Colour

How to choose the right surface finish

Your location and site conditions determine the performance requirements of your surface finish. Assess your project’s needs, particularly if you’re in a coastal area.

We offer a comprehensive range of 40 popular colours so there’s something to suit your home. You can also ask your manufacturer about colour options not in the popular range.

Consult with your local First manufacturer for further advice and to request a colour swatch. A word to the wise: when you are making your final colour selection, assess an aluminium colour swatch in natural light.

Powdercoat colours

Anodised colours

Entrance Door colours

POWDERCOATING

Choose the right colour and surface finish for you

Duralloy® +PLUS is designed for:

Residential buildings and light commercial, less than 4 levels
Properties greater than 10 metres from high tide level.

Offers a 15 year film and colour integrity warranty.

Protexture™ is designed for:

Non-thermally improved joinery in residential buildings and light commercial, less than 4 levels
Areas where high mar and scuff resistance is required
Properties greater than 10 metres from high tide level

Offers a 15 year film and colour integrity warranty.

Choosing the right product for the right application is important to ensure the life of your surface finish, and in some cases to ensure that your windows and doors are covered under their warranty.

Our powdercoat colours are proudly supplied by Dulux Powdercoatings.

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Duralloy® +PLUS is designed for:

Residential buildings and light commercial, less than 4 levels
Properties greater than 10 metres from high tide level.

Offers a 15 year film and colour integrity warranty.

Protexture™ is designed for:

Non-thermally improved joinery in residential buildings and light commercial, less than 4 levels
Areas where high mar and scuff resistance is required
Properties greater than 10 metres from high tide level

Offers a 15 year film and colour integrity warranty.

Choosing the right product for the right application is important to ensure the life of your surface finish, and in some cases to ensure that your windows and doors are covered under their warranty.

Our powdercoat colours are proudly supplied by Dulux Powdercoatings.

Want the best advice?

Talk to an expert

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Duralloy +PLUS

Arctic White Matt

Appliance White Matt

Black Matt

Canvas Cloth Matt

Charcoal Matt

Flax Pod Matt

Ghost Grey Matt

Gravel Matt

Grey Friars Matt

Ironsand Matt

Karaka Matt

Lichen Matt

Metro Coal Dust Matt

Metro Electric Cow Matt

Mist Green Matt

New Denim Blue Matt

Off White Matt

O’Keefe Grey Matt

Palladium Silver Matt

Matt Permanent Green

Sandstone Grey Matt

Scoria Matt

Matt Silver Pearl

Slate Blue Matt

Titania Matt

Warm White Pearl Matt

Window Bronze Matt

Windsor Grey Matt

Protexture

Protexture Appliance White Flat

Protexture Arctic White Flat

Protexture Black Flat

Protexture Charcoal Flat

Protexture Flaxpod Flat

Protexture Grey Friars Flat

Protexture Ironsand Flat

Protexture Metro Silver Pearl Flat

Protexture Sandstone Grey Flat

Protexture Titania Flat

Protexture Warm White Pearl

Protexture Windsor Grey Flat

Please note: Displayed colours are an indication only.

A word to the wise

Before making your final colour selection, visit your local manufacturer and view and aluminium colour swatch in natural light.

Can't find the colour you like? If you want a colour that isn't in the range above, consult with your local manufacturer. Please note these colours will carry a price premium.

ANODISING

Anodising is a durable and colour fast alternative to powdercoating

First offers the matt or ‘frost’ finish as standard though traditional anodising is also available
When judging colour consistency and integrity of the anodised finish, the accepted industry standard is inspection from a distance of two metres. Some variability of colour can occur and is part of the anodising process. Visible lines in the aluminium on anodised windows and doors are common
Anodised finishes change according to the angle at which they are viewed, ask your manufacturer for an Anodised colour swatch to view in natural light
Anodising is unavailable in Residential ThermalHEART^{^®}

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Silver anodised

Champagne anodised

Light Bronze anodised

Medium Bronze anodised

Dark Bronze anodised

Black anodised

Please note: Displayed colours are an indication only.

A word to the wise

Before making your final colour selection, visit your local manufacturer and view and aluminium colour swatch in natural light.

Can't find the colour you like? If you want a colour that isn't in the range above, consult with your local manufacturer. Please note these colours will carry a price premium.

PROTEXTURE™ ENTRANCE DOOR COLOURS

This low sheen entrance door surface finish is purposely designed for high-traffic entranceways.

The look of the Protexture Powdercoat finish differs slightly to the powdercoating of your aluminium joinery. Ask your local manufacturer to see a sample of the Protexture finish.

Dual colour is available across the range, with the exception of the Slimline Plasma door. Dual colour enables you to match your interior and exterior colour schemes instead of picking one colour for both sides of the door.

Dark colours may not be suitable for doors that are exposed to prolonged direct sunlight as this may cause the colour to fade, so careful consideration needs to be made when choosing your entrance door colours.

Our powdercoat colours are proudly supplied by Dulux Powdercoatings.

Colour Examples

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Colour Selection

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Protexture

Electric Cow

Black Flat

Coal Dust

Flax Pod Flat

Gravel Flat

Kodiak

Charcoal Flat

Grey Friars Flat

Ironsand Flat

New Denim Blue

Slate Blue Flat

Karaka

Pohutukawa

Scoria

Salsa

Windsor Grey Flat

Mannex Wasp

Sandstone Flat

Silver Pearl

Bone White

Off White

Titania Flat

Warm White Pearl Flat

Appliance White Flat

Arctic White Flat

Slate Flat

Mannex

Mannex Cola Red

Mannex Tomcat

Mannex Pounamu

Mannex Aquarium

Mannex Jay

Please note: Displayed colours are an indication only.

A word to the wise

Before making your final colour selection, visit your local manufacturer and view and aluminium colour swatch in natural light.

Can't find the colour you like? If you want a colour that isn't in the range above, consult with your local manufacturer. Please note these colours will carry a price premium.

Advice for colour selection

Assess an aluminium colour swatch in natural light before making your final choice.

When judging colour consistency and integrity of the finished product, the accepted industry standard is inspection from a distance of two metres.

Consider the environmental and site conditions of your property and ensure that the powdercoat product you choose is fit for purpose.

Find the best colour options for your needs

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