Tech talk and Architect's memos

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Title	Description	Date

The (not so) good oil	A discussion regarding the 'temporary protectants' for engineered timber	Nov 2024

Architect's memos:

Title	Description	Memo	Version
why does silk feel so – well silky!	the whys and wherefores soft touch coatings	memo 144	Aug 2023
fertile soil	is your paint compostable	memo 143	Nov 2022
comparisons	the 'whole of life' carbon footprint of Resene products and systems	memo 142	Jul 2022
the new black	charred timber finishes	memo 141	Nov 2020
in the eye of the beholder	decorative and protective coatings for rust	memo 140	Aug 2020
shepherd's delight	how light affects colour	memo 139	May 2020
the devil you know	advice on decking products	memo 138	Feb 2020
things ancient and modern	oil and wax floor finishes/coatings	memo 137	Nov 2019
eolian transport	reducing dirt pick-up on surfaces	memo 136	Aug 2019
animal, vegetable or mineral	choosing vegan paints	memo 135	May 2019
under pressure	paint failing: wet adhesion and hydrostatic pressure	memo 134	Feb 2019
urban legend - old painter tales or tricky physics	pale paint colours and hiding power	memo 133	Nov 2018
sweet	thermally treated timber and painting	memo 132	Aug 2018
blood brothers	paint design: performance, safety and environmental considerations	memo 131	May 2018
what sorcery is this!?	Resene SmartTouch conductive paint	memo 130	Feb 2018
a silk purse or a sow's ear	discussing environmental claims in paint manufacture, use and advertising	memo 129	Nov 2017
HCHO	minimising formaldehyde exposure in new builds and refurbishments	memo 128	Jul 2017
repaint! repaint, but when?	paint durability and when to repaint	memo 127	May 2017
durability revisited	discussing paint colour warranties	memo 126	Feb 2017
LRVs reprised	paint reflectance values	memo 125	Nov 2016
could do better!	impact of water and UV light on exterior timber clear finishes	memo 124	Aug 2016
turn on the night light	discussing photoluminescence	memo 123	May 2016
paint exposed	measuring the weather resistance of paints	memo 122	Feb 2016
game, set, match	fundamentals of making a good paint	memo 121	Nov 2015
power wash	how best to wash dirty surfaces	memo 120	Aug 2015
melting moments	intumescent paints	memo 118	Feb 2015
absorbing stuff!	absorption properties of paint	memo 117	Nov 2014
6 shades of grey	enhancing the hiding of coloured topcoats with grey	memo 116	Aug 2014
a mine of information	paint layers and successful repainting	memo 115	May 2014
the good oil	treatment and finishing of wood with oils	memo 114	Jan 2014
allergens in decorative paint	how paint can impact allergies	memo 113	Nov 2013
by a nose	modern low odour waterborne paints from Resene	memo 112	Aug 2013
glaringly obvious	the ‘glare’ properties of a colour	memo 111	May 2013
50 shades of !!!	discussing pigment technology in paint	memo 110	Feb 2013
another reprise - colour durability	paint and colour durability	memo 109	Nov 2012
touché	difficulties of touching up a painted surface	memo 108	Aug 2012
the art of coarse painting (revisited)	choosing the correct paint roller	memo 107	May 2012
bleeding trees	preventing timber stains	memo 106	Feb 2012
little red hiding good	differences between ‘wet’ and ‘dry’ hiding	memo 105	Oct 2011
a stitch in time	paint degradation and durability	memo 104	Sep 2011
paint vintage	how long paint lasts in the can	memo 103	Jun 2011
radical	photocatalytic activity of paint	memo 102	Mar 2011
less is more – yeah right!	paint quality	memo 101	Nov 2010
coloured oddments	colour space	memo 100	Sep 2010
the unfolding story of sustainability	renewable paint binders	memo 99	Jun 2010
next to godliness	use of paints as bactericidal surfaces	memo 98	Mar 2010
get 'em off!	determining sound surfaces for repainting	memo 97	Nov 2009
sun strokes	interactions between the sun's rays and paint	memo 96	Sep 2009
natural is good, synthetic is bad - yeah right! (or a rationalist’s rant)	the benefits of synthetic products	memo 95	Jun 2009
any colour as long as it’s green	non-VOC tinters	memo 94	Mar 2009
natural but not naked	preventing the aging of wood and concrete surfaces	memo 93	Nov 2008
slips	slip resistance of coatings	memo 92	Sep 2008
the devil - is in the detail	differences between primers, sealers and undercoats	memo 91	May 2008
in the valley of the blind	sustainability and VOCs	memo 90	Feb 2008
epoxies can be cured	when does a paint achieve full cure?	memo 89	Nov 2007
bread and butter	how much paint do I really need?	memo 88	Sep 2007
on reflection	light reflectance values and paint	memo 87	May 2007
spaced out	Resene's colour codes	memo 86	Feb 2007
hard cell	bacteriostatic paints	memo 85	Nov 2006
really strong colours	paint tinting systems	memo 84	Sep 2006
prima facie	well designed systems approach to painting	memo 83	May 2006
want a good raincoat - tough!!	Resene X-200	memo 82	Feb 2006
very 'orrible chemicals?	volatile organic compounds (VOC's)	memo 81	Aug 2005
how green is green	NZ Environmental Choice Criteria	memo 80	Jun 2005
generic specifying	differences engineered into paint	memo 79	Feb 2005
cool eh	infra-red reflecting pigments	memo 78	Nov 2004
timberrr!!	coatings for timber	memo 77	Sep 2004
clearly concrete	clear coatings for concrete	memo 76	Jun 2004
fit for purpose	durability of paint systems	memo 75	Feb 2004
point of sale tinting systems	importance of colour in the buying or specifying decision	-	2004
out damned spot!	soiling resistance of paints	memo 74	Nov 2003
the amazing technicoloured dream coat	insulating and paint	memo 73	Sep 2003
leaky buildings	the role of paint coatings	memo 72	May 2003
weatherbeaten?	protecting paint films	memo 71	Nov 2002
hot topic	preventing damage from hot substrates	memo 70	Sep 2002
ventilation? no sweat	ventilation and painting	memo 69	Feb 2002
the art of formulating colour	creating paint colours	memo 68	Nov 2001
au natural	protecting timber from UV	memo 67	Sep 2001
keen to stay green	environmental choice program	memo 66	May 2001
hydrophobicity... how repellent is it?	long-term water repellency	memo 65	Apr 2001
a pigment of the imagination	Resene SpaceCote	memo 64	Nov 2000
water water everywhere	water-repellent paints	memo 63	May 2000
cool coalescings	painting in cool weather	memo 62	Mar 2000
why 2K?	reasons to use 2K Paints	memo 61	Dec 1999
rough call - lightweight cladding and monolithic finishes	lightweight cladding and monolithic finishes	memo 60	Oct 1999
kiwi castles - or monolithic monsters?	mimicking the monolithic appearance of masonry structures	memo 59	Aug 1999
flowers of concrete - with a dash of lime	preventing the efflorescence of concrete	memo 58	May 1999
canopy coating	coatings to protect canopy steelwork	memo 57	Apr 1999
clones are people two!	dealing with graffiti	memo 56	Feb 1999
romancing the tone	durability of colours	memo 55	Dec 1998
the problem of life on paint films	impact of mould on paint systems	memo 54	Oct 1998
straight and true - the path to a perfect lining	achieving blemish-free walls and ceilings	memo 53	Aug 1998
humidity, temperature, water - waterworld ll	effects of water and humidity on paintwork	memo 52	Jun 1998
waterborne enamels - an oxymoron surely	waterborne enamels	memo 51	Apr 1998
painting elastomeric sealants - stretched to the limit	painting elastomeric sealants	memo 50	Feb 1998
colourful - colourfast	paint fading and colorfastness	memo 49
more on durability	durability of paint coatings	memo 47	Apr 1986
the ultimatt?	Resene Zylone 20	memo 46	Aug 1986
the art of coarse painting	methods of applying paint	memo 45	Jun 1985
does your paint breathe? yes - quite deeply when it gets excited!	breathability of paint films	memo 44	Apr 1985
latex what?	what is the difference between a latex and an acrylic paint?	memo 43	Mar 1985
in at the deep end	painting and repainting swimming pools	memo 42	Nov 1984
graffiti problems - clones are people two!	graffiti removal	memo 41	Oct 1984
coating guarantees	coating performance guarantees	memo 40	Sep 1984
improving the surface durability of timber - it goes against the grain	improving the surface durability of timber	memo 37	Jun 1984
clear timber finishes - now is that perfectly clear?	protecting exterior timber surfaces	memo 36	May 1984
colour and durability	durability of paint	memo 35	Apr 1984
rust revisited	mastic coatings for the treatment of rusty steel	memo 34	Feb 1984
varnishes or the oil on urethanes	interior clear varnishes	memo 33a	Dec 1983
etch primers	development of etch primers	memo 33	Oct 1983
Resene Quick Dry - acrylic/primer undercoat	acrylic wood primers	memo 32	Sep 1983
condition of substrate - for exterior timber painting	exterior timber substrates	memo 31	Aug 1983
applied finishes for timber - exterior situations in New Zealand	painting exterior timber in New Zealand	memo 30	July 1983
alkyd v. acrylic ll	overcoating of old alkyd systems with acrylics	memo 29	Jun 1983
alkyd v. acrylic	alkyd and acrylic based paints	memo 28	Feb 1983
Resene paints in fire situations	early fire hazard testing of paints	memo 26	Mar 1983
fire and the paint industry	flammability testing and ratings of paint	memo 25	Feb 1983
surface preparation - smoke damaged surfaces	preparation of smoke damaged surfaces for painting	memo 24	Dec 1982
surface preparation - interior wall linings	interior wall linings	memo 23	Nov 1982
surface preparation - cementitious surfaces	preparing cementitious surfaces for painting	memo 22	Oct 1982
surface preparation - timber including reconstituted products	surface preparation for timber	memo 21	Sep 1982
coloured undercoats - they do make a difference	coloured undercoats	memo 18	May 1982
specifying for interior painting	do's and don'ts of interior painting	memo 17	Apr 1982
sensational colour	perception of colour and Resene Testpots	memo 16	Mar 1982
Resene X-200 - acrylic waterproofing membrane	Resene X-200	memo 15	Feb 1982
why semi-gloss enamels?	latest technology in semi-gloss enamels	memo 14	Nov 1981
another paint failure	causes of paint failure	memo 13	Sep 1981
the problems with colour selection	Resene Testpots	memo 12	Aug 1981
the problem of life on paint films	removing mould and fungi from paintwork	memo 11	July 1981
Colorwood stain - its development and uses	the development and uses of colorwood stains	memo 9	May 1981
painting concrete surfaces - specialised products for specialised jobs	specialised products for painting concrete surfaces	memo 8	Apr 1981
painting concrete surfaces	benefits of painting concrete surfaces	memo 7	Mar 1981
a new polyurethane paving paint	Resene Sidewalk Polyurethane paving paint	memo 6	Feb 1981
acrylic roof paints for galvanised steel	decorative finishing coats	memo 4	Oct 1980
the origins of standard colours	announcing the latest British Standard Colour Range	memo 3	Sep 1980
corrosion prevention of galvanised steel	preventing the corrosion of galvanised steel	memo 2	Aug 1980

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