White water-based paint: tips for choosing

Quite often, water-based paint is used to decorate walls and ceilings. This material is especially popular in budget repair work, where the amount allocated for the decoration is quite small.

Water-based paint is available only in white color, it is a coloring pigment introduced in a certain way into an aqueous base. When the emulsion is applied to the surface, the water evaporates, and the coloring particles create a kind of film. This paint is only suitable for interior decoration and is not used outdoors.

Water-based paint has a number of advantages:

• The coating is odorless, therefore, when painting a room with this finishing material, you can not leave your home.
• Environmentally friendly paint. It does not contain toxic substances, as well as components that can cause allergies.
• Its application does not require complex tools. You can completely get by with a brush and a roller or use a spray gun.
• When using this material, no solvents are required, it is enough to have ordinary clean water with you.
• The covering ability of this paint is quite high.
• The shelf life of the material is quite long.

• A different container volume will allow you to buy paint in the required volume, while minimizing costs and the remainder of unused material.
• The coating can be chosen in different price segments, and the quality of the budget options is also quite good.
• It dries up in just a couple of hours.
• After drying, the coating acquires a rough surface, which looks quite aesthetically pleasing.
• Until the moment it dries, the paint is easily washed off from hands and from various surfaces; this does not require a solvent. However, after the coating is dry, it acquires high strength.

White water-based paint is used in its pure form most often for painting the ceiling in various rooms: at home, in offices, shops.

With the help of white water-based paint, you can arrange various decor in the interior.

Also, this finishing coating is often used in needlework, for example, for painting works from paper tubes.

White water-based paint is available in several varieties and differs in the type of polymers that are used in the composition.

There are several types of this finishing material:

Here acrylic resins act as a basis. Also, silicones are often included in the composition, which gives the substance water resistance and makes it possible to use it in rooms where fumes occur, for example, in the kitchen. This coating can withstand up to 5000 wash cycles, it well masks irregularities and cracks up to 1 mm. White acrylic resin based water-based paint works well on most surfaces, including glass, concrete or wood.

The basis of such compositions is liquid glass. They have a significant shelf life of the finished substance, which is more than 20 years. Also, this paint is distinguished by good permeability and resistance to negative factors, for example, temperature changes. But high humidity can damage the coating.

This is one of the most expensive formulations, but this is justified by a number of properties.This paint is capable of correcting cracks up to 2 mm, the coating perfectly passes steam through itself. It is suitable for use in rooms with high humidity. Mold and mildew do not grow on the surface of the coating.

These compositions are obtained by mixing pigments with a PVA base. This coating is not afraid of pollution. It is not afraid of grease and oils, it covers brick and concrete well, it is resistant to fading, and creates a durable layer.

The choice of white water-based paint depends on several factors:

• Appointment of the premises. If you need to cover the ceiling in the bedroom or living room, then you can purchase a regular acrylic compound. If you need to paint the ceiling in the kitchen, then at least you need to choose a composition with silicones. A polyvinyl acetate compound is suitable for finishing the garage. Such a coating can be easily washed from oils, and the walls will always look good.
• Price. The cost of water-based paint is quite varied. You can buy quite high-quality products worth up to 1000 rubles or over 3000 rubles for a volume of 10 liters.
• Can create two types of coatings on a surface: matte and glossy. Depending on the needs and desires of the buyer, you need to choose the appropriate composition.
• Before the purchase it is necessary to calculate the volume finishing material that you need. Many manufacturers offer to purchase white water-based paint with a volume of 2 to 30 kg, which allows you to choose the right container, thereby saving money.

On the building materials market, you can find a fairly wide variety of white water-based paint, not only differing in the type of coating, but also by the manufacturer.

Below are some of the brands that are in high demand:

• Deluxe. The acrylic composition of Magic White paint perfectly covers the surface. The consumption of the composition is only 1 liter per 12 sq. m. This finishing material is not suitable for painting walls and ceilings in the bathroom, as excessive condensation can damage the coating. The cost of such material is about 2700 rubles for a volume of 10 liters. Reviews of Deluxe Magic White paint are quite good. Users highlight the ease of application to a variety of surfaces, high drying speed and lack of odor. The ease of care of the coating is also noted: the surface can be simply wiped with a damp cloth.

• Dufa Super White. This paint has a high degree of whiteness and excellent hiding power. The coating is of high quality, and it is quite economical: one layer is enough to completely paint over even dirty surfaces. The cost of the finishing material Dufa "Superwhite" is about 3000 rubles for a volume of 10 liters. Reviews of the paint are also positive. Many people note the excellent white color, ease of application. Among the shortcomings, the high cost of the material was noted, as well as the fact that the coating dries quickly and is rather difficult to wash.

• "Snowflake". This is a water-based latex paint from a domestic manufacturer. Despite the budget price, the paint is a fairly high-quality product, which is based on Finnish raw materials. The hiding power of the composition is quite good, and its consumption is only 100 g per 1 sq. m. The paint can be used in rooms with high humidity, for example, in the kitchen. The cost of paint is only 950 rubles for a volume of 14 kg.

According to customer reviews, "Snowflake" is the most inexpensive water-based paint, which gives the perfect coating of snow-white color.

You will learn about the features of the choice of paint, as well as the painting process itself, from the following video.