ᐅ Matte Acrylic and Matte Toilet – Any Experiences?

Good afternoon everyone,

Does anyone have experience with a toilet in the color "white satin matte" and/or an acrylic bathtub in matte white? Is matte white really disadvantageous in terms of ease of maintenance and susceptibility to scratches?

Best regards

I am not familiar with the series. But basically, it can be said that dirt tends to remain on matte surfaces over the medium to long term. This is the nature of the rule.

For the toilet, it’s about the Duravit ME by Starck, and for the bathtub, it would be the Fresh Wall bathtub from KNIEF.

Are you referring to the rougher surface?

DASI90 schrieb:

Because the surface is rougher, you mean

Yes, exactly. Imagine smooth and matte surfaces under a microscope!
Microparticles barely stick to smooth surfaces, while a matte surface “holds” particles.
But as I mentioned before, I’m not familiar with the surface used in sanitary applications. If a bathtub, for example enamel, becomes dull—something comparable to “matte”—then greywater leaves its marks there.

If the inside is smooth, I don’t see a problem 🙂 Before writing, I was thinking of interior matte surfaces. Is that not the case?

ypg schrieb:

Yes, exactly. Imagine smooth and matte surfaces under a microscope!
Microparticles can hardly stick to smooth surfaces, while a matte surface tends to “hold” particles.

It’s not quite that simple, otherwise the lotus effect wouldn’t exist. It depends on how the manufacturer executes the surface. Matte can be easy to maintain and resistant in some cases. Whether that applies to these manufacturers, I cannot say. Acrylic—whether matte or glossy—is a rather sensitive material. For a bathroom also used by children, I would advise against an expensive acrylic solution.

hampshire schrieb:

It's not that simple, otherwise there wouldn't be a lotus effect.

You’re probably right. I just wanted to explain the basics, not exceptions like coatings. As I said, I have never actually seen these objects. If only the surface is matte… personally that wouldn’t bother me… but concerning small children who might grab onto it, probably not.
I have had similar experiences with acrylic – I just noticed; is the bathtub acrylic?!