HELIOMIX SISTEM
HELIOMIX - selection of a colour shade according to your wishes
Which colour you like most ? Red, yellow, perhaps different shades of blue or green.
In arranging of residential and working environment we frequently forget the gayness, which
colours may offer. You should paint the rooms and objects in such a way that living and working in
them will bring you happiness. But you should not forget to bring the colours of the floors,
furniture, walls, facades , doors and window frames in accordance. Therefore we developed a
modern mixing system for paints with the name HELIOMIX; using it you can choose the desired
colour shade among three thousands of shades and you can paint wall surfaces, doors, window
frames, radiators, parquet ……….. as well as the facade.
HOW TO GET THE DESIRED COLOUR SHADE?
Compare the part of a cladding, ceramics, paper wall with colour bases, which are in each shop
with mixing system HELIOMIX and choose the colour shade. The seller will prepare the coatings of
a desired quality and shade in short time for different substrates: wood, metal, wall surfaces or
facade.
WHY TO CHOOSE THE COATINGS, WHICH ARE PREPARED WITH MIXING SYSTEM HELIOMIX?
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In arranging of residential and working environment you can use a wide selection of colour
shades – the system enables preparation of approx. 3000 shades
It enables colour accordance in a room – the same colour shade selection for different qualities
of coatings and different substrates: wood, metal, wall surfaces or facade
It enables the purchase of the completely the same colour shade also after several years, when
you want to refresh the coating
WHICH COATINGS YOU CAN PREPARE WITH MIXING SYSTEM HELIOMIX?
With reference to the substrate, which you want to protect and paint, the seller will choose a
suitable base:
 for wood and metal: TESSAROL enamels
 for wood: BORI stains
 for wall surfaces: SPEKTRA interior wall paints, facade paints, plasters, which he will tint with
tinting pastes to the selected colour shade. You can use the prepared paint according to
instructions for use, printed on the back side of the packaging.
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HELIOMIX SISTEM
The most important components of a mixing system are:
1. BASE
Bases are basic colours with a controlled colour shade and colour power, to which colourants are
added.
2. COLORANTS – tinting pastes
Colourants are stable and liquid concentrates of pigments.
3. COLOUR CARDS
We enable to customers with different colour folders, colour cards, display-s and computer
programmes the selection of desired colour shades.
4. FORMULATIONS
Includes instructions, which colorants and quantity and which base should be used in preparation
of a desired colour shade.
5. DISPENSER – colorants dosage
Dispenser is a device for volume adding of colorants into a base.
6. MIXER
Mixer is a device for mixing bases and additional colorants in a closed packaging (can).
The selection of colour shades, which can be used with mixing system, depends on the type and
number of colorants and number of bases, which we use. Today's mixing systems cover approx.
95% inquires for different colour shades.
1. BASES
Bases. which we use in mixing systems:
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B1:
B2:
B3:
B4:
B5:
white
white (with small quantity of white pigment)
porous (transparent)
yellow
red
The number of bases, which is needed for achieving of largest possible number of colour shades
with individual products depends on an individual product.
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2. COLORANTS
In the mixing system 16 (24) colorants are used:
DH 01 – white (inorganic)
DH 02 – ochre (inorganic)
DH 03 – oxide red (inorganic)
DH 04 – green (organic)
DH 06 - blue (organic)
DH 09 – red (organic)
DH 13 – light orange (organic)
DH 14 – red ochre (inorganic)
DH 15 – violet (organic)
DH 16 – magenta (organic)
DH 17 – yellow (organic)
DH 20 – lemon yellow (inorganic)
DH 22 – oxide orange (inorganic)
DH 23 – oxide green (inorganic)
DH 24 – cobalt blue (inorganic)
DH 25 – black (sooth)
AM – red (organic)
KL – white (inorganic)
PM – green (organic)
RA – blue (organic)
QL – yellow (organic)
TL – ochre (inorganic)
XL – black (sooth)
YM – oxide red (inorganic)
TRANSPORT AND STORAGE OF HELIOMIX TINTING PASTES:
TEMPERATURe DURING TRANSPORT AND STORAGE SHOULD BE BETWEEN 5C AND 30C.
THE SHELF LIFE OF HELIOMIX COLORANTS IS 2 YEARS.
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3. COLOUR CARDS
It is possible to choose between following colour cards:
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TERRA
HARMONIA
MONICOLOR NOVA 720 (2024)
RAL
EUROTREND
NCS
JUB FAÇADE PAINTS
BAUMIT
WEBER / TERRANOVA
ROEFIX
CAPAROL
DULUX
COLTEC WOOD
JELOVICA
KLI
The number of colour cards depends on a product we would like to mix.
4. FORMULATIONS
The production of different colour shades with the use of a mixing system , which is based on
mixing of bases and colorants differs from standard mixing of paints. In mixing system the base
quantity is always constant, quantity of added colorants differs with colour shade and is limited
upwards and downwards. The upper limit is defined by a coating quality, the lower by a dispenser
preciseness.
WRITING OF FORMULATIONS
Units and quantities in addition of colorants in a base
1Y = 48 units = 31.24 ml
1 unit = 1/48Y = 0.65 ml
1/2 unit = 1/96Y = 0.325 ml
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Example of formulation:
Colour shade
base
colorant
RAL 1000
B1
DH 09
DH 02
DH 09
DH 02
3.5 = 3 x 1/48Y + 1 x 1/96Y = 3.5 units
5.5 = 5 x 1/48Y + 1 x 1/96Y = 5.5 units
quantity /1l
3.5
5.5
CLAIMS TO FORMULATIONS OF COLOUR SHADES
At the tinting the deviations of colour shades from colour cards may appear. The possible reasons,
which you should at first check after you notice the defect are the following:
• Choice of wrong formulation;
• Bad maintenance of mixing units;
• Choice of wrong colour shade batch;
• Choice of wrong base;
• Dosage of wrong quantity of colourant, which particularly appears with manual mixing units.
In case that no one of the mentioned causes is the reason for colour shade deviation, please send
claim protocol to e-mail address: heliomix@helios.si. Hereby it is very important that:
 the claim protocol should contain all fullfilled coloumns (product, base batch, formulation,
quantities,…);
 if necessary, wet sample should be delivered (if control results gave no suitable answer).
At HELIOS we check the colour shade in the laboratory using a dispenser, the same formulations
and bases:
 the tinted product is applied with an applicator to black-white Helios cardboard plate in
prescribed thickness, depending on type of product;
 the coat is dried at room temperature at least 2 hours, depending on type of product;
 We compare the colour shade with etalon (colour card) or sent sample in light chamber at
the light D65 (day light);
 If necessary we measure deviation of colour shade on spetrophotometre.
The frequent reasons, which might have influence on deviation of colour shade from a colour card
are the following:
• thickness of a coating;
• type of drying (room temperature, accelerated drying….);
• type of light (daily, evening, artificial light);
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angle of light fall to coloured surface (interaction of light with object, depending on the
object's chemical composition);
difference between the pigments, which are used for printing of colour cards and pigments,
which are in colourants;
colour cards differ from one issue to other;
difference in gloss between the etalon and actual coating;
surface permeability;
structure (roughness) of surface;
subjective influence (visual system - eye, brains).
In case of a deviation we shall send to you the corrected formulation of a colour shade and
enter it also in HELIOMIX system on web site.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON HELIOMIX SYSTEM
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In the mixing system Heliomix there is a wide selection of different colour cards, but we
want to point out, that all shades are not made manually in individual products, but are
made mathematically, with a computer. Colour cards, where shades are made manually in
colour are TERRA, HARMONIA and MONICOLOR NOVA 720.
We want to point out, that as a priority colour cards TERRA and HARMONIA are offered to
buyers. Most shades from the mentioned colour cards are produced from inorganic tinting
pastes, which means higher resistance to weather influences and a longer shelf life. This is
especially important at the selection of shades for facade surfaces.
Some colour cards (TERRA, MONICOLOR NOVA 720, JUB) have further to marks of
individual shades stated Y light values. These are helpful at selection of shades for facade
surfaces. Dark shades of facade surfaces cause strong heating of surfaces, that causes a
thermic tension, consequence are damages on facade surface.
To avoid this we
recommend selection of shades, of which Y light value is larger than 25.
With Spektra interior wall washable paint NEW GEN there are with some shades on B3
additional marks LM. This means, that the selected shade with product Spektra latex matt is
produced on B4 (yellow base) or on B5 (red base). The selected shade is on Spektra latex
matt with a higher hiding power and less coats are necessary to achieve it.
On web site www.sunny-colours.com we launched a new web application Colour Design
Studio. From the present it is distinguished for new, personalized possibility of import and
processing of own photography. The user has no dilemma any more, how a certain colour
combination will look like in his room, as he can actually see it.
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TINTING OF HELIOS SPEKTRA FACADE PAINTS AND PLASTERS
For several years we have been drawing attention of users to choose – because of
persistance – the colour shades, which are produced exclusively on inorganic pigments.
WHY?
Stability of pigments can be divided into light and weather. Light: UV rays harm "chemistry" and
decompose bonds in chemical compounds - fading; Weather: acid rain SO2, lime, etc. ...
These data refer to the pigment and not the color or colorants as semi-final. The suppliers provide
information about the pigments and they serve as a guide, if colorants are of suitable quality, in
terms of durability.
Helios in the set of HELIOMIX colourants uses light and weather most stable pigments.
In original tests of pigment persistence are durable (for several years) and they are given for a
clear colour shade and in the defined cut with white (1:25 ratio is typical).
Inorganic pigments (DH 1,2,3,14,20,22,23,24 and 25) are light and weather maximal resistant in
pure shades and in cuttings. Organic pigments-(DH 4,6,9,13,15,16 and 17) are chemically more
sensitive to light and weather influences over the years. This is reflected on the surface of the
facade as a "fading" of a colour shade, washout of pigment, spots formation on the surface ...
Organic pigments are obtained by chemical reaction of synthesis, inorganic are natural minerals,
they are grinded and chemically treated on surface only. The particles are larger, rinsed off with
more difficulty and chemical bonds are stable. With organic pigments alkalinity may destroy
chemical bonds in pigments, these are loose and at the activation of UV light and moisture they
break and destroy the pigment itself.
If we consider the above mentioned reasons, the key role plays the pigment stability on which
also the stability of final colour shade depends. It is known that the proportion of binder in wall
paints and plasters is significantly lower than in other pigmented coatings (enamels, car enamels
...), and the pigment exposure to outside influences in these types of coatings is larger. This
results in its rapid degradation, which may reflect a change in color. In the facade coatings the use
of inorganic pigments is preferred and recommended more that the chemically synthesized
organic pigments, but unfortunately,'' live'' intense shades with only inorganic pigments can not be
made
Color stability depends on the chemistry, crystal modifications of the pigment ,particle size and
concentration, in continuation it depends on the porosity of the system, in which we add pigment
paste (eg silicone system is very porous, so these systems do not use organic pigments),
additionally it also depends on the surface to which we appy the coating (eg, if the surface is
alkaline, it can "swallow" an organic pigment, in silicate systems, which are inherently alkaline, we
do not use organic pigments).
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Whether the facade surface is fading faster or slower, it is also dependant on the type of binder,
facade paint or plaster, UV power, and the amount of moisture, alkalinity and dry-through of a
plaster or glue just under the paint, thinning of paint and coating application.
Unfortunately, the market needs the colour shades to meet all tastes of the end user. People have
recently decided for orange, red burgundy ... shades of their facades.In this case, we are obliged to
explain to you that over the years, on the sunny side, these shades will lose its intensity and the
shade will fade away.
To make the selection of shades easier we made a colour card Terra, in which shades
up to T 400 are made only on the combination of inorganic pigments. Thus, the enduser decides to obtain chemical stability and quality of the color shade or a pleasing
and fashionable shade will mean more and every few years he will renew the facade
surface.
This document we are sanding to you in order to notify you again that fading and
spotty facade surface and alkaline degradation of organic pigments in facade paints
and plasters, ARE NOT SUBJECT TO CLAIM.
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