The 2017 Pantone color of the year focuses on three categories that represent confident emotions: Assured, Serene, and Congenial. The document then discusses several projects where Dekster protective coatings were used, including the award-winning Kirstenbosch Treetop Walkway architectural structure. It provides details on the specific coatings applied to ensure over 10 years of protection.

1. The 2017 Pantone is all about confident emotions and themed in 3 categories
Assured
Serene
Congenial

2. DEKSTER - SUPPLIERS OF HIGH QUALITY FLOORING,
INDUSTRIAL AND MARINE COATING PRODUCTS
The Hot Dip GalvanizingAward is heldannually by the Hot Dip GalvanizersAssociation of SouthernAfrica.
Projectscompete in various categoriesincludingArchitectural,Infrastructure, DuplexCategoriesand
RejuvenationProjects.
The DuplexCategory Winnerand overall winnerof the WalterBarnett Trophy was the Kirstenbosch
TreetopWalkway (“The Boomslang”).Dekro Paintsthrough Deksterprovidedthe protective coatings for
this architectural design.
The substrate was coated with stripe and build coats of Dekster504 (SURFACETOLERANT EPOXY MASTIC)
followedbytop coats of Dekster112 Acrithane (twinpack polyurethane/acrylicresin) providinga life
expectancyin excessof10 years.
2016Hot Dip Galvanizing Awards
KirstenboschNational Botanical Gardenshasalwaysbeenageminthe SouthAfricancelebrationof
our biodiversity.The Boomslangprojectisanessayinexcellencethathasbeenrecognisednotonly
by the Hot DipGalvanizingjudgesbutinmanyotherspheresof engineering,architecture and
material science.The designitself isaperfectintegrationof man-made environmentwithnature,
througharchitectural linesthatmimicnature’snatural curvesandflow.The utilizationof the Duplex
finishingsystem, ahotdipgalvanizedsteel andpaintbarrier,colouredtoblendintothe canopyof
the arboretum.Thisprovidesultimateservice life while blendingwellwiththe natural coloursof the
surroundings.The projectdeservesthe highestaccoladesinall aspectsfromconcepttodesign,
fabricationanderectionall performedwithacommitmenttothe preservationof nature.
JudgesComment–2016 HOT DIPGALVANIZINGAWARDS

3. DEKRO PAINTS BRINGS PROJECTS TO LIFE…
Guarantee House isa heritage buildingsituatedin Burg Street,Cape Town CBD.
Buildingsand structures that are of significance tothe people ofthe WesternCape and olderthan 60
years are identifiedand protectingand conservingthese heritage resources will ensure that they are
promotedand conservedfor generationsto come. Usingthe correct paint isparamount to the
longevityofthese structures.
The Buildingis coatedwith a Masonry Primer prior to top coats ofSuper Acrylic which helps
permeatingany moisture within the substrate. The project isbeingcompletedby Skai Projects.
Dekro Paints was requestedto provide a specificationto redecorate propertieson the Immerzicht
Complex– Durbanville where waterproofingtreatment on the wallswas required.We recommended
Super Fibretexasa finishingcoat to protect the surface against adverse weatherand moisture ingress.
Guarantee House –Cape Town
ImmerzichtComplex- Durbanville

4. We recentlyprovidedmarine
coatings to recoat a private yacht
moored inthe Gordon’Bay
Harbour.
Unymarine ,based on polyurethane
resin,has excellentgloss retention,
durabilityand chemical resistance
and specificallydesignedforthe
marine industry.This coating is very
versatile and can be usedon
structural steel,concrete and
shippingvesselswhere exceptional
durabilityis required
Early summer is whenmost wine
cellarsdo their annual scheduled
maintenance.
To paint the inside of wine cellars
the coatings must be Thales
approved. ThalesWine Services
tests and certifiescoatingsfor the
presence of organohalogensthat
can contribute to “cork-taint” and
relatedoff-flavoursinwineriesand
wine.
Acri 700 was usedto coat the inside
of Meerendal Winerieswine cellar.
What is an Organohalogen?
any of a classof organiccompoundsthatcontainat leastone halogen(fluorine [F],chlorine[Cl],bromine[Br],or
iodine [I]) bondedtocarbon.Theyare subdividedintoalkyl,vinylic,aryl,andacyl halides.Inalkyl halidesall four
bondsto the carbon that bearsthe halogenare single bonds;invinylichalidesthe carbonthatbearsthe halogen
isdoublybondedtoanothercarbon;in aryl halidesthe halogen-bearingcarbonispartof an aromaticring;and in
acyl halides(alsocalledacidhalides) the halogen-bearingcarbonisdoublybondedtooxygen.
a broad termreferringtoa wine faultcharacterizedbya setof undesirable smellsortastesfoundina bottle of
wine,especiallyspoilage thatcanonlybe detectedafterbottling,agingandopening.
What is cork taint?