Stains

Nawkaw provides masonry restoration & architectural staining; formliners and form accessories.

Test Results

Guarantees are great, but can the other companies back them up? Nawkaw continuously tests and improves products to better serve our clients needs. New product development is based on the quality of our already specified stains and water repellents.

Our product test results reflect the following National and International procedures and/or standards:

Freeze Thaw (50 cycle):
CSA/CAN A82.1-M87
ASTM C216-86

Accelerated Weathering:
ASTM Designation G 53-88
ASTM Designation D 2244-89

Water Permeability:
ASTM E 514-90
ASTM C 270
ASTM C 140

Sustainability Assessment of Building Products:
ASTM E 2129-05

Grean Seal Standard for Stains and Finishes: GS-47

Test Result sheets are available for Architects, Contractors and Specifiers. For required username and password information, please contact the Nawkaw Representative working on your project. You may also email headoffice@nawkaw.com with project information to request access.

Accelerated Weathering	Water Permeability & Mold Test
Accelerated Weather-Control Group	Accelerated Weather-Test Results
NWRT-91 Test Data	Complete Accelerated Weathering Test Results
Moisture Vapor Transmission Rates	Water Vapor Transmission Test
Salt Attack Resistance	Freeze Thaw Test
Water Permeability NWRT91	Lithium Stain Test Data

All of our products are currently testing to 50 years of weathering and results will be released first quarter 2010.

AWTA Product Testing Center, Australia

AWTA Product Testing is located in Flemington Victoria and is Australia's largest independent supplier of testing services to the textile industries, providing a comprehensive range of textile, fire and materials testing services on a wide variety of woolen and non-woolen products from across Australia. AWTA Product Testing also provides a wide range of testing services for other products such as automotive components, automotive paints and reflective materials.