Resene special purpose product range

Resene Art Action Art & Poster Paint
Environmental Choice approved
Resene Art Action Art & Poster Paint is a permanent, durable acrylic paint designed specifically for general use in home, classroom and business artwork. Suitable for use by both children and adults. If a higher quality paint is required, use Resene Art Action Student Acrylic. Resene Art Action Tempera is recommended for younger children.

Resene Brushing Additive
Resene Brushing Additive is specially formulated for addition to Resene waterborne enamel paints to reduce brush marking and produce a smoother finish on trim and joinery. Warm, dry conditions and hot surfaces result in too rapid drying of waterborne paints. This may lead to excessive foaming on application and generally poor application properties such as short wet edge times and impaired levelling. Resene Brushing Additive additions of 2%-5% will generally improve most application problems caused by too rapid drying. In more severe cases more Resene Brushing Additive is beneficial. Do not use more than 5% (200ml per 4 litres). Do not use with Resene Hot Weather Additive.

Typical uses: In Resene Lustacryl and Resene Enamacryl when brush applied onto trim and joinery.

Resene FX Crackle
crackle effects finish - interior
Creating unique broken, antique looking finishes is quick and easy with Resene FX Crackle. Distinctive crackle finishes can be created using a tinted acrylic basecoat (such as Resene Lumbersider), one coat of Resene FX Crackle and a final coat of an acrylic topcoat tinted to a contrasting colour to the basecoat. Resene FX Crackle will shrink causing the acrylic topcoat to crack revealing the basecoat colour. The Crackle effect will vary depending on the application method, enabling many different effects to be achieved with the same product, just by varying application technique and the basecoat and topcoat colour combinations. A thick coat of Resene FX Crackle will result in fewer larger, deeper cracks, while a thin coat will give smaller, shallower cracks. Crackle effect finishes are best used on uneven or rough walls, furniture, picture frames, woodwork and small feature areas. As with other effects products, agree a sample panel before the job starts and use this as the standard for the project.

If you wish to overcoat a Resene FX Crackle finish with an acrylic paint you will need to apply Resene Sureseal to seal off the crackle layer before topcoating. Depending upon the depth of the crackle finish you may still see a pattern through the repainted area.

Typical uses: Small areas where a crackle effect finish is required. Not recommended for large areas as it is difficult to get an even finish on a larger area.

Resene FX Magnetic Magic
magnetic effect finish - interior - waterborne
Resene FX Magnetic Magic is a premium waterborne paint formulated with iron oxides for maximum magnetic effect. Overcoat with your choice of Resene topcoats in over 3000 Resene colours. Magnets can be hung directly onto the finished area once dry and cured. To hang a poster, picture or photo from your magnetic area, use self-adhesive magnetic strips applied to the back of the item. The weight of the item will determine the number and placement of the magnets. For maximum magnetic strength use high quality magnets.

Typical uses: Smooth, non-textured interior areas where it is desired to affix magnets.

Resene Hot Weather Additive
Resene Hot Weather Additive is specially formulated to retard the dry of Resene waterborne paints. Warm, dry conditions and hot surfaces result in too rapid drying of waterborne paints. This may lead to excessive foaming on application and generally poor application properties such as short wet edge times and impaired levelling. Resene Hot Weather Additive additions of 2%-5% will generally improve most application problems caused by too rapid drying. In more severe cases more Resene Hot Weather Additive is beneficial. Do not use more than 10% (400ml per 4 litres). Do not use with Resene Brushing Additive.

Typical uses: In Resene waterborne paints to slow drying.

Resene SmartTouch
conductive paint
Traditionally all we expected paint to do was look good and protect the surface. Now Resene SmartTouch can turn your wall into a light switch!

Simply apply basecoats of Resene SmartTouch conductive coating, connect into the switch plate and overcoat with your choice of Resene topcoat or it can be wallpapered. Then tap to turn the lights on and off. Rather than trying to reach a small switch, your wall can become the switch. Ideal for areas such as hallways, open plan living, garages and bedrooms. No more stumbling around in the dark trying to find the light switch - simply tap the first part of the wall you touch to switch on the lights.

Resene Summit Roof Spray Additive
Resene Summit Roof Spray Additive is specially formulated to extend open time, improve flow and levelling, and to achieve an integrated paint film when Resene Summit Roof paint is airless spray applied to an existing dark roof paint colour or when the surface is too hot to touch.

Resene TagCover
quick and easy graffiti cover paint - exterior/interior - waterborne
Environmental Choice approved
Resene TagCover is a custom made range of waterborne satin paints formulated to provide a budget friendly paint system to cover graffiti. Available in a standard colour range in 10L pails. Other sizes and colours available on request. Minimum quantities may apply.

Typical uses: Concrete, plaster, timber.

Resene Umbrella Additive
Resene Umbrella Additive is an additive for exterior waterborne coatings providing rapid protection from showers and light rain even before the coating has dried. Once applied, a coating containing Resene Umbrella Additive quickly starts to build a protective shell that then extends throughout the whole coating. Water is able to evaporate from the coating allowing it to dry but showers and light rain simply roll off leaving the still-drying coating firmly attached to the substrate. The Umbrella Effect will work in light showers only. Exterior painting should not be undertaken when medium or heavy rain is expected during the paint’s drying phase.

Resene Wintergrade Additive
Resene Wintergrade Additive is an additive for exterior waterborne coatings providing extra protection against paint application in colder temperatures, so you can apply treated paint in temperatures down to 3?C.

Cold conditions can cause standard waterborne paint films to crack or powder and lead to premature paint failure. When using paint over winter, keep an eye on the temperature, both on the surface and in the air. Remember a surface can be a lot colder than the air that surrounds it so you may find it’s best to change your order of work and work on surfaces like plasterboard in the early morning and move to areas like concrete, which tend to be cooler in cold weather until they have had a chance to warm up a little.

Crown
Environmental Choice approved
Crown products with Environmental Choice approval are: Crown Fence Paint, Crown Acrylic Gloss Acrylic, Crown Low Sheen Acrylic, Crown Roof, Crown Timber Colour, Crown Acrylic Wallboard Sealer.

Crown is a range of good quality topcoats and primers/sealers designed for budget conscious homeowners and trade customers. Resene premium paints will provide the best long term value, however the Crown range can be ideal where there is a limited budget available.

Resene Decorator Acrylic Primer Undercoat
exterior/interior – waterborne – Environmental Choice approved – trade only
Resene Decorator Acrylic Primer Undercoat provides long term flexibility over unstable substrates coupled with exceptional durability even when left uncoated for prolonged periods. Dries in only 20 minutes and can be recoated in two hours. May be topcoated with waterborne or solventborne systems.

Typical uses: Block and brickwork, cement plaster, cloth/woven wallcoverings, composite and fibre board, repaints, timber, wallboards, wallpaper.

Resene Decorator Acrylic Sealer Undercoat
interior – waterborne – Environmental Choice approved – trade only
Resene Decorator Acrylic Sealer Undercoat is a water reducible first coat for plasterboard walls and air-dry stoppings designed to minimise porosity and textural differences. Excellent holdout of topcoats. Very good opacity.

Typical uses: Air dry (polymer based) stoppings and finishing compounds, paperfaced plasterboard.

Resene Decorator Easy Sand Acrylic Wallboard Sealer
interior – waterborne – Environmental Choice approved – trade only
Resene Decorator Easy Sand Acrylic Wallboard Sealer is a water reducible first coat for plasterboard walls and air-dry stoppings designed to minimise porosity and textural differences. Easily sanded.

Typical uses: Air dry (polymer based) stoppings and finishing compounds, paperfaced plasterboard.

Resene Decorator High Cover Acrylic Wallboard Sealer
interior – waterborne – Environmental Choice approved – trade only
Resene Decorator High Cover Acrylic Wallboard Sealer is a water reducible first coat for plasterboard walls and air-dry stoppings designed to minimise porosity and textural differences. Excellent coverage with good sanding abilities.

Typical uses: Air dry (polymer based) stoppings and finishing compounds, paperfaced plasterboard.

Resene Decorator Alkyd Undercoat
exterior/interior - solventborne – trade only
Resene Decorator Alkyd Undercoat All Purpose is a blend of special alkyd resins balanced with unique pigments, making it an easy brushing hard drying undercoat with exceptional sanding properties. Designed with a low sheen that allows exceptional enamel holdout. Suitable for overcoating by most Resene finishing systems.

Typical uses: Bathrooms, fibre and particle board, furniture, kitchens, laundries, paperfaced plasterboard, suitably primed metals, timber – architraves, doors, skirtings, window frames, wallboards, weatherboards, all exterior and interior prepared surfaces.

Resene Decorator Alkyd Undercoat 100
exterior/interior – solventborne – trade only
Resene Decorator Alkyd Undercoat 100 All Purpose is a blend of special solventborne resins balanced with unique pigments, making it an easy brushing hard drying undercoat with exceptional sanding properties. Suitable for overcoating by most Resene finishing systems.

Typical uses: Bathrooms, fibre and particle board, furniture, kitchens, laundries, paperfaced plasterboard, suitably primed metals, timber – architraves, doors, skirtings, window frames, wallboards, weatherboards, all exterior and interior prepared surfaces.

Resene Decorator Alkyd Wood Primer
exterior/interior - solventborne – trade only
Resene Decorator Alkyd Wood Primer is based on an oil modified alkyd resin blended with pigments to give ease of application and good adhesion to substrates. Flexible and produces an ideal surface for subsequent paint finishes. Excellent adhesion to timber and old paint (ideal for spot priming on repaint work). Built in resistance to mould and nail head corrosion. Unsuitable for priming Matai, Spotted Gum and Totara – use only Resene Decorator Acrylic Primer Undercoat.

Typical uses: Doors, outdoor furniture, timber, weatherboards, window frames.

Resene Decorator Interior Pigmented Sealer/Undercoat
interior – solventborne – trade only
Resene Decorator Interior Pigmented Sealer/Undercoat is a pigmented, solventborne, alkali-resistant, penetrating sealer with the ability to penetrate and bond old decayed or stained surfaces and make them ready for painting.

Typical uses: Chalky and powdery surface, fibre cement, paperfaced plasterboard, plaster – gypsum and solid. 

Resene Decorator 100% Acrylic Gloss
exterior – waterborne – Environmental Choice approved – trade only
Resene Decorator 100% Acrylic Gloss is based on a 100% acrylic emulsion for ease of application and maximum life over primed timber and galvanised steel surfaces. Ideally suited for direct application to cementitious surfaces.

Typical uses: Aluminium, brickwork, concrete block, fibre cement, galvanised steel roofing and cladding, plywood, repaints, roughcast/stucco, timber, UPVC surfaces, weatherboards.

Resene Decorator Acrylic Ceiling Flat
interior – waterborne – Environmental Choice approved – trade only
Resene Decorator Ceiling Flat is recommended for use on ceilings of living rooms, bedrooms, and dining rooms where a flat finish is required. Flow and build properties mean that one coat is often enough to achieve complete hiding. For use in dry areas.

Typical uses: Ceilings, fibrous plaster, paperfaced plasterboard, plaster glass, repaints.

Resene Decorator Acrylic IE Flat
exterior/interior – waterborne – Environmental Choice approved – trade only
Resene Decorator Acrylic IE Flat is a well proven blend of resins and pigments that combined produces a very flat film. Its ease of application makes it an excellent choice for decorating.

Typical uses: Interior – Fibre and particle board, fibrous plaster, paperfaced plasterboard, wallboards, Wallpaper; Exterior – Blockwork, brickwork, cement plaster, concrete, fibre cement, roughcast/stucco.

Resene Decorator Acrylic Low Sheen
exterior/interior – waterborne – Environmental Choice approved – trade only
Resene Decorator Acrylic Low Sheen is based on a tough 100% acrylic resin to ensure maximum durability in all exposed conditions. Drying to an attractive low sheen finish, its ease of application, washability and durability make it an ideal choice for both interior and exterior use.

Typical uses: Interior – Beams, fibre and particle board, wallboards, wallpaper; Exterior – Blockwork, brickwork, concrete and plaster, fibre cement, primed galvanised steel, repaints, timber.

Resene Decorator Acrylic Semi-Gloss
exterior/interior – waterborne – Environmental Choice approved – trade only
Resene Decorator Acrylic Semi-Gloss is a combination of top quality acrylic emulsions blended with high grade pigment dispersions. Has a proven record of exposure on concrete buildings.

Typical uses: Blockwork, brickwork, cement plaster, concrete, fibre cement, roughcast/stucco.

Resene Decorator Interior Ultra Low Sheen
interior – waterborne – Environmental Choice approved – trade only
Resene Decorator Interior Ultra Low Sheen is based on a tough 100% acrylic resin to ensure maximum durability in all exposed conditions. Drying to an attractive ultra low sheen finish, its ease of application, washability and durability make it an ideal choice for interior use.

Typical uses: Beams, fibre and particle board, wallboards, wallpaper.

Resene Decorator Hi-Op EasyTouch Dead Flat Ceiling Paint
interior – waterborne – Environmental Choice approved – trade only
Resene Decorator Hi-Op EasyTouch Dead Flat Ceiling Paint is recommended for use on ceilings of living rooms, bedrooms, and dining rooms where a flat finish is required. Flow and build properties mean that one coat is often enough to achieve complete hiding. For use in dry areas. Easy to touch up if required.

Typical uses: Ceilings, fibrous plaster, paperfaced plasterboard, plaster glass, repaints.

Resene Decorator Hi-Opacity Ceiling Flat
interior – waterborne – Environmental Choice approved – trade only
Resene Decorator Hi-Opacity Ceiling Flat recommended for use on ceilings of living rooms, bedrooms, and dining rooms where a flat finish is required. Flow and build properties mean that one coat is often enough to achieve complete hiding. Hi-opacity, clean white. For use in dry areas.

Typical uses: Ceilings, fibrous plaster, paperfaced plasterboard, plaster glass, repaints.

Resene Decorator Interior Low Sheen
interior – waterborne – Environmental Choice approved – trade only
Resene Decorator Acrylic Low Sheen is based on a 100% acrylic low odour resin and has been formulated specifically for easy application. This results in an attractive and washable low sheen finish ideal for the majority of interior surfaces.

Typical uses: Beams, fibre and particle board, wallboards, wallpaper.

Resene Decorator Premium Roof
exterior – waterborne – Environmental Choice approved – trade only
Resene Decorator Premium Roof is a durable waterborne gloss for ease of application and maximum life over well weathered COLORSTEEL®, COLORBOND® and properly prepared metal surfaces.

Typical uses: Primed and properly prepared metal surfaces, well weathered (6 months or more exterior exposure) COLORSTEEL® and COLORBOND®.

Resene Decorator Tintable Ceiling Flat
interior – waterborne – Environmental Choice approved – trade only
Resene Decorator Tintable Ceiling Flat recommended for use on ceilings of living rooms, bedrooms, and dining rooms where a flat finish is required. Tinter controlled for accurate colour results. For use in dry areas.

Typical uses: Ceilings, fibrous plaster, paperfaced plasterboard, plaster glass, repaints.

Resene Decorator Alkyd Flat
interior – solventborne – trade only
Resene Decorator Alkyd Flat is a flat enamel finish for use on suitably primed and sealed interior surfaces. Matches full gloss enamel in surface toughness, steam and scrub resistance.

Typical uses: Bedrooms, ceilings, composite board, fibrous plaster, hallways, hardboard, lounges, paperfaced plasterboard, walls.

Resene Decorator Alkyd Gloss
exterior/interior - solventborne – trade only
Resene Decorator Alkyd Gloss is a hardwearing, lead-free gloss enamel based on a flexible alkyd resin for fast drying and maximum durability on suitably prepared interior and exterior surfaces. Durability and gloss retention is typical of high quality gloss enamels.

Typical uses: Architraves/skirtings, bathrooms, composite board, furniture, kitchens, laundries, plywood, repaints, suitably primed metals, timber doors, wallboards, window frames.

Resene Decorator Alkyd Satin
interior – solventborne – trade only
Resene Decorator Alkyd Satin is a satin enamel finish for use on suitably primed and sealed interior surfaces. Matches full gloss enamel in surface toughness, steam and scrub resistance.

Typical uses: Bedrooms, ceilings, composite board, fibrous plaster, hallways, lounges, paperfaced plasterboard, walls.

Resene Decorator Polyurethane Semi-Gloss
interior - solventborne – trade only
Resene Decorator Polyurethane Semi-Gloss is a hardwearing, single pack semi-gloss clear finish for timber. Excellent intercoat adhesion both initially and long term.

Typical uses: Architraves, skirtings, desks, doors, fibre and particle board, furniture, panelling, plywood, timber, veneers.