Nippon Paint Colour Catalogue 2009 August 2, 2009
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Nippon Paint Colour My World 2009
Colour Catalogue
Thanks for all the requests to post Nippon’s Colour Catalogue online. It has taken quite a while to get it done. The usual disclaimer applies whenever we display colours online (see disclaimer). In short, colours you see on your monitor will look different when viewed on a different monitor. This is due to the difference in settings on different display units. It would not be advisable therefore to choose colours for your bedroom walls from an online chart, unless you don’t mind surprises.
The colour catalogue is 11 MB in size. I strongly advise that the file be saved to the hard disk before opening. Just right-click on the link below and choose ‘Save Link As..’. Save the file somewhere easy to locate eg. onto the Desktop. You need to have Adobe Reader installed to view the file. To download Adobe Reader, go here.
Remember - Save to hard disk first !
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Nippon Paint Colour My World 2009 (11 MB)
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Product Review : Nippon Water-Based Enamel (Aqua Bodelac) May 1, 2009
Posted by admin in : Painting Tips, Recommendations , 2commentsNippon Aqua Bodelac
(Water-Based Enamel Paint)
Nippon Paint seems to be blazing the trail, as far as the local decorative paint market is concerned. They introduced anti-bacterial with their Medifresh, low odour with their 3-in-1 Odour-less and teflon in their EasyWash, all in recent years. Now, they’ve done it again with Aqua Bodelac, a water-based enamel paint for wood and metal.
Water-based enamel paint is not new technology. In fact, it has been around
for many years. Most major brands of decorative household paint overseas have this in their range of products. Different story here in Singapore. We are like a third world country when it comes to the types of paint available here. And it’s not confined to paints. I’ve mentioned in earlier posts that the range of DIY tools here is also very limited.
Personally, I’m a skeptic when it comes to water-based enamels. Maybe its got to do with less than desirable projects in the past with water-based varnish and water-based polyurethanes. Water-based anti-foulings too fall short of expectation. So it was with some relish when given a can of Aqua Bodelac to try, harboring sub-conscious desire to "prove it doesn’t work".
The trial was done on several pieces of unpainted metal plates. I wanted to find out how the Aqua Bodelac compares with the solvent-based version of Bodelac specifically on the following factors, which are important to most painters :
- Drying time
- Smell
- Flow
- Opacity
- Gloss level
- Price
The test panels are below:
- The Aqua Bodelac was touch-dry within 20 minutes while the solvent-based Bodelac was still tacky after 2 hours.
- Aqua Bodelac was almost odourless while the solvent-based version has its usual strong thinner smell.
- Aqua Bodelac was very viscous and not easy to brush on. Thinning was necessary. The flow for the solvent-based enamel was good without thinning.
- The opacity for the water-based was much better. This is important to many. High opacity reduces the number of coats required to cover dirt or to overcoat dark-coloured substrate. The higher opacity is quite obvious from the pictures above. The black marker lines were deliberately drawn to differentiate their ‘covering’ ability. Both panels were painted with just 1 coat. The marker lines can be seen through the one painted with the solvent-based Bodelac (right).
- The glossy for Aqua was good but distinctly inferior to the solvent-based version.
- The current retail price for Aqua Bodelac is $18.40 while the solvent-based version is $14.50 - a $4.00 different.
Conclusion
Durability is one factor not tested here. Other than that, the water-based
version seems to measure up in factors important to us. The fact that it is much easier to cleanup is also a "super plus" point to consider. This is also a right direction to go as we convert more to ‘greener’ products. The surprisingly higher opacity and the fast drying time is enough to convince many to switch, despite the higher price.
Nippon Aqua Bodelac Product Datasheet
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Nippon Aqua Bodelac MSDS
Below are the Product Brochures :
Nippon Paint DIY Painting Handbook August 15, 2008
Posted by admin in : Painting Tips, Painting Tools , add a commentNIPPON PAINT PAINTING GUIDE
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Nippon Paint has compiled a 15 page handbook entitled "DIY Painting Is Fun & Easy". It is a basic guide to painting your home. Within it, you will receive countless tips and advice to aid you in your painting project. Some of the topics covered are :
- choosing colours
- using colours effectively
- types of paint to use
- amount of paint needed
- tools for your painting project
- pre-painting preparations
- etc…
You can download the handbook below. As usual, you would need to have Adobe PDF Reader installed first. If you do not have the reader, download the latest version first.
Download Nippon Paint DIY Painting Handbook
Nippon Colour My World 2007 Available Online March 24, 2007
Posted by admin in : Colour Chart , 2commentsNippon Paint Colour My World Colour Catalogue
After procrastinating for more than a week, I’ve finally summoned enough energy to scan the entire ‘Nippon Paint Colour My World 2007′ Colour
Catalogue. Yes, all 31 pages. The lighter colours seem OK on my screen, but the darker colours look slightly off. Take the Weatherbond range (pg 16,17) for example. Mahogany appears redder than it is and Suburban more orangy. Nevertheless, it is still a good indication of the colour if you don’t have the actual chart in front of you. It is scanned as a PDF document, so you would need Adobe Reader to read. Most already have this software installed. If you don’t, get it here 
. Once Adobe Reader is installed, you can click on the image below to see the entire colour catalogue.
Next task, the new Dulux Colour Card…..
