GEALAN-acrylcolor®
The better surface
Benefits of GEALAN-acrylcolor®
Colour-fast
Acrylic glass is an extremely colour-stable and light-fast material. Car tail lights are clear proof of the properties of this material.
Low maintenance
Thanks to the uniform surface, GEALAN-acrylcolor® windows are easy to clean. The elegant brushed effect also makes them insensitive to dirt.
No spalling
Spalling or chipping of the coloured layer is permanently avoided due to the inseparable bond and hard surface.
Cosmetic repairs possible
Should a scratch become visible on the profile in spite of this, it can easily be removed using a Scotch Bright pad.
Scratch-resistant
The hard acrylic surface is scratch-resistant and insensitive. GEALAN-acrylcolor® windows are therefore counted amongst the most resistant of construction elements. Measuring around 0.5 mm, the acrylic layer is thicker than any layer of varnish. Should scratches ever appear on the surface, there is sufficient material left over to buff out the scratch.
Extremely weather resistant
You are on the safe side with GEALAN-acrylcolor® profiles. Over the years, acrylic glass has proven its resistance to the effects of aggressive weather in millions of car tail lights. The same material is also used for the surface of GEALAN-acrylcolor® profiles. Windows featuring GEALAN-acrylcolor® profiles are therefore robust, even under extreme climate conditions.
A proven technology for over 40 years
What is GEALAN-acrylcolor®?
In a co-extrusion process, PVC base material and coloured acrylic glass (PMMA) are fused together – thus creating the top-quality acrylcolor surface, with its unrivalled properties, for window and door profiles. This enhances and protects plastic window systems in a long-lasting fashion.
Proven for decades
GEALAN has been investing in GEALAN-acrylcolor® for over 40 years now: more than 80 million profile metres have been sold since 2000 alone, 49 million of them in Germany, which confirms acrylcolor’s high level of acceptance among window manufacturers, specialist dealers, architects and building owners.
Technologically sophisticated: in our in-house toolmaking department, we’ve been fine-tuning the coextrusion of GEALAN-acrylcolor® profiles for decades and developing corresponding tools. Research & development in the material composition field also takes place in-house.
Our many years of expertise ensure that profiles using GEALAN-acrylcolor® meet the highest technical and functional demands.
Coloured window systems with GEALAN-acrylcolor®: properties and maintenance of acrylcolor profiles
Learn more about the properties, manufacture and maintenance of GEALAN-acrylcolor® profiles in our video.
Surface design with GEALAN-acrylcolor®
Protect surfaces, design living spaces. Our patented GEALAN-acrylcolor® surface makes for plastic windows with unique properties: Colour fastness, durability, resistance to dirt. The silk-matt exterior surface remains weather-resistant and timelessly elegant for decades.
About the manufacturing process
The principle of co-extrusion
During co-extrusion, the white PVC substructure and the coloured acrylic glass (PMMA) are permanently fused with one another. Acrylic glass is a high-quality product that has proven its qualities in industrial sectors such as the automotive industry (tail lights) and interior design. The vinyl profile acts as a carrier material, while the thin layer of acrylic glass is responsible for the profiles' colouring.
A one-of-a-kind surface texture
Brushing the acrylic layer not only produces a standardised grain, but also a fine, semi-matt gloss on the surface. This high-quality finish is unique on the coloured window market.
Range of designs
We offer GEALAN-acrylcolor® surfaces for various profile systems in all system depths. Whether historic old buildings or modern cubic architecture; whether window systems, front doors, balcony doors or sliding solutions. The production of GEALAN-acrylcolor® profiles is steadily being built up and expanded, so that today GEALAN can offer solutions for a wide range of building situations.
Range of colours
Our acrylcolor colour range is continuously adapted, optimised and expanded to meet market trends. The standard colours include nine shades. Note: as the acrylcolor colour palettes differ in the individual profile systems, you’ll find the respective colour tables on the individual pages of the corresponding profile systems.
The GEALAN-acrylcolor® colour palette
Extended product range GEALAN-acrylcolor® Extended
The colours of the GEALAN-acrylcolor® Extended range are available to GEALAN customers in addition to the standard colour range and differ only in different delivery times.
The following colours will be available in the extended product range from May 2024:
- GEALAN-acrylcolor® Bronze
- GEALAN-acrylcolor® RAL 1019 – grey-beige
- GEALAN-acrylcolor® RAL 1035 – pearl beige
- GEALAN-acrylcolor® RAL 7006 – beige grey
- GEALAN-acrylcolor® RAL 7021 – Black-grey
- GEALAN-acrylcolor® RAL 7038 – Agate Grey
- GEALAN-acrylcolor® RAL 8022 – Black-brown
- GEALAN-acrylcolor® RAL 9006 – white aluminium
- GEALAN-acrylcolor® RAL 9016 – Traffic white
The GEALAN-acrylcolor® Extended colour range is available for our profile systems S9000, S9000NL, GEALAN-KONTUR® and GEALAN-KUBUS®
The GEALAN-acrylcolor® special colours
In addition to the GEALAN-acrylcolor® standard colours, more than 50 other special colours are available on request: from white aluminium to purple. Enquire with our partners to find out more.
Dark profiles for perfect aesthetics
Three GEALAN-acrylcolor® top colors
The high-quality surface GEALAN-acrylcolor® blends with a color-harmonizing PVC profile. The noble combination of premium surface, dark base body and matching decorative foils are available from GEALAN across all systems.
GEALAN-acrylcolor® is available in the top colors RAL 7016, RAL 9005 and DB 703 with the dark base body. As a counterpart for the inside, six matching decorative foils can be selected. This creates a wide range of combination options with which the dark aesthetics can be individually and harmoniously designed.
Six matching decor foils
Optimized materials round off the premium variant in a manner befitting its status: sophisticated polymer formulations prevent the dark profiles from heating up in the sun and thus prevent possible deformation of the PVC profile.
The dark combinations of attractive premium surface, gray base body and matching decorative foils are available in the GEALAN systems S 8000, S 9000, S 9000 HST, S 9000 NL, GEALAN-KUBUS® and later in the new premium system GEALAN-KONTUR®.
Please note: Different delivery programmes are available for the various systems from the colour portfolio listed below.
Reference objects with a GEALAN-acrylcolor® surface
Paradise with pool: Villa Kambel in Croatia
Paradise with pool and privacy: Villa Kambel is located on the Adriatic coast of Dalmatia, only fifty metres from the sea. This is a holiday home in a class of its own with three floors, its own heated pool, loggia, roof terrace with Jacuzzi and bar and three bedrooms with a fantastic panoramic view over the azure sea of the Adriatic and the islands off the Dalmatian coast.
Westspitze Residential and Commercial Building / Germany
Living in a prime location: the “Westspitze” residential and commercial building in Tübingen is located directly on the blue bridge that connects Tübingen’s Südstadt with the city centre and the historic city centre. On the trapezoidal plot, a former freight station site, a complex has been created that cleverly combines living, working and shopping and stands for a sustainable neighbourhood concept with short distances.
Vilnius University Hospital SANTAROS KLINIKOS / Lithuania
Warm wine red: this colour is an integral part of the appearance of the SANTAROS KLINIKOS University Hospital in the Lithuanian capital Vilnius. The distinctive, dark red adorns the logo, website and façade – and of course the window profiles had to bear exactly this colour.
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