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Color Flakes

What are ColorFlakes™?

 

Color Flakes™, also known as decorative vinyl color chips, flakes or fleck are specially formulated paint aggregates used to enhance the aesthetic qualities of seamless, resin-based chip/flake flooring systems. This unique product is random in shape, sized within a standardized range and custom blended to match any décor.

ColorFlakes™ are continuing to gain popularity amongst architects, designers, contractors and consumers, because of their unique properties that deliver complete customization to commercial, residential and industrial floors with an endless range color-styles, texture, size and blending options.

 

 

ColorFlakes™ Advantages

 

• Custom design to match any décor

• Over 150 in-stock unicolor-styles

• Non-flammable• Water-based chemistry

• Optimal flexibility and strength

• Colorfast, UV stable pigments

• Hide sub-surface imperfections

• Ease of application

• Lab-tested resin compatibility

• Unlimited custom blending options

• Size standardized size ranges

• Custom color-matching

• Fast turnaround times

• Custom packaging & labeling options

• Economical / cost-effective

• Low sound / noise deadening qualities

• Monolithic seamlessness

• Renewable, sanitary and safe

 

 

ColorFlakes™ Specification Characteristics

 

-Color Consistency Spectrophotometer ASTM E1866 ∆ ≤ 1.0 from standard Pass

-Dry Film Thickness Micrometer ASTM D1005

-Mils Dry 4 - 5 mils

-Shape Visual Evalation Random Pass

-Odor Olfactory Evaluation ASTM D1296 Odorless Pass

-Surface Texture Visual Evaluation  Smooth Pass

-Sheen 60º Gloss Meter ASTM D523 < 15 unitsPass

-Dry Film Thickness Mandrel Bend Test ASTM F137*

-Interior Angle ≤ 110ºPass

-Hiding Power / Opacity Visual Evaluation ASTM D6762

-Opacity > 98%Pass (except color C2250 Semi-Transparent White)

-Size Distribution Normal

-Sieve Analysis ASTM C136-06* (100 grams / 90 seconds)

 

 

 

 

ColorFlakes™ Recommended Application Environments

 

• Auto Dealerships

• Banquet Halls

• Bars, Pubs & Taverns

• Basements

• Bathrooms

• Bowling Alleys

• Butcher Shops

• Cafeterias

• Churches

• Clean Rooms

• Commercial Kitchens

• Corridors

• Dog Kennels

• Food Processing Plants

• Garage Floors

• Gentlemen's Clubs

• Greenhouses

• Grocery Stores

• Hallways

• Hospitals

• Industrial Hallways

• Laboratories

• Laundromats

• Lunch Rooms

• Night Clubs

• Offices

• Pet Stores

• Pharmaceutical Plants

• Pool Decks

• Public Municipalities

• Restaurants

• Restrooms

• Retail Stores

• Salons

• Schools

• Showrooms

• Stadium Hallways

• Sunrooms

• Vestibules

• Veterinary Clinics

• Zoos • And more...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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