SUITABLE SURFACES
GekkkoSOL 0.5 mm can be used for different purposes:
- As a primer, prior to the application of Tockay paints
- As a finish paint
- As a primer before the application of a lazure
GekkkoSOL 0.5 mm is suitable for interior use on many new surfaces or surfaces to be renovated:
- Old, well-fixed synthetic finishes, especially emulsion paints. Test before applying GekkkoSOL on latex paint!
- Lime plaster, lime/cement, plaster
- Plasterboards and gypsum boards (exception: Rigidur H)
- Old lacquers
- Concrete
On all new lime-based surfaces (plasters or paints), wait at least 4 weeks before painting with GekkkoSOL 0.5 mm.
SURFACE PRÉPARATION
The surface must be solid, clean, dry, free of dust and grease, and free of any coloring substance likely to appear by capillary action.
- Wash off old glue paints, eliminate chalky or weak paint remains. Remove the remains of wallpaper glue
- Carefully brush off powdery backgrounds
- Remove dust carefully from the surface
- Sand synthetic and lacquered surfaces
- Check the adhesion of old finishes, remove them if necessary
- Remove all residues of formwork oil from the concrete
- Remove crumbly, weak parts and repair them with the same type of material
- Block backgrounds that may show color with Shellac-Shielding primer
- Not suitable for use on wood, chipboard, plywood and related materials
- Clean and treat all traces of mildew on the surface
- All absorbent surfaces (test for absorption), such as plaster or lightly sanded surfaces, should be primed with Waterglass (1:1 dilution with water). Plaster-based plasters and plasters that have been levelled with plaster must be treated with casein primer. Wait approximately 12 hours before starting the next step.
DILUTION
**GekkkoSOL 0.5 mm should not be diluted with silicates or water. To thin it, use only GekkkoSOL thinner.
1- Fine elutriation, on glossy surfaces:
- 1 x GekkkoSOL 0.5 mm paint thinned with about 10% GekkkoSOL thinner to adjust the absorption capacity of the surface, if necessary.
2- Strong elutriation on dark surfaces:
- 1 x GekkkoSOL 0.5 mm paint thinned with about 10% GekkkoSOL thinner to adjust the capacity, if necessary
- 1 x GekkkoSOL 0.5 mm paint undiluted or diluted with a maximum of 10% GekkkoSOL thinner
GekkkoSOL 0.5 mm can be overpainted with any type of Tockay wall paint and lazure.
APPLICATION
GekkkoSOL 0.5 mm must be applied with a brush. On all highly absorbent surfaces, such as lime-based cement plaster or plaster, a dilution of approx. 10% GekkkoSOL thinner is recommended.
TINTING
GekkkoSOL 0.5 mm can be tinted with a maximum of 10% of Tockay natural dry pigments. The maximum of Iron Oxide pigments is limited to 5%. Stronger shades can be obtained after consultation with Tockay. Before mixing the pigments into the paint, diluted them with GekkkoSOL thinner.
DRYING
Fully dry and durable after 28 days. The drying time increases with high humidity and/or low temperature. Sufficient temperate ventilation is essential during drying.
