Sun shading in RAL-colours: 4 things you need to know
18-01-2023Right now, you might be looking for sun shading in your home or on your garden. The customization options are endless. For instance, you can buy your sun shading system in RAL-colours. But what do RAL colours mean and what are the benefits and drawbacks of buying sun shading with RAL-colours? We'll show you everything you need to know in this blog post.
What do RAL-colours for sun shading mean?
RAL is a colour coding system that categorizes colours for paint, colours and plastics. Our sun shading systems can come in standard profile colours or in RAL-colours. When choosing for a RAL-colour, you have more customization options.
The painting of a sun shading system in RAL is done through powder coating. During this heating process, the aluminium profiles are equipped with a sleak and durable RAL coating.
The benefit of RAL-colours for sun shading
Why would you go for a RAL-colour instead of a standard profile colour? With a standard profile colour, there are only a limited amount of colours to choose from. These are the most popular colours, however: think of black, white, anthracite and ivory. Most of the times, these colours perfectly fit the design of your home, façade and patio.
If you want to have more colour options, however, you should buy a solar shading system coming in RAL-colours. This way, you make sure your bought products 100% match your home. Or, if you're feeling adventurous, you could go for an unusual profile colour.
Example: you want to have a wind screen with white profile colours, but this colour isn't available as standard profile colour. Then, you can see if a windscreen can be powder coated in a colour that is (or is close to) white.
Extra protection
Some of our outdoor living products are always powder coated. Not only is a powder coated lack in a RAL-colour aesthetically pleasing, but it's also really functional. It adds an extra layer on top of the aluminium profile. This layer protects the aluminium from UV-radiation and external conditions.
RAL-surcharge of solar shading
If you want to buy a sun shading system in RAL-colours, there are a few things you should be aware of. For instance, it takes a bit more time to produce products with RAL-colours, because of the added powder coating process.
Sun shading systems with RAL-colours take more time
Next to that, standard profiles are cheaper to produce than RAL-colour profiles, since these profiles are produced in higher quantities. And of course, the powder coating process costs money as well. But with the customization options you get, powder coating could certainly be worth the extra money, depending on your wishes.
More information about RAL-colours
Do you want to know more about sun shading systems in RAL finishes? Visit a Verano® dealer in your area for more information.
