tips to paint your house

Remember this:

The more expensive paint you plan to use, the more elaborate surface preparation will be required.

All cheaper distempers have a large percentage of clays and fillers, which actually fill up the surface very well, so a good surface preparation is not called for.


Paints:

If you are doing it on a budget use a good quality synthetic Distemper. Next in Line is The Emulsion Paint. And finally the Luxury Emulsion. The emulsion is a water based synthetic polymer to which Pigments have been added. It is these pigments that provide the all important Colour and Light Reflection.

The Polymer merely is a film former that forms the coating. The luxury emulsions are expensive, but they contain a large percentage of true pigments, specially the white
pigment Titanium Dioxide.

Finish

While the cheaper distempers give a dead matt finish, the more expensive emulsions provide a fashionable ’’egg-shell’’ finish.

The latter reflect more light, have purer and cleaner colors and are aesthetically more appealing. The luxury emulsions also fare better on the washability front. But be warned!

Dont be misled by the washability advertising! No matter how good the paint is, it is still never fully washable. Even if you wash it with cold water and a mild soap, it still will leave traces of stains and what is worse, washing marks.

So it is best to avoid a situation where washing may be called for.