Textured paint - to be unique is not so difficult

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Full-color paint - we get acquainted with

More recently, plastering of walls we considered cheap and the simplest way of repair. After plastering, we glued wallpaper or painted the walls with paint. As they say, everything is simple, fast and no frills.

Today, companies that produce decorative coating for walls, will surprise even the most demanding customer. Textured paint will help create hundreds of shades, embossed paint imitates the coating for marble, parchment, canvas, leather, sand, will convey the effect of wet silk, recreate the palace interior, etc. The ability to combine textures and shades of colors is unlimited.

Let's see what paint is structural and textured

The paint material, which contains a special structuring filler, is called an invoice( textural, structural) paint. The name varies because of the composition that fills the paint. Such paint is applied to plastered walls, surfaces made of bricks, wood, concrete and other mineral surfaces. Thanks to the acrylic bonding element, structural paint for walls is an ideal finishing coating, resistant to external factors. A water base proves hypoallergenic material.

To undoubted advantages of this type of paints is moisture resistance. Walls can be washed with plain water. Just the paint is not afraid of mold and not soaked in smells. It is also important to note that it has a frost-resistant character. Structural paint does not burn, it is resistant to climatic phenomena, so you can use it for both external and internal works.

Consider a variety of colors on the market, for this we list the main groups of materials.

Structural paints

  1. Mineral - dry mixture of lime and cement, diluted with water, mainly used for outdoor coating.
  2. Silicate is an expensive pleasure, it is sold immediately in finished form, has a silicate base and is used only with a silicate primer on mineral surfaces.
  3. Silicone - manufactured with the addition of silicone resins, is used only with a silicone primer and has the longest life.
  4. Acrylic - sold ready for use, easily applied to any surface, made on the basis of acrylic resins.

Textured paints

  1. Marseille wax - imitates old stone, bark, cork, forms a textured surface and is covered with special decorative wax, after which it is easy to clean. It is possible to use not only in residential buildings, but also in offices, swimming pools, restaurants.
  2. Misuri - made with the addition of modified starch on acrylic base, forms both a smooth and texture surface.
  3. Atacama - the acrylic base is mixed with quartz sand and special metallic pigments, has excellent light reflection and simulates the optical effect, the surface seems velvety.
  4. Relief - acrylic polymers with quartz chips and the addition of natural fillers create many effects and have a simple application technology.

When working with textured or structural paint

To prepare the walls, you will need to remove the dust and apply a thin layer of the primer. Thorough plastering is not needed, and the first layer of plaster can be started to apply a day after the primer has dried. Most importantly, the relief paint requires strong walls, the wall must never vibrate. Tools that you may need: a special spatula, roller, spray.

Now you can turn to how the textured paint for walls is applied, the video will complement our instructions with clarity. All the work is done layer by layer .The first layer is applied with a spatula( not more than 15 cm).And the second layer is applied with a roller. It is your choice of the structure of the roller and will determine the appearance of the coating. For a more varied pattern, use several varieties of rollers, as well as stencils. Try to apply the paint with your hands, in this case the pattern will become unique.

A small tip: Wet the roller before each use, and after the work is done, flush the tools with water.

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