Livingreen Design Finishes 2022 - Flipbook - Page 2
Colours + Finishes
Most Livingreen planters are available in all the finishes detailed – but please check the product
page for a full listing as the design of some units makes certain finishes impractical.
For us, the real beauty of fiberglass is in the finishing. We have spent the last 35 years devising
new and ever more ingenious ways to coat our products so that they have the look, the feel, the
very essence of a dazzling array of natural stone, terracotta, concrete, earthenware and lovingly
aged metals – but with none of their drawbacks and all the many advantages of fibreglass.
That’s not to take anything away from our paint process, which can offer Gloss, Satin and Matt
finishing to commercial paint shop standard using the highest grade, most weather resistant paint
on the market today. We work in all RAL and BS colours as well as Pantone (PMS) and have
matches for almost every other paint manufacturers colour ranges. Painted fibreglass is
indistinguishable from powder coated steel and aluminium.
For extra long life, our Textured finishes are achieved by overcoating the surface of the product
with a thick layer of self coloured liquid resin that bonds directly to it forming a weatherproof
barrier that should remain unchanged for many years in even the harshest environments. While
the colour choice is more restricted, this is an outstanding finish for commercial projects.
In the following pages we showcase some of extraordinarily realistic ‘natural’ finishes we have
developed. Swatches are available and are guaranteed to impress.
Gloss and Matt Finishes
With a full, professional body shop located at the heart of our workshop, we are able to
offer almost any colour and finish of paint either on the market today, or even going back 50 plus
years, from just about any UK manufacturer. We can match to almost anything given a physical
sample and offer full gloss, satin and matt coatings as standard options. RAL, BS and Pantone
colours are all available ready matched along with all your favourite specialist paint colours. We
mix everything ourselves using our own computer controlled machinery to ensure you get the
exact colour required. The paint itself is quite simply the highest quality, longest lasting and most
weather resistant on the market, and like our products, 100% made in the UK.
When coated, flat fibreglass has the exact appearance of powder coated steel but again, none of
the weight, cost, and in steels case, rusting issues that come with this material, which in our long
experience is one of the problematic materials available if you want a long lasting, good looking,
maintenance free, product.
Textured Finishes
Our classic textured finish is a smoothly rippled matt effect creating using a thick coating of self
colour gel, to the same exacting specification as Lloyds approved marine grade materials used in
boat building. This is our longest lasting, commercial grade finish, highly resistant to casual damage
and filled with UV filters. It’s corrosion resistance is legendary, designed to survive long years in
close contact with sea water, so even a bit of acidic city rain holds no fears.
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