Composite Material
The name MIRANIT stands for a stable compound consisting of approximately 80 % natural minerals such as marble, sandstone and quartz sand as well as approx. 20 % high-quality unsaturated polyester resin. Quartz is one of the hardest materials and constitutes a large part of the earth's crust. The final product is highly stable in combination with the unsaturated polyester resin and it has very good forming characteristics to facilitate easy production into cast moulds.
This particular characteristic of the resin-bonded mineral material makes it possible to create products of almost any shape with a minimum material thickness. These characteristics facilitate the creation of well designed relatively thin wash basins and multiple washing systems that can cope with the harshest conditions found in the sanitary facilities of public areas.
Sanitary products manufactured under the brand name MIRANIT can be classed under the generic term of “cast mineral products”. Compared to other cast products such as ceramic sanitaryware shows that MIRANIT products have the following advantages:
• Higher stability in terms of impact resistance and being shatter-proof.
• Clean shapes with good design and the use of small radii.
• A total length of 3.60 m can be achieved for niche wash basins.
• Damaged surfaces can be mended with special repair kits.
MIRANIT products are enveloped by a high-gloss, pore-free, hygienic surface. This chromophoric polyester resin coating, so called Gelcoat, has excellent properties with standing physical and chemical exposure, such as high impact strength and scratch resistance, high colour stability, high resistance to water temperature up to 80°C and it is resistant to weak acids and alkaline solutions.
The Gelcoat surface is dirt repellent and particularly easy to care. In most cases a damp cloth is completely adequate for cleaning the wash basins, multiple washing facilities and cleaning basins. More serious soiling can be removed with mild, non-scouring cleaners. This also applies to colour pencil traces, shoe polish, ink, iodine solution and lipstick. Stains that could result from burning cigarettes, for example, can be removed with a polishing paste. For a sustained shine it is recommended to occasionally rub MIRANIT equipment products with commercially available car polish and then immediately repolish the treated surfaces. Any damage to the surface can be mended using a repair kit (EAN Number 7612982005862, Alpine White) with which almost invisible repairs can be accomplished.
