Water-based paint is sold exclusively in white color.
To make it color, you need to buy a color for water-based paint.
Combining different colors, you can make a fantastically beautiful shade.
Contents:
- How to choose the color?
- Instruction for self-tinting
- Market prices for
How to choose the color?
Coal for water-based paint is a solution of high concentration, it makes the right color.
They dilute the following types of paints:
- water-dispersion;
- latex;
- is glued.
They are used for interior and facade work. They are available in the form of ordinary paint, powder or paste.
Kohler consists of organic and inorganic pigments. Natural pigments are very bright, but not light-fast, therefore, on sunny days - it quickly burns out.
Colors of color for water based paints based on inorganic pigments are not so bright and have a small color range, but they are very resistant to burning out.
Picking it in the store, you need to ask the seller for a special table.
You can use a special automatic machine for mixing. Usually they are in large stores of building materials.
The desired ingredients are mixed in them in a strictly prescribed ratio. These services are most often provided free of charge.
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But with this selection you can make mistakes with the color, it may not coincide with the required one.
This is due to the fact that the selection was carried out under other lighting conditions and on a small sample. The house color can look a little different. Therefore, you can choose several shades from the color palette for water-based paint and mix them at home.
So it's easier to pick a complex color, especially if you want to make a solid surface.
Please note that on a large vertical surface, the color will look much more saturated than on a small sample.
With self-breeding, you can pour a little paint into a shallow dish, add the necessary shades of color to the water-based paint and mix thoroughly.
The color should be a bit darker than desired. The resulting mixture is added to the paint and mixed with a mixer. Some believe that it is better to stir by hand.
Make sure that the color of the paint is not more than twenty percent of the water-based paint. If you add too much color, the quality may deteriorate.
When selecting colors, look at how it will look in daylight, and then turn on the light to see if the color has changed under artificial lighting.
Instruction for self-tinting
After the selection is made, you can proceed to work:
- Stock in advance small glass jars or plastic trays for food. Before use, you should wash them properly. This is very important when tinting;
- Pour the paint into the prepared jar, be sure to record its volume. This is useful for further mixing. Add a few drops of color to it. If you decide to make a complex color, add two different colors. Start with one to three drops and add gently on a drop until you get the color you need. Record the number of drops added;
- To obtain a uniform color, stir well the solution;
- Once you have a suitable color, you can paint a small section of the wall and check the color in a day, when the paint dries completely. If you like the shade, then paint the remaining paint, keeping the right proportions;
- If the shade does not suit you, you can increase or decrease the amount of color or add another. Without experience, it's difficult to find the right color, but perhaps you need to be patient and spare no time.
The prices on the market
The approximate price of color for water-based paint is from 20 to 120 rubles per package.
If you buy it more and do not waste everything, you can pour water over the pigment in the jar, and store it for a long time.
What is the best way to buy a color for water-based paint? The country-producer does not matter, since domestic pigments are no worse than imported pigments, but much cheaper.
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Choose pigments in bottles with a narrow neck, they are very convenient to drip and count drops.
When choosing, it is better to choose pasty, not powder. Pastelike allows you to quickly achieve the desired shade.
Shake the bottle before use, as many formulations thicken during storage.
You can not use coloring as an independent coloring agent.
