How to choose a paint for the walls?

Recently, at the final stage of repair in an apartment or house, paint is more often used as wall and ceiling decoration than wallpaper. For all its diversity, one can get confused, and here the question arises - which wall paint is best suited?

Content:

• Factors affecting the choice of paint
• Paints and their types
• The main aspects of the selection of colors

Factors affecting the choice of paint

There are several requirements that apply to glossy, matte materials:

1. Environmental friendliness. Painting walls and ceilings used in rooms where there are living rooms should not emit toxic odors. The apartment is better to use water-based finishes.
2. Resistance to ultraviolet radiation, aggressive detergents, various damages, water.
3. Quality. Paint should lie evenly on the surface.
4. Hygroscopicity (breathable effect). This property of the material, providing the necessary absorption of moisture in any room of an apartment, house.
5. Wear resistance. Frequent use of detergents should not affect the quality properties of the paint.
6. Thixotropy. This property of the material prevents it from falling into the sediment and draining from vertical surfaces.

A person who is interested in how to repaint the walls correctly, both in a separate room and throughout the apartment, should know that the interior paints that have to be used are different. They have not only decorative properties, but also protective.

The choice of paint for walls, ceilings of the best brand should be made taking into account no less important parameters, such as:

• the dimensions of the room (the dimensions of walls, ceilings, that is, the entire surface that will be lined);
• the type of base on which the paint will be laid, which is important for a good grip;
• consumption of paint and varnish material;
• drying time;
• the purpose of the room (entrance hall, living room, dining room, children's rooms, etc.)

Before choosing a paint for walls and ceilings, it is advisable for the buyer to decide in advance what the walls and ceiling should look like after painting.

Indeed, the modern industry of building interior and exterior paints and varnishes of matte, glossy materials offers a wide range of colors, glossy, matte, textured. The finished surface of the walls, ceilings can be painted like marble or natural wood.

Paints and their types

For the decoration of ceilings, walls, paints can be used:

1. Acrylic - based on polyarylates and copolymers, which serve as film formers. Water-based, they contain a pigment that gives color, an acrylic emulsion with polymers. The advantages of such a coating - it dries quickly, does not fade, does not change the color saturation. The resistant film formed after drying is inert to high temperatures, and under the conditions of intensive long-term operation, cracks and wrinkles do not appear on it. Acrylic paint is used to decorate interiors with art painting, for indoor and outdoor use;

   

2. Latex is a water-based emulsion with floating binder droplets of pigment (latex).During drying, the water mass evaporates, and a thin film forms on the surface. The paint is not afraid of water, resists the formation of mold, as it is a vapor barrier, more often used for ceilings. Its main property is good drying speed (from 20 minutes to 2 hours), excellent adhesion (strong adhesion to any surface) and a breathable effect.
3. Alkyd - created on the basis of alkyd resins, harmless, retain color for a long time, moisture resistant. They are best used for painting plastered, wood and metal exterior surfaces. This type includes enamel and oil paints. Enamels, created on a varnish basis, dry quickly (in an hour). At the finish, the finish becomes glossy, resistant to corrosion and has a water-repellent effect. Based on drying oil, oil paints are made. Turpentine, solvent, white spirit are used to dilute them. The drying process is long (several days), and due to toxicity it is better to use them outside.
4. Silicone - popular water-dispersion enamels are made on the basis of silicone, acrylic polymers with different fillers and pigments. They have excellent performance properties - vapor permeability with a water-repellent effect - and are ideal for facade cladding. Silicone enamel, due to its good adhesion, penetrates the surface, forms an attractive, durable, crack-resistant, finish coating that prevents moisture, which destroys any structure. This factor is important for buildings in areas with high humidity.
5. Water emulsion. Their basis is latex, thickeners, antiseptics, not dissolved, and fillers and small particles of polymers introduced into the water mass. After staining and evaporation of water, a film stable compound with good viscosity appears on the surface. Such interior paint does not exfoliate, “breathes” and maintains a comfortable microclimate in the room.

The walls in the apartment, decorated with the best matte interior paint, breathe harmony and tranquility. the surface is impressive in brightness, color saturation.

Taking seriously the question of where and how to choose the best paint, you should also familiarize yourself with its wide range of color shades. It is desirable that the ceiling and walls are harmoniously combined in color.

The main aspects of the selection of colors

The colors of the paints in the distribution network are presented on small rectangles and the eyes of the buyer often fall on an expressive bright color, which is erroneous. According to designers, bright paint applied over a large area will soon be annoying. To achieve the desired pleasant calming effect, it is better to choose pale shades of the desired color.

To create a comfortable environment in the premises, some tricks are used:

• the walls, the ceiling in the room facing the north side need additional lighting, which gives the painting warm, light shades;

• saturated or dark color of the paint, visually hiding the real dimensions of the room, can be used in rooms where the windows face the south side;
• in a small apartment, in order to visually increase the space, they often prefer an interior paint with a light palette;
• glossy surface makes shades more intense, matte - absorbs colors.

If right choose the color for painting the walls, the usual room of an apartment or a private house will delight the eyes of both households and guests.

Now, knowing all the subtleties of the choice of paint, you can safely go for a pleasant purchase.