Fox Kalahari Noctis 1L Pearl Sand-Effect Wall Paint

Kalahari Noctis is one of the Fox Kalahari colours, sold here as a 1 litre tin. The paint is a pearl structural finish for interior walls: a single brushed layer, shaped while wet, that dries to look like fine grains of desert sand with a soft metallic glow and a feeling of depth. Base coats, brushes and the other decorative effects are in the Fox Dekorator collection.

What Kalahari Noctis Brings to a Wall

Under light, the structural additives in Kalahari throw small metallic reflections, so a flat wall reads as three-dimensional. How you move the brush decides the pattern the finish takes.

• A finished effect in one layer. No second coat is planned for Kalahari.
• Hard-wearing. The maker describes the finish as highly resistant in everyday use and rates it class I for wet scrub resistance under PN-EN 13300.
• Easy to clean up. Kalahari Noctis is water-based and used straight from the tin; tools rinse in clean water.

Noctis at a Glance

Those times are measured at roughly 23 °C and 55 % humidity; in a colder or more humid room they run longer.

Choosing Noctis

All Kalahari tins hold the same paint, so the spread rate, times and method above apply to every colour. Fox shows each colour as a swatch rather than in words, and the swatches are painted over Initium Color, so compare the Noctis photo with the swatches of the other colours before you decide. The colours in stock at Renders World:

• Sol, Lapis and Vesper
• Sabulum, Nebula and Noster
• Viridis, Marinus and Camel
• Noctis — this tin

Getting the Wall Ready for Kalahari Noctis

Kalahari needs a sound, air-dry, clean and level background. Fill holes and cracks first, then take off dust, dirt, wax, grease and coatings that are losing their grip, so the paint bonds to a clean surface.

• New cement-lime plaster — allow 3–4 weeks to season.
• New gypsum plaster — allow 2 weeks.
• Fresh concrete — allow about one month.
• Painted walls in good order — wash with water and a little detergent, then let them dry.
• Distemper and flaking layers — strip them off completely.
• Old, absorbent walls — prime, then apply the base coat.
• Mould — clean it off and treat the area before you paint.

The background under Kalahari Noctis should be close to the colour of the effect. Fox recommends Initium Color as the base, or white Initium under light shades; brush on the Noctis once the base has dried, after 3–4 hours.

Brushing and Modelling

1. Stir the Noctis thoroughly; it is never thinned with water.
2. Work one area of about 1 m² at a time and lay the paint on in a single layer with a brush.
3. Roughly 2 minutes later, start shaping the surface with a dry, wide brush of around 14 cm with short, soft bristles, for example the 14 cm Fox brush.
4. Use parallel, diagonal, circular or crossing strokes, depending on the texture you are after; you have up to 15 minutes per area.
5. Wash the brushes in clean water as soon as you finish, before the paint dries on them.

The tools and the decorator's own hand shape the final look of the wall.

Where Noctis Can Go

Fox makes Kalahari Noctis for walls inside buildings and suggests it for rooms, living rooms and corridors at home as well as restaurants, conference rooms, hotel lobbies and corridors. Suitable backgrounds:

• cement and cement-lime plaster, and concrete;
• unplastered ceramic or silicate block, brick and aerated concrete;
• gypsum plaster and gypsum or polymer skims and fillers;
• plasterboard and OSB;
• paper, vinyl and glass-fibre wallpaper;
• existing acrylic, silicone or silicate paint.

Tins of Noctis per Wall

Absorbent walls use more Noctis. Order every tin for one surface together: Fox wants a single production batch on one wall, or all the tins blended in one container before you start.

Storage and Safety

• Shelf life — 24 months from the production date on the tin.
• Hygiene — the paint has a PZH hygienic certificate.
• VOC — within the 200 g/l limit set for interior paint.
• Storage and transport — as given on the tin and in the safety data sheet.

Ordering, Delivery and Returns

• Dispatch — Renders World processes orders the same day when the item is in stock.
• Delivery — the team tells you the estimated delivery time after you order; small parcels up to 25 kg go next day by courier. Local orders can go in the Renders World van around Southampton.
• Collection — from the counter at Unit 9A, Central Trading Estate, Southampton SO14 5JP, Monday to Friday 7am to 5pm and Saturday 7am to 12pm.
• Returns — goods can come back within 14 days in original condition; goods in paper bags, tinted products, special orders and goods bought under a promotion are excluded. See the returns page.

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