Traffic mat 2K 43
    11  Pallmann Pall-X 96 matt 1K 44
    12  Leha  Topfit PU102 extra mat 2K 47
    13  SLC HP mat 1K 47
    14  Dr Schutz CC X-tra Strong extramat 1K 48
    15  Blanchon  Star Plus mat 1K 48
    16  SLC HPX mat 2K 51
    17  Leha  Classic HPU 895 extra mat 1K 57
    18  Blanchon  Intensiv mat 2K 60
    19  Nanosol Elite 15 extra mat 1K 62
    20  Bona Mega mat 1K 68
           

    At this low angle view many so-called matt finishes appear to be rather glossy. But RigoStep Skylt proves to be as matte as untreated wood even from an angle of 85°.

    Kurkvloer met sheen - is geen RigoStep lak.
    The photo above of a cork floor in a museum illustrates the sheen effect.

    From closeby (angle 60°) the view on the cork structure is clear, but looking from a distance (angle 85°) the finish gets glossy. This is called a sheen effect.  

     

    To avoid a sheen effect, it is important to choose a finish that also has a low gloss at  an angle of 85°, like our RigoStep finishes   The floor on the photo above was not finished with RigoStep. In the meantime this American manufacturer uses a matt RigoStep cork varnish

    results second test  

     
    In the beginning of 2005 also RigoStep DUO MATT came available. DUO MATT (10 gloss units at  60° and 20 gloss units at 85°) is meant for high traffic floors such as low-glare floorings in public buildings, but is also available to consumers who only want the best and are willing to pay a premium.  

     

    Contrary to SKYLT, which provides the look of unfinished wood, DUO MATT, like TOP MATT, brings to life the full wood color - but with a distinctive matte look. DUO MATT was tested in a second test in which Mobilia compared six special  finishes.  

     

    rode stip Gloss values at a 60° angle as measured by "Mobilia".

     

    Angle

       

     60o

           

    Gloss unfinished wood (maple)

     

    4

           

    1

     RigoStep

    Duo Matt

    2K

    10

    2

     Leha 

    Twintone Finish

    2K

    12

    3

     Berger-Seidle

    Aqua Oil Kombi

    2K

    14

    4

     Leha

    Topfit PU102 extra mat

    2K

    17

    5

     SLC

    Oil-Balsam HPX

    1K

    21

    6

     SLC

    Oil-Pur HP

    1K

    40

             

     

    rode stip Gloss values at a 85° angle as measured by "Mobilia".     

     

      Angle      85o
           
    Gloss unfinished wood (maple)   4
           
    1  RigoStep Duo Matt 2K 20
    2  Leha  Twintone Finish 2K 30
    3  Leha Topfit PU102 extra mat 2K 34
    4  SLC Oil-Balsam HPX 2K 42
    5  Berger-Seidle Aqua Oil Kombi 1K 43
    6  SLC Oil-Pur HP 1K 55
           

     

    For a matt wood floor varnish or wood floor lacquer the results at an angle of 85° are the most important. As you can see the runner up in the test already is 50% more glossy than our DUO MATT. 

     

    Full test results (in Dutch):

     

    Mobilia 1 - testresultaten 20 matte parketlakken

    Mobilia 2 - testresultaten 6 oliegebaseerde afwerkingssystemen

     

     

    Website: www.mobiliavloeren.nl

     

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    RigoStep SKYLT looks amazingly natural.
    After finishing with SKYLT surfaces look almost the same as before finishing.

     

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    RIGO Verffabriek is een Nederlands familiebedrijf dat sinds 1938 verf- en lakproducten ontwikkelt, maakt en verkoopt. RIGO Verffabriek beschikt met de merken AQUAMARYN, EVERT KONING, RIGOSTEP en RIGO Wandstyling over een uitgebreid assortiment afwerking voor wanden, hout en vloeren, binnen en buiten. Van watergedragen vloerlakken en vloeroliën tot een variëteit aan watergedragen en conventionele aflakken, en natuurlijke verfproducten. Bovendien zijn wij een creatieve partner voor onze klanten en ontwikkelen we speciale technieken en afwerkingsmogelijkheden, ontwikkelen we (kleur)assortimenten, en zijn partner in diverse interieur styling projecten.

     

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