New Reckli Color by Keim mineral stain to enhance stamped concrete

This stain, which is unique in the forged concrete coatings market, is distinguished by its quality, durability and incomparable aesthetics.

RECKLI and KEIM: a shared philosophy

The partnership between RECKLI, European leader in formwork matrices for concrete and KEIM, European leader in mineral paints, was born from two recognized know-how in concrete substrates and a common passion for architecture and aesthetics.

RECKLI and KEIM, two French subsidiaries each belonging to a German group, have very similar corporate cultures, based on strong societal values, with the requirement to offer very high quality products.

After many years of working together on sites around the world, it is only natural that a partnership has materialized. RECKLI and KEIM have worked closely together to create an exceptional coating specially designed to highlight architectural creations in forged concrete.

“This partnership between our two companies quickly became obvious. Our respective know-how and our corporate cultures are very similar and allowed us to understand each other easily and to shape a product that corresponded to our values ​​and our respective expectations. " Explains Frédéric Bouchenoire, Operational Director of RECKLI SAS.

Indeed, concrete walls from RECKLI formwork matrices can be coated with solutions of which we have no control over either the quality or the durability and it was important to us to be able to meet the needs of the contractors.

Specifically formulated for forged concrete

RECKLI COLOR by KEIM mineral stain has been specially designed to coat, decorate and durably protect textured concrete made from RECKLI brand formwork matrices.

Composed of potassium silicate and silica sol binders, RECKLI COLOR by KEIM mineral stain (RCBK) offers forged concrete all the advantages of the mineral:

• It highlights the concretes structured by RECKLI matrices without distorting their reliefs
• It allows the realization of architectural works of a very great aesthetic, with a mineral mat aspect similar to that of raw concrete.
• It meets safety (non-flammability), durability (20-year color warranty) and environmental (mineral composition, VOC-free) requirements.
• It protects the facade from external aggressions: acid rain, substances

Infinite creative potential

The RECKLI COLOR by KEIM color chart is made up of 8 universes of mineral shades with an intense and deep matte finish. In all, 53 shades and one colorless stain have been specifically selected to create unique, neat and durable architectures.

Combined with RCBK Thinner, RCBK stain allows endless rendering possibilities, ranging from an opaque finish to a complete transparency effect, without ever distorting the raw surface of the concrete and always giving it the same level. mineral protection against UV rays and bad weather.

"As a manufacturer of mineral colors for 143 years, we wanted to offer architects elegant, modern and harmonious color universes", explains Leny Soy, Managing Director KEIM France.

RECKLI COLOR BY KEIM stain obviously has an optimal level of protection and unparalleled durability, like all mineral products designed by KEIM. Its little extra is that it has also been designed to offer a unique aesthetic, which reveals the matt beauty of raw concrete, without the unique combination of the 53 RCBK shades with the 180 formwork matrices from the RECKLI catalog, without counting the made-to-measure creations of matrices opens up an infinite creative potential to project owners and specifiers who wish to design architectural works of very high quality.