Colortex "Polyshield" abuse-resistant...

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Author Message Robert E. Woodburn, AIA, CSI, CCS, CCCA Senior Member Username: bob_woodburn Post Number: 101 Registered: 11-2010 Posted on Monday, August 04, 2014 - 03:51 pm:    For interior walls of high-traffic or high-abuse areas, a college client of ours sole-sources this proprietary system consisting of a tinted acrylic base coat plus an eggshell clear urethane top coat. Though material cost is reportedly about 2.5x that of conventional paint, it is apparently very durable, remaining virtually unscathed for several years on surfaces that would otherwise be frequently repainted because of wear. Has anyone had any experience with this? Does anyone know of a comparable product? Thanks. ken hercenberg Senior Member Username: khercenberg Post Number: 808 Registered: 12-2006 Posted on Monday, August 04, 2014 - 04:50 pm:    Been specifying these folks for years. Love it. http://www.scuffmaster.com/ I screwed up the sign-in. User Name is username101 Password is password101 (all lower case) spiper (Unregistered Guest) Unregistered guest Posted on Monday, August 04, 2014 - 05:03 pm:    I am not sure just what "polyshield" is based on the website but I suspect it is very similar to Zolatone Polymyx paint systems. We have used the Zolatone product in numerous schools over the years and it does tend to wear considerably better than conventional paint systems. It is costly but for institutional work it is worth the expense in the right areas. Naturally your definition of "high-abuse" area will determine if this is the right product. Typically in an elementary school the Zolatone will pay for itself in a life cycle cost analysis. In a youth prison, not so much. Of course your average 12 year old believes that youth prison is a synonym for elementary school but that is another story.