There are two (2) main types of glass used in the manufacture of kitchen splash backs. |
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FLOAT GLASS |
This is the usual glass you see. It has an inherent green tinge due to the iron content in the sand (silica), the main
component in glass. When the paint is applied to the glass the "green"is visible along with the paint colour, thus giving all colours an added green tinge. |
This green tinge is acceptable and suitable for many colours including: black, medium to dark blues and greys, greens,
reds etc., but not necessarily all of these shades. It is therefore usually unacceptable with lighter colours especially pastels. |
This glass is also used for the very popular "white on float" which gives the glass a minty green colour. |
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STARPHIRE GLASS |
The other type of glass used for splash backs. This low iron glass contains less than 10% of the iron content
found in float glass, giving it an ultra clear appearance. This allows high fidelity colour transmittance thus producing almost 100% correct colour transfer through the glass. |
Highly recommended for lighter colours, pastels, pure white or anywhere "correct" colours are required. |
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NOTES |
• Due to variances in pigments, humidity and other inconsistencies, colours may look different to a colour swatch or a
previous sample. It is always best to paint the full project in one batch to avoid any colour variances. |
• Glass for splash backs is generally "toughened" glass to help prevent breakage due to thermal expansion or at
the corners of cutouts. |
• Not really suitable for splash backs are laminated glass or mirror glass. |
• If you have any questions regarding suitability of glass for splash backs or any other project please contact us by
e-mail, phone or fax. See Homepage. |
