Exclusive to Crystal, Lux Guard is the new top coat with enhanced depth of color durability and a touchable silky feel like no other. Crystal has been hard at work along with Valspar to develop a coating that gives their finishes a hand-rubbed effect with more depth and luster. The new coating offers a better coverage than ever before, increasing the actual thickness of the finish - you can really feel the difference! The LuxGuard coating is applied to all of Crystal's stains and Signature paints in standard or flat sheen.
An earlier post back in July of 2008 introduced the Valspar Zenith G1 topcoat used by Crystal. Here is that earlier post:
Crystal Cabinets uses Valspar's Zenith G1 Products that are now Greenguard® Indoor Air Quality Certified. THis new topcoat meets the stringent requirements of the Greenguard® Environmental Institute's air quality standard for low emitting products.
One May 4, 2009 Crystal began to transition all clear topcoats (standard sheen and flat sheen) and clear sealers to an ultra-low emitting material, called Zenith G1 topcoat. This finish will become the standard clear topcoat and sealer and will be applied on all drawer boxes and cabinetry finished with stains, Signature Portrait with highlight or brushing and water-based stains.
These ultra-low emitting finishes have been formulated to meet or exceed all KCMA durability standards - chemical, moisture, mar and scratch resistance - yet still qualify as a low-emitting finish.
