Synteko Floor Finishes for the contractor...

Synteko manufacture timber floor finishes for professional floor sanders in 70 countries around the world. As a professional flooring contractor you can take comfort in the knowledge that you are backed by the largest coating company in the world whose sales exceed $14b per annum. Not only does Synteko and Akzo Nobel dominate all major markets, their products are manufactured to the highest environmental standards and are certified to the ISO 14001 Standard.

Whether you choose the industry leader in non-toxic, non-yellowing waterbased finishes, solvent based finishes, oil based finishes or our outstanding maintenance products, we are here to answer your timber floor finish questions.

Throughout Australia, Synteko will be able to support you with technical and customer service.

Waterbased coatings (Pro, Best, Extra)	Solvent based Swedish finish (Classic)	Penetrating oil seal (Natural)	Oil modified seal (Urethane)
fast drying	fast drying	fast drying	slow drying
3 gloss levels	3 gloss levels	matte finish	3 gloss levels
clear in colour non-yellowing	slightly amber in colour	amber in colour	amber in colour
very good durability	very good durability	excellent durability	very good durability high solids
non-toxic no odour	strong odour non lingering	very mild odour	moderate odour
non-flammable	combustible	very high solids	combustible
easy to re-coat	easy to re-coat	renewable by consumer	easy to re-coat
low maintenance	low maintenance	low maintenance	low maintenance
no edge bonding	no edge bonding	no edge bonding	no edge bonding
	meets new VOC rules

Our Solvent Based Floor Finishes
Synteko’s focus has been to produce a quality product for the professional floor sander. Syntekos high standard means that the company does not manufacture the cheapest or widest range of products. Synteko produces proven quality products that enhance the natural beauty whilst leaving behind a durable, long-lasting, beautiful floor finish that will completely satisfy you and your customer.

For the last 50 years, Synteko’s Swedish finish known as “Classic” has withstood the test of time and set the benchmark for excellence, that no other solvent-based finish can match. Synteko’s Classic system provides a unique combination of durability, scratch and scuff resistance, clarity and grain definition. The Classic system also provides unsurpassed beauty, bringing out the natural colour of your Wood floor.

The Classic advantages to you, the professional floor sander, is a sophisticated product, with its revolutionary formula that dries hard very quickly. This timber finish can be screened back and recoated within 1-2 hours. Thus enabling the sander to get on with the job quickly, resulting in a high quality finish at a low cost per square metre.

Synteko Classic provides you with a coating system that is not only reliable and durable but is consistently profitable, a feature no other coating system will achieve.

With Synteko Classic you will also have time and money for other things in life.

Our Oil Based Floor Finishes
Synteko’s mission is one of producing superior quality timber floor finishes. For the past 35 years Synteko has been at the forefront of floor coating technology, where reliability, durability and consistent profitability is demanded by you, the professional floor sander.

Synteko has developed two-world class leading, yet distinctly different oil finishes. Namely, Synteko Urethane and Synteko Solid.
Synteko Urethane is superior quality oil modified polyurethane-engineered floor finish. This floor finish is renowned for its depth of beauty and because of its high solid content, is extremely durable. Synteko Urethane is a universal product enabling it to be used on any species of timber floor. Urethane is its own sealer, only requiring two coats. Therefore, urethane is a low cost per square metre per litre product, which offers extreme durability over traditional oil finishes.

Synteko Solid is an innovative very high solids oil finish based on natural oils for timber floors. This one coat application is characterised by an exceptional high yield coupled with extraordinary abrasion resistance, which is obtained through no evident film left on the surface. This feature offers you, the floor sander, a coverage rate of between 40-50m2 per litre. This VOC compliant oil can be used where traditional oils cannot be used which gives you, the contractor, the advantage of a reliable product at a very low cost. This is reinforced by a very low cost maintenance regime.
A unique feature of Synteko Solid is the ability to modify its basic colour by adding a range of pigmented colours. Click here to view some examples.

Synteko has the floor finish system to meet your needs.

Our Water Based Floor Finishes
Synteko has provided timber floor coatings that have the reliability, durability and consistent profitability that you, the professional floor sander, demand. This is backed up by a national network of distributors.

By choosing an industry leading waterbased system with the lowest VOC (volatile organic compounds) in the market, you will be able to offer your customers a fast drying timber floor finish meeting the most stringent of environmental standards.

Everyone from the most sophisticated architect and interior designer to the most experienced floor sander have discovered that Synteko waterbases are more durable than those of our competitors. The reasons are: Low VOC’s, non-toxic, non-yellowing, revolutionary cross-linking formula that dries hard quickly. Excellent flow and levelling properties, superior screening characteristics and powders well with no “gumming” up enhance this timber floor finish. In addition, it does not contain toxic aziridine cross-linkers.

Synteko recommends that those contractors who are inexperienced in applying and or working with waterbase finish need to gain practical experience on smaller floor areas first. Only when one has mastered the coating techniques and become accustomed to working with this type of product should one attempt more complex or larger projects. Simmerly, when one changes from one brand of finish coat to another it is imperative that one familiarizes oneself with the characteristics of the new product.