Enviromax

[Steve Maskery]

Yesterday I went to visit a Windsor Chair maker. Some really nice stuff (Shaker too). Everything has a really nice finish, just the right amount of sheen.
I asked about the finish. It's a spray alcohol - based finish called Enviromax from a company called Campbell. Low VOCs, quick-drying, high build.
Campbel's website suggests that there is no UK distributor. Does anyone know what would be an equivalent product in the UK?

 

[Trevanion]

https://fiddes.co.uk/shop/spray-finishes/pre-catalysed-lacquers/

 

[Steve Maskery]

Thank you T, but I think you'll find that that is not low VOCs, it's cellulose based. The Enviromax stuff cleans up with meths.

 

[Trevanion]

Surely that Enviromax stuff is cellulose-based? It can't really be anything else if it's pre-cat lacquer unless there's some weird Americanisms going on.

 

[Steve Maskery]

Cellulose would not be low VOCs, I think. The lady in the workshop said it was alcohol-based.

 

[oakmitre]

If its the same stuff as on this page :

https://www.mlcampbell.com/product/enviromax/

You can click on the "SDS" icons next to the product name - to see a PDF which lists some of the ingredients.

 

[Rich C]

The linked EnviroMax is not low VOC. Top 3 ingredients are all VOCs, comprising about 50% of the mixture. It's also not a meths cleanup - the PDS says it's standard thinners cleanup, which makes sense for a cellulose laquer (which it is; fourth ingredient is cellulose nitrate).

 

[Steve Maskery]

Thank you all. I guess the lady in the workshop is mistaken, either about the product they use or its eco - friendliness.