UV & WEATHERING
UV, moisture and temperature changes affect surfaces over time.
PURE SURFACE PROTECT
Invisible protection. Visible value.
Ultra-thin, transparent functional coating for façades, metal, glass and high-value surfaces — developed to support easier cleaning, reduced maintenance and longer-lasting surface appearance.
2–8 µmtypical functional layer logic
70–90 m²/Lapplication-dependent coverage
THE CHALLENGE
Surfaces lose value long before components need replacement.
UV, dirt, moisture, abrasion, graffiti and chemical exposure can affect the appearance, cleanability and retained value of surfaces. Replacement or recoating is not automatically the most economical answer for every situation.
DIRT & DEPOSITS
Dirt and deposits influence appearance and cleaning effort.
ABRASION & CHEMICAL EXPOSURE
Abrasion and chemicals can stress treated and untreated surfaces.
MAINTENANCE & REFURBISHMENT
Maintenance, refurbishment and downtime shape the economic context.
Not every surface needs replacement. Sometimes the existing surface needs a new function.
MATERIAL TECHNOLOGY
Performance starts at the surface — not with layer thickness.
WETTING
Substrate, surface condition and appearance target are assessed.
HYBRID MATRIX
A very thin sol-gel / organosilane-based hybrid matrix forms the functional protective layer.
BARRIER EFFECT
Reduced porosity is intended to reduce the penetration of moisture, pigments and deposits.
CLEANING
Contamination remains more at the surface and can therefore be easier to remove.
APPLICATIONS
One protection principle. Multiple surface environments.
ARCHITECTURE & FAÇADES
Aluminium, glass, metal panels and coated façade surfaces.
INFRASTRUCTURE & PUBLIC ASSETS
Stations, airports, bridges, railings, doors and public surfaces.
INDUSTRY & MAINTENANCE
Machines, equipment, stainless steel and painted components.
HERITAGE & HIGH-VALUE SURFACES
Optical preservation of high-value surfaces with as little visible change as possible.
Real application on a facade surface
The footage shows cleaning and treatment work on a real facade surface. The soiled substrate, manual surface work and progress across the building facade are visible.
B · documented application
What you see
- soiled facade surface
- manual surface cleaning
- work on individual facade panels
- progress across the building
REAL-WORLD EVIDENCE
From material principle to real-world surfaces.
REAL-WORLD EVIDENCE
MARBLE FAÇADE · UAE
Real-world application reference on the marble façade of a bank building.
- cleaner, more homogeneous appearance
- stronger visual gloss
- greater depth effect of the natural-stone surface
Observed visual reference effect. This does not establish guaranteed lifetime, universal marble performance or measurable energy or cost savings.
PROJECT REFERENCE
LANUV ESSEN
Façade protection at practical scale.
The figures come from the available project documentation. Adhesion, appearance, cleaning behaviour and durability must be assessed for each new object. LANUV is a project reference, not a product approval.
approx. 5,000 m²aluminium façade
100 kgdocumented material use
4 daysproject time according to documents
4 peopleapplication team according to documents
documented product / project basis
documented product / project basis, application-dependent
technical and practical indications; object-specific test area required
practical indications available; long-term data to be added
application-specific indications; cleaning test for each surface required
technically plausible development / application logic; salt / climate test required
APPLICATION & QUALITY ASSURANCE
Every surface starts with a test area.
TEST AREA
Define the original substrate, cleaning condition and appearance target.
ADHESION & APPEARANCE
Check wetting, gloss, colour, transparency and tactile quality.
FUNCTION TEST
Depending on application: easy-clean, UV, abrasion, chemical, corrosion and graffiti tests.
APPLICATION
Document method, consumption, drying and climate.
ACCEPTANCE
Document photos, cleaning test, consumption and result.
The technology is only as reliable as the documented substrate and application process.
LIFECYCLE VALUE
Surface value is measured across the lifecycle.
Project economics can be influenced by cleaning cycles, cleaning chemistry, recoating, refurbishment intervals, downtime, retained appearance and the service life of the treated surface.
cleaning cyclescleaning chemistryrecoatingrefurbishment intervalsdowntimeretained appearanceservice life of the treated surface
Context figures remain application- and project-dependent: 70–90 m²/L · 5,000 m² LANUV reference scale · 4 days / 4 people. No automatic cost saving is calculated from these figures.
TECHNICAL BOUNDARIES
What Surface Protect can support — and what must be assessed for each object.
DOCUMENTED / PLAUSIBLE STRENGTHS
- ultra-thin transparent protection logic
- high area coverage
- easy-to-clean applications
- broad substrate basis
- low material use
- object-specific protection and maintenance concepts
NOT GENERALLY DERIVABLE
- universal suitability for every substrate
- guaranteed service life
- universal corrosion protection
- universal anti-graffiti effect
- general UV / weathering duration
- complete water tightness
- general chemical resistance
REGULATORY NOTE
Depending on the application, building requirements, VOC / indoor emissions, adhesion, UV / weathering, cleaning chemicals and substrate compatibility may need to be assessed. No general regulatory approval is implied.
Which surface should stay cleaner and valuable for longer?
We assess substrate, application, appearance target and required surface function before defining an appropriate test area.