Common Aalto Questions

Q: How environmentally friendly are Aalto products?
A: Aalto Acrylics comply with Australian and New Zealand standards

 A number are well under the Australian and New Zealand standard for VOC (Volatile Organic Content) emission. This refers to the volume of solvent that is released from a drying paint film. Care should always be taken to ensure that all paints are applied using adequate ventilation. Excess paint should be disposed of properly and not into water courses or drains.

 
Q:Why the name Aalto?
A: After world famous Finnish architect Alvar Aalto. Prue has long admired Alvar Aalto’s work. There is also another connection with Finland as all Aalto colours are coloured using pigments manufactured by a Finnish company.

Q: what is the main point of difference between Aalto and other brands?
A: The quality and complexity of pigment selection and use.  Aalto is a premium product and quality/ price comparisons should not be made with trade line or budget brands. It is important that to compare ‘apples with apples’.

Q: Why is Aalto paint more expensive?
A: We do not compromise on raw materials either in manufacture or pigmentation. Comparing a product’s price to its value for money can often be confusing. At Aalto our raw material selection and multi-pigmentation approach result in a high quality product that is truly value for money in terms of colour and life expectancy.

Q: Do we guarantee our exterior products and if so for how long?
A: Yes – Aalto paints are guaranteed ‘fit for service’ in terms of consumer legislation.  

Q: Why should tradesmen pay more for Aalto when other companies can match Aalto colours?
A: Attempts to match Aalto Colours will results in a poor imitation that lacks the richness and complexity of the original. What they can do is provide their own interpretation of an Aalto colour. The complexity of Aalto’s pigmentation makes impossible for other companies to match Aalto Colours.

Q: What is the qualified benefit of Aalto?
A: Complexity of colour supplied in a premium product. Our uncompromising stance on quality raw materials and multi-pigmented approach is what sets us apart in a market where cost drives both product formulation and pigment addition. In short - Aalto puts more in.