Types, features and advantages of slate paints

Modern technology allows you to create unique types of coatings. For example, the so-called slate paint is gaining popularity. The tool gives the walls an original look, like a blackboard. Such material has advantages and disadvantages, and there are features in the application technology.

Content:

• Styling paint
• Features of the tool
• Coloring materials
• Types of paint
• Advantages and disadvantages of the material
• Surface preparation and painting
• The use of slate coating in the interior
• Kids room design
• Paint for the kitchen and hallway
• Slate surface in cafe
• DIY slate paint
• First way
• Second way
• Manufacturers Overview
• Tikkurila
• Siberia
• Magpaint
• Magnetico
• Rust-oleum
• Benjamin moore & co
• Craft premier

Styling paint

Slate LKM - a novelty among finishing materials. If you paint the wall with a tool in the living room, kitchen, children's room or other room, you can make various notes, sketches on the surface, and then easily wash them with a rag. The people often call the coating chalk - a matte, durable, slightly rough tool.

Slate paintwork was originally created for the restoration of blackboards, but designers quickly noticed it and began to use it in interior design. With the help of paint you can radically update the room and make it unusual and stylish.

Such wall paint can perform not only a decorative, but also a practical function, participate in the entertainment and education of children. If magnetic powder is introduced into the material in a special proportion, or, after drying, a magnetic primer is applied, magnets and metal products will adhere well to the surface.

LMB can be applied on bare walls or on wallpaper for painting, without much effort making a place for creativity and play, or styling a room according to the idea.

Features of the tool

Slate-type paintwork is made on the basis of latex - the product is perfectly diluted with water, does not contain solvents harmful to health. What is the secret of unique appearance? The smallest particles of iron are introduced into the composition of the slate magnetic material, which allows the coating to serve as a real magnet after drying. To give a matte texture with the effect of a blackboard, gypsum, cement, modifiers, acrylic resins, marble chips, dolomite are introduced into the paint.

You can cover the walls with either standard gray paint or apply color coatings. Different types of paint are realized: blue, black, brown, green, violet, white paint, which can, for example, be used to paint a refrigerator or be used for tinting. By adding pigments to white coatings, absolutely any shade can be obtained, although dark and bright tones are usually preferred in the interior.

Coloring materials

You can paint almost any surface. Most often you have to do a coating of concrete walls, which are previously applied plaster, putty and primer.

LKM perfectly lays on such materials:

• metal;
• glass;
• ceramics;
• drywall;
• wood, fiberboard, particleboard, OSB;
• Wallpaper, glass.

To create a durable coating, it is better to perform not one, but several layers of paint. If you intend to use the wall as a magnet, layering is a prerequisite, otherwise iron objects will fall.Products that are too heavy on the wall cannot hold.

Types of paint

The product is sold in the form of a spray (aerosol) and in ordinary jars used for painting with a brush or roller. For painting large areas, it is better to purchase a set of ordinary liquid paint and painting accessories. Various inaccessible places, small objects and individual elements in the interior are usually painted from cylinders.

Depending on the properties and composition, slate coatings, in addition to the "classic" type, can be as follows:

1. Marker paint. It is used to make inscriptions with a marker, not chalk. Designed for people who do not want to wash the walls of chalk dust.
2. Magnetic or magnetic slate paint. Includes iron supplements, therefore, serves as a magnet.

Advantages and disadvantages of the material

Modern coatings have a minimum of flaws, but their advantages are undeniable. Stylus paints have the following advantages:

• create a very strong, hard coating, practically not subject to wear, abrasion, mechanical damage;
• differ in good adhesion (adhesion) to most known surfaces, even with smooth types of glass, ceramics, which increases the field of operation;
• do not give shine, which allows you to draw comfortably and easily erase the inscriptions, wash the coating with water, detergents;
• do not carry fire danger, do not explode;
• due to environmental friendliness they can be used in children's rooms, they are odorless;
• easy to apply with your own hands, dry soon;
• some paints include antiseptics, due to which they are used even with high humidity;
• it can be used to cover a whole wall or highlight individual elements, apply to decorate surfaces with drawings;
• the material creates a space for children's creativity, such a decor can be placed both in the children's room and in other parts of the apartment, even in the corridor;
• LKM is very functional: in addition to its traditional use as a board, it can replace a kitchen apron, decorate a door, and update boring interior items.

If magnetic particles are added to the paint, the finished surface will muffle electromagnetic radiation from household appliances, electronics. This is a plus and minus at the same time - the harm to humans is reduced, but the quality of the Wi-Fi signal is falling. The disadvantages can be attributed to the fact that the product does not withstand low temperatures, therefore it is suitable only for internal work.

Other possible cons:

• if you do not regularly wash the surface, stains and spots will make the coating look scruffy;
• slate material may soon get bored, so repairs will have to be redone anew;
• most often the paint has a dark color, which can make the room gloomy;
• the material is not suitable for a small room due to the visual reduction of space;
• slate coating is not suitable for a number of styles, for example, for classics, it will look best in the loft, minimalism styles;
• on an uneven surface, creating a blackboard effect will not work - you will have to very carefully level the base;
• the coating is so strong that you can erase its drops only before solidification, otherwise it will be difficult to remove defects;
• the price of the material is very high - some paints cost up to 8000 rubles per liter can.

For allergy sufferers, the constant presence of chalk dust can be harmful, therefore it is better to use marker paints and do not forget about wet care. On glass and aluminum, it will be necessary to first apply a special primer to improve adhesion to the paint.

Surface preparation and painting

To work with paintwork does not require special knowledge, expensive tools. You need to buy a standard set of painter: paint container, roller, brush. Despite careful application, hard-to-remove drops may remain on the floor, so the coating should be covered with cellophane. Window sills, frames, doorways are covered with paper tape.

As a measure of surface preparation, you must carefully align the wall.Separating pieces of putty must be removed, old wallpapers must be removed, although even canvases can be painted on top after preliminary priming. If the wall is old, the ideal option is to completely remove the coating layer, align according to the standard scheme, and only then paint. The last layer is always used high-quality soil (normal, for the corresponding surface).

Painting the wall is pretty simple. It is important that there is no dirt or dust on the base that could settle after priming. It is necessary to mix the paint in a jar, pour into a small container. With a dampened roller or brush, carefully spread the material over the surface of the wall. After 2 hours, you can apply the second layer, and use the surface (draw) is allowed after 3 days.

If necessary, a day after application, magnetic primer is additionally made with a composition with the addition of iron powder. It is allowed to wash the wall during the first month of operation only with water, and after that it is permissible to use not too aggressive household chemicals.

The use of slate coating in the interior

The scope of the material is very wide. The tool is popular in kindergartens, schools for covering walls in classrooms and corridors (in addition to using ordinary boards). Paint with a slate effect is used in cafes, offices (for sticking notes). In apartments, the material is also in demand, especially in the kitchen and in the nursery. Some manufacturers claim that on top of such paint you can even glue wallpaper - the magnetic properties of the wall will be preserved.

Kids room design

When painting the whole wall or part of it with a stylus, the child will receive the perfect coating for creativity and study. The kid will not feel the need to "paint" the wallpaper in the rest of the apartment, and the repair will survive. Older children can use slate coating for homework, studying the multiplication table, formulas, geometry.

Paint for the kitchen and hallway

Usually in the kitchen do not paint the walls as a whole. It will be better to look separately painted interior items, elements and details. For example, you can make a slate kitchen apron, on which then write recipes, magnetize pieces of paper, shopping lists. On some brands of paint it is indicated that the products change color from heating or hot fat, which must be taken into account when carrying out repairs.

In the kitchen you can decorate individual items:

• the door of the old refrigerator;
• drawers and doors of kitchen cabinets;
• countertop;
• cups, jars;
• flowerpots;
• storage box;
• trays
• tags for cans;
• boards;
• boxes with seedlings;
• great dishes.

If you make a slate zone on the wall near the dining table, you can make the meal more interesting, especially when there are children in the house. In the hallway, the area next to the front door is usually painted with a stylus to leave reminders for each other.

Slate surface in cafe

Slate-type paintwork often paint walls or individual stands in catering establishments. It’s convenient to talk about existing promotions or invite visitors.

The highlight of the interior of the cafe will be a whole wall painted with such paint. The topics on it change depending on the season, events, which is convenient for advertising purposes.

DIY slate paint

Sometimes there is too much full packaging of paint. This material is usually sold in cans or cylinders of 0.5 - 1 liter, it is very expensive. To paint small details of the interior, you can do it yourself.

First way

You should buy 250 g of acrylic paint and any cement mixture (dry powder), which will require 2 tablespoons.The components just need to be mixed, tinted with the right pigment, and the paint is ready for use.

Unfortunately, cement-based paints scratch faster, a more reliable option is adding marble chips, which is technically more difficult. For tinting, it is better to choose a bright shade - purple, grassy, ​​deep blue.

Second way

According to this recipe for paint, you need 3 tablespoons of acrylic paint (already tinted), a tablespoon of acrylic matte varnish, a tablespoon of cement putty and water. First, cement powder is poured into the container, then paint and varnish are added, stirred, diluted with water. The paint is ready for use.

Manufacturers Overview

The choice of slate paint on the market is not too large compared to other coatings. You can find material only from well-known brands - Tikkurila, Obi, Castorama and others.

Tikkurila

Tikkurila Liitu paint is made in Finland and is of high quality. Available in two versions - black and white (for tinting). The surface of the coating is matte; chalk is excellent on it.

Another paint brand - Tikkurila Magnetic - has a white color, is applied in 2 layers and allows you to get a magnetic surface.

Siberia

Siberia paint (Siberia) of the Russian production. The company specializes in the production of new types of coatings, including magnetic, marker, slate paints.

Materials contain antiseptics, have increased wear resistance and are tinted in any color. Siberia PRO slate paint is sold in black and white.

Magpaint

Dutch Magpaint paints - a special line of slate coatings. In recent years, marker paint of this brand has appeared on the market. Demand for products is high due to the highest quality of the material.

Magnetico

Magnetic paints of the brand (Germany) are produced in gray. Operational characteristics are excellent, the price is lower than analogues.

Rust-oleum

In America, the company leads among manufacturers of such materials. Slate-type paintwork materials are available in black and white, there are marker and magnetic compositions for decorating rooms.

Benjamin moore & co

Material is made in the USA. The manufacturer specializes in producing premium quality coatings that are tinted in a variety of colors. The finished coating has maximum resistance to damage.

Craft premier

Paints are produced in Russia, consisting of only environmentally friendly components. Slate-type paintwork materials are presented in small jars in black and brown colors. The coating will withstand up to 10,000 washings with a rag.

Most of the ink type paints are easy to apply, good adhesion, quick drying. Funds give the room an original look, because it is in demand among designers and consumers.