Paint specialty store in Buchs with computer-controlled colour mixing service for building paints, automotive paints and artists' colours.
Farben Tischhauser AG
Buchs (SG), SwitzerlandNew on Amplifa
About Farben Tischhauser
Farben Tischhauser AG is a paint specialty store in Buchs SG that has existed since June 1970 and was founded as the first paint specialty store in the region by Dorli and Christian Reich-Tischhauser. The product range includes interior and façade paints, biological, silicone, silicate, dispersion and mineral paints, wood glazes, automotive paints as well as artists' colours such as oil, acrylic and watercolour paints. The offering is complemented by wallpapers, brushes, rollers, spray guns, easels, canvases and picture frames. A central service is the computer-controlled colour mixing service: with separate mixing machines for solvent-based and water-based systems, colour shades are mixed according to well over 1000 colour samples and, if required, precisely rematched by hand; paints can also be filled into spray cans. In addition, canvas stretching is offered, including special formats, as well as on-site consultations. Customers are painters, hobby painters, art studios, schools and institutions of art therapy.
- Site
- Buchs, Schweiz
- Processes
- Colour mixing service (colour shade mixing according to over 1000 colour samples,, Precise hand rematch of colour shades, Filling of paints into spray cans, Stretching of canvases (also special formats/oversize), Sale of paints (interior paints, façade paints, artists' colours, automotive paints), wallpapers,, Colour mixing service (computer-controlled mixing machines, precise hand rematch), On-site consulting (colour consulting, colour shade specification), Stretching of canvases in special formats
- Materials
- Biological paints, Silicone paints, Silicate paints, Dispersion paints, Mineral paints, Wood glazes, Automotive paint, Artists' colours (acrylic, watercolour, oil)
- Certificates
- Trained expert consultation, Hand colour rematch
- Founded
- 1970
- Industries
- Painting trade, Art painting / hobby sector, Schools, Art therapy
- 01
Consulting (also on site)
- 02
Colour mixing with computer-controlled mixing machines or by hand
- 03
Filling (among others spray cans)
- 04
Sales and customer service
Paints and Systems
Solvent-based systems
Automotive paints and 2K paints are mixed on a dedicated computer-controlled mixing system.
Water-based systems
Interior and façade paints are mixed on separate water-based mixing machines.
Biological paints
Part of the product range with trained consulting on properties such as breathability.
Silicone paints
Paint type of the professional range with consulting on properties such as self-cleaning.
Silicate paints
Mineral paint types for façade and building applications in the product range.
Dispersion paints
Standard building paints for interior and façade applications.
Mineral paints
Mineral paint systems in the professional range.
Wood glazes
Glaze products for wood surfaces, also mixable according to colour samples.
2K paint
High-quality 2K paint in the mixing service, also fillable in spray cans.
Artists' colours (oil, acrylic, watercolour, airbrush)
Highly pigmented artists' colours including airbrush colours and accessories.
Locations
Buchs (SG)
CHPaint specialty store with sales, mixing service and spray can filling
- Materials
- Interior, façade, silicate, silicone, mineral and biological paints, wood glazes, automotive paints, 2K paints
- Computer-controlled mixing system (solvent-based systems)
- Computer-controlled mixing system (water-based systems)
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colour mixing service (colour shade mixing according to over 1000 colour samples,Surface | – | – | – | – | Interior paint, Façade paint, Wood glaze, Automotive paints, 2K paints, Artists' colours |
| Precise hand rematch of colour shadesSurface | – | – | – | – | Façade paint, Interior paint, Wood glaze, Automotive paints |
| Filling of paints into spray cansSurface | – | – | – | – | Automotive paints, sprayable paints |
| Stretching of canvases (also special formats/oversize)Assembly | – | – | – | – | Canvas |
| Sale of paints (interior paints, façade paints, artists' colours, automotive paints), wallpapers,Other | – | – | – | – | Biological paints, Silicone paints, Silicate paints, Dispersion paints, Mineral paints, Wood glazes, Oil paints, Acrylic paints, Watercolour paints, Airbrush paints |
2 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer-controlled mixing system / mixing machine (solvent-based systems) | – | – | – | – | Buchs |
| Computer-controlled mixing system / mixing machine (water-based systems) | – | – | – | – | Buchs |
Additional services
Quality and Consulting
Employees are continuously trained in courses on paint systems and material properties; if required, colour shades are precisely rematched by hand.
| Evidence | Buchs (SG) |
|---|---|
| Trained expert consultation | |
| Hand colour rematch |
History
- 1970
Opening of the first paint specialty store in the region at St. Gallerstrasse 10 in Buchs by Dorli and Christian Reich-Tischhauser (idea by Ernst Tischhauser from Ilanz).
- 1989
Move at the end of October to Schulhausstrasse 8 in Buchs with the addition of a sales shop whose sales floor lies one storey below ground level.
- 1992
Rolf Kühne joined the team.
- 1997
Stefan Reich joined the team.