Volvox ‘Floor lacquer’
Wood floor lacquer
'Volvox Floor Lacquer is a clear lacquer that provides a flexible and extremely hardwearing surface for all interior smooth untreated timber such as floors, stairs, doors, windows, furniture, worktops etc. It is unsuitable for use on cork or rough sawn timber. It has passed tests to be allowed for use on wooden toys.
Volvox Floor Lacquer is flexible, water resistant and highly resistant to wear, even on softwood floors it does not tend to break up or crack. Being non-plastic based it provides an anti-static surface.'
| Material/s: | Linseed oil, tung oil/colophony mixture heated to 300°C, resin, orange terpenes, balsamic turpentine oil, silicic acid, aluminium silicate, alcohol, cobalt lineate. |
| Environmental statement: | none |
| BRE Ecopoints: | unrated |
| Green Guide rating: | unrated |
| Environmental certification: | none |
| 3rd party accreditation: | none |
| 3rd party product endorsement: | none |
| Quality certification: | none |
| Reusability / Recyclability: | n/a |
| Recycled content to ISO 14021: | none |
| Life expectancy | unknown |
| Substitute for or new materials / method: |
polyurethane varnish |
| Downloads: | Product details |
| Codes of Practice: | |
| Workmanship Work Section: | |
| Country/s of manufacture: | Germany |
| UK distribution location: | Cheshire |
| Alternative products: | Floor lacquers |
| Further information: | Joinery paints & stains compared Ecoartisan |
| Information last updated: | Saturday 3rd, May 2008 |
| Manufacturer's evidence rating:* |  |
| Manufacturer: | Volvox |
| Address: | Ecotec Naturfarben GmbH, Kalkofenweg 2, 58513 Luedenscheid, Germany |
| Telephone: | +49 2351 95395 |
| Fax: | +49 2351 953999 |
| Email: | info@volvox.de |
| Website: | www.volvox.de |
| Supply chain availability: | Importer |
| Supplier: | earthBorn Paints |
| Telephone: | 01928 734171 |
| Email: | sales@earthbornpaints.co.uk |
| Website: | http://www.earthbornpaints.co.uk |
The product has been selected on the above average performance in the following areas:
| - | Abiotic depletion | - | Acidification |
| - | Global warming | - | Eutrophication |
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Ozone layer deplection | - | Solid Waste |
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Human toxicity | - | Radioactivity |
| - | Fresh water aquatic ecotoxicity | - | Minerals extraction |
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Terrestial exotoxicity | - | Water extraction |
| - | Photochemical oxidation |
*Note:
Manufacturer's evidence rating
* One star rating: The product has been included based on an assessment of the manufacturer's own product information.
*** Three star rating: The product has been included on the basis of a third party, independent, Life Cycle Analysis (BRE Ecoprofile or similar).
