Dekro Paints assisted with several refurbishment projects, providing coatings for structural steel and walls. They worked on redecorating the loading area at Viking Fishing in Cape Town and the vineyard restaurant at Backsberg Wines near Stellenbosch. Dekro also informed readers about ongoing work refurbishing the Sita Building at the entrance to Black River Park in Observatory, Cape Town, where they recommended coatings like Super Fibretex and Rippletex to bridge cracks and match existing textures.

1. DEKRO BRINGS PROJECTS TO LIFE…
VIKING FISHING – V&A WATERFRONT
Dekro Paints assistedBlackland Painting withredecorationof
the loadingarea at VikingFishing.We recommendedpainting
walls witha combinationof Hydrosilk, Evamarine and the
structural steel withAcri700 Finish.
Backsberg Winesislocated
along the slopesofthe
SimonsbergMountains, mid-
way betweenPaarl and
Stellenbosch.
Dekro Paints assistedwith the
recentrefurbishmentof the
vineyardrestaurant. The
internal substrates were
coated with a combination of
Hydrosilk and Mediflex
(Organohalogenfree) and
Super Fibretexonthe external
substrates.
BACKSBERG WINES - STELLENBOSCH

2. BLACKRIVER PARK SITA BUILDING- OBSERVATORY
Dekro Paints informeditsreaders last month about our involvementwiththe redecorationwork at
Black RiverPark in Observatory.
The coating of the structural steel on The OldWarehouse was completedinJanuary and we now
have movedon to the Sita Buildingat the main gate entrance.
All the structural, plaster and joint repairs are inprocess of beingrectifiedbefore we applyany
coatings.
The current coating systemdid not have any flexibilityandtherefore we recommendedSuper
Fibretexto bridge hairline cracks and crazed plaster.All repairedareas we recommendedcoating
with Rippletextomatch the existingsurface texture.
DEKRO PRODUCT FOCUS
Rippletexisa flexible,heavytexturedcoatingwith excellent
water resistance.
RippletexisusedInterior or Exterior Focus/Accentwalls and
shouldbe usedwhere outstanding durabilityand waterproofing
propertiesare required.
Rippletexisdesignedto cover hairline cracks on old and crazed
plaster and is easilyappliedwith standard rollers.

3. DEKRO DIY CORNER
Using the correct paint for inside your house
So you have earmarked this weekendtopaint the wallsinside your livingroom and you are not sure
what paint will be more suitable for the job?
Before you rush off to the nearestDekro stockist considerthese useful tipsfor choosing the correct
paint.
Satin Sheen– This is a semi
glosscoating that will have
excellentscrub/washability.
Matt – Although our quality
matt coatings are washable it
will not preventstains as a
satin sheenwouldprovide you.
Accent Walls– Textured
coatings can provide an accent
feature wall withinyour living
space.
DEKRO PAINTS IN THE MAJOR LEAGUES
Jared Elario (Dekro Marine Sales) representedSouthAfrica at
the 2017 WorldBaseball Classic – QualificationRounds heldat
Blacktown Baseball Stadium inSydney,Australia. We lost to
Australia in the final of the qualifiersafter historicallybeating NZ
in the semi finals.