FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions
- Can Floetrol be used with acrylic paints? Specifically artists acrylics?
- Will it yellow or change the hue of the paint over time?
- Once cured/dry, should we expect any changes in future?
- Is it safe to heat/torch when working?
- Will it chalk or flake over time?
- Is there anything that should not be mixed with Floetrol?
- Will using higher ratios of Floetrol than those recommended for housepaints have any negative or long-lasting effects?
- Is there a shelf life to this product?
- Are there any surfaces you shouldn't use Floetrol on?
- Using it as directed, how soon should you expect to have to repaint where it was used as an additive?
- Does Floetrol change the sheen of the paint, or dull the colours in any way?
- When was Floetrol launched?
- Floetrol does it mature (gets yellow) over a year range ?
Can Floetrol be used with acrylic paints? Specifically artists acrylics?
Floetrol can be used with any water or acrylic based paints.
Once cured/dry, should we expect any changes in future? With artwork we like to be sure work is archival in a sense, and whilst this is not an artists material... can we assume the product is inert once dry?
Floetrol will not change overtime. Any changes that do occur will be due to the natural aging of the paint.
Is it safe to heat/torch when working?
FLOETROL is non-flammable so should be safe to heat/torch when working.
Should we be worried about any fumes or skin contact in general?
When used as is there is no concern needed regarding the fumes and skin contact when using FLOETROL, what I can't guarantee is the lack of fumes when heating/torching FLOETROL as this is new area of use for the product and is not something that it has been tested for. As with any item/product that is being heated/torched all necessary safety precautions should be taken.
Will it chalk or flake over time?
No. FLOETROL will not chalk or flake but it cannot stop the paint from doing that.
Is there anything that should not be mixed with Floetrol?
Floetrol should only be mixed with water or acrylic based paints. It may also be mixed with paints where acrylic and oil have been blended together. However for these types of paints a test should be carried out to check for compatibility and ideally it should be established whether it is an Acylic/Alkyd paint or Alkyd /Acrylic paint mix and the order in which it is written often determines which medium is the greater in the paint.
Will using higher ratios of Floetrol than those recommended for housepaints have any negative or long-lasting effects? (for example, mixing 50:50 acrylic paint to Floetrol or 1 part acrylic paint : 3 parts Floetrol or 1 part acrylic paint : 4 parts Flo
It will not have any negative or long lasting effects. However you may find that by adding more than the recommended values that the paint may start to become opaque. Whether this is a negative or not I guess is determined by what the artist wishes to achieve.
Is there a shelf life to this product?
Floetrol has a shelf life of one year in its original unopened packaging, once opened it is not possible for us to give it a definite shelf life as there are too many variables, however assuming that the Floetrol is kept in the right storage conditions then you should find it still good to use after 12 months.
What about once mixed with paint?
It will last for as long as the paint lasts
Are there any surfaces you shouldn't use Floetrol on?
Other than a silicone surface there are no surfaces that we are aware of the you cannot use Floetrol on
Using it as directed, how soon should you expect to have to repaint where it was used as an additive?
As soon as the paint required a repaint.
Does Floetrol change the sheen of the paint, or dull the colours in any way?
Water/acrylic based gloss paints that have a gloss level of 70% or greater may have their sheen level reduced slightly other than that it will have no effect on the sheen level of a paint.
Floetrol does it mature (gets yellow) over a year range ?
No. Acrylics do not contain oil and thus it will not turn yellow. It is the oil in paints that causes a paint to turn yellow, this is because as an oil based paint ages so the oil in the paint ages and this is why a white oil based paint will yellow overtime
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