Pre-Taped Masking Film 1100mm x 20m is a trade-quality consumable stocked and sourced by Paints Kenya for contractors and painting teams across Kenya.
Pre-taped masking film with a 1.1-metre drop designed for masking standard residential windows, kitchen base cabinets, bathroom fixtures, and half-height wall panels.
Full-height 2.7-metre pre-taped masking film designed to seal off entire floor-to-ceiling walls, wardrobe assemblies, and large commercial glass curtain walls in one continuous operation.
Convenient pre-taped drop film roll combining a 20mm painter masking tape edge with a 550mm unfolding statically charged plastic film. Ideal for protecting skirting boards, window sills, and counters.
A single pack, nitrocellulose-based putty in thick paste form.
A general purpose filler available in powder form. Also available as Economy Polyfilla.
A combination of plasticized resin, aggregate, pigment and glass beads supplied in powder form. Conforms to the British Standards (BS) specifications, 3262: Part 1/1989 and Kenya Standard KS 2157-1: 2008.
An epoxy resin-based floor coating with a semi-glossy finish, supplied in two-pack form with good resistance to abrasion, chemicals, water, fats, oils, pedestrian and vehicular traffic
A white cement-based filler supplied in powder form
A white cement-based filler supplied in powder form
A high-performance clear varnish, supplied in two-pack form based on hydroxy-acrylic resin, suitable for interior use.
A single pack, bitumen-based coating for lining water tanks
Duracoat Chlorinated Rubber Paint is designed for use in chemical factories, food factories, hospitals, and clinics. It is also recommended for cold rooms and coating walls of concrete swimming pools. It is based on plasticised chlorinated rubber and high-quality pigments. All ingredients used are chemically inert and are not affected by wide range of acids and alkalis. This product yields a flexible film.
An oil based economical undercoat for interior and exterior use.
Crown Silicon Clear Sealer- water based, is a high-quality silane based clear coating for protecting both interior and exterior building brick work, concrete, cement rendering, natural or cast stone etc. having excellent capillary penetrations. This enhances a uniform coating to all capillaries and
Duracoat Superfast Emulsion is a trade quality emulsion paint used for interior walls and ceilings. It has excellent hiding power and the porous nature of the film allows new surfaces to breathe and dry out easily. It contains lead free pigments making it non-toxic.
An alkyd-based undercoat for interior and exterior use.
Basco Permaflat Plus Emulsion is based on Acrylic copolymer emulsion with good quality pigments and extenders which offers a smooth and matt finish. The shades retains the brightness for a longtime. It has excellent hiding power and the porous nature of the film allows new surfaces to breathe and dry out easily. Basco Permaflat Emulsion can be applied on all types of plasters, ceilings,asbestos, sheets concrete etc.
Basco Permagloss enamel is an economical solvent based paint which gives a glossy finish. It forms a tough film that is resistant to stain and water. Basco Permgloss Enamel is a quality product which gives a durable finish at affordable price. It can be applied on all types of wood, metal and concrete surfaces.
High chemical alkalinity (pH 12 to 14) in fresh Portland cement plaster burns standard paint pigments, while migrating capillary moisture deposits soluble mineral salts (efflorescence) beneath the film, resulting in unsightly white crystalline crusts, chalking, and blistering.
Porous coastal coral rag stone and coastal plaster rapidly deteriorate under ocean salt spray, high humidity, and driving monsoon rain, resulting in salt crystallisation spalling, stubborn black fungal mould, and widespread paint delamination.
Most people buy paint for the colour, but colour is only the pigment. Behind the hue lies a microscopic resin barrier fighting UV radiation, rain, carbonation, and atmospheric dust.
In heavy industry, paint is not measured in coats—it is measured in microns of dry film thickness (DFT). An accessible guide to epoxy mastics, polyurethanes, and corrosion engineering.
Bubbles and blisters under your paint film are warning flares. Whether caused by trapped moisture vapour or direct solar heat during painting, here is how to diagnose and cure them.
Choosing house paint is about more than picking a shade card. Substrate porosity, room humidity, cleaning needs, and local weather dictate which formulation actually lasts.