A Breath of Fresh Air with Bright Skies – ColourFutures™ Colour of the Year, 2022

Colours of the Year by AkzoNobel - 2022 and earlier

If the arrival of 2022 has left you feeling a little lacking in design inspiration, you’ll be delighted to browse some of the impressive new colour palettes composed by Sikkens and their colleagues at AkzoNobel’s ‘Global Aesthetic Center’. Research conducted by AkzoNobel’s ColourFutures™ team during 2021 identified a yearning for “open air” and “a connection…

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Carbon Paint Centre Customer Switches to Sikkens Exterior Coatings – Watch The Expert at Work!

Expert uses Sikkens Aqua Polyuerthane with impressive speed, ease and expertise!

Carbon Paint Centre’s Conor Bartley has just shared this attention-grabbing video, featuring the use of our Sikkens exterior water-based wood coatings.  Conor’s latest customer sent him the video of the business utilising our AkzoNobel Sikkens Aqua Polyuerthane 2K primer (water-based). The customer in question changed over to our Sikkens technology, from his previous 1-component coating…

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Summer Project Success

Old desk becomes stunning upcycled dressing table

Who doesn’t love a good upcycling project? For this DIY project, the customer used our water-based Sikkens WF 3310 to rejuvenate some old household furniture. Remember, Sikkens Rubbol WF 3310-06 (formerly WF 360) can be sprayed and/or brush-applied.

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Another Splash of Garden Colour With Sikkens

Colourful garden shed finished with Sikkens

More Garden Colour With Sikkens Rubbol WF 3310 Who says garden sheds need to be brown…? It’s always great to see garden surroundings brought to life with a dash of upbeat colour! The photo above was shared by Ken O’Grady, our Carbon Group Paint Division Manager, who has been making efficient use of recent lockdown…

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A New Lease of Life With Sikkens CETOL WF771

We use our own products

It seems like just about everyone has been enjoying a spot of DIY in recent weeks. With that in mind, we weren’t too surprised to see that our own MD has been sprucing up his garden decking with the help of Sikkens CETOL WF771. Using a power hose and an application of CETOL WF771, this…

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***POSTPONED*** Sikkens Applicator Day – Book Now!

Sikkens Applicator Day at Carbon Paint Centre - promo image

Please note that the event outlined below has been ***POSTPONED*** due to the Covid-19 outbreak. We will re-schedule the event as soon as it is safe to do so. Remember, you can phone Barry Doyle on +353 1 902 3555 for information and advice about the Sikkens range. Book Your Place! Our Sikkens Applicator Day…

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SIKKENS: WOOD CARE WARRANTIES & REDUCED MAINTENANCE COSTS

Sikkens warranty information

PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT: Carbon Paint Centre is proud to supply the renowned Sikkens brand. This week we’re spotlighting the much-acclaimed Sikkens range. Founded by Wiert Willem Sikkens in 1792, Sikkens is distinguished for having a product history that stretches back over more than a 200 year period. Today, the Sikkens brand is part of the AkzoNobel…

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Learn More About Sikkens Exterior Wood Finishes

Case Study: Sikkens Wood Coatings and Accoya – A Superb Combination! Here at Carbon Paint Centre, we’re always delighted to bring our customers relevant industry information that will help them make informed choices about the products they use. That’s why, today, we’re sharing the Sikkens video below – we’d like to help you learn more…

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Experience Nature With Sikkens

Sikkens Wood Finishes

Bring An Element of Nature Into Your Daily Life With Sikkens Wood Coatings At Carbon Paint Centre, we’re proud to bring you the extremely high level of technical competency, innovation and product development that’s associated with the sought-after Sikkens brand. Founded by Wiert Willem Sikkens in 1792, Sikkens has been an industry favourite for more…

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