When repairing quite often the question arises of choosing the desired color( shade) of paint for a particular surface. Despite the fact that there are a lot of different paints in the shops, the desired one can not always be selected. As not always there is time and opportunity. Therefore, often you have to deal with the coloring of the paint yourself and prepare the desired shade with your own hands, from the available paints.
This( manual) way of mixing them has both pluses and minuses. One of the advantages is that cooking can be done directly on the spot and get what you want. And you will not have to spend money on computer tinting. However, the disadvantage of this method is that it is necessary to correctly calculate the required amount of the paint to be prepared. If it is not enough, then repeat "one-to-one" will not work.
It should be taken into account that before mixing paints, it is necessary to pay attention to their composition. In particular, for the presence of a pigment and a binding component. This is a rather complex question and it is worthwhile to understand more in detail, if exact "fitting" of different shades is needed.
Most often for manual tinting in the store you buy necessary additives and mix with paint. With any tinting, one of the colors is taken as the main one, and the right shade is prepared on its basis. Most often for such a basis is taken paint of white color, although you can use any color. It adds a substance( additive), called "pigment".It also gives the original material the necessary shade.
Technology of cooking
Most often in a container( usually in a bucket) pour white paint. Then, depending on the desired result, add a tint paste. Add it by parts, all the while mixing. Periodically obtained mass is "tested" on some surface( a sheet of plywood, for example).However, in order to judge the quality of the shade obtained, you need to wait for the test "smear" to dry out. After all, fresh paint always seems a bit lighter.
There is an opinion that it is possible to dilute paint with pigment immediately, on the basis of the instructions that are attached to the coloring composition. It defines all the necessary proportions. Sometimes two or more pigments are used. But in this case the result can not be predicted, let alone repeat it.
It is best to practice first with small amounts of material. At least, you can see what to expect and it becomes clear what to correct.
