An Insight into The Components of Interior Paints!

 People update their premises with required repairs, modifications, and painting to make them attractive, functional, and livable. They hire contractors for house painting Fairview Park and other areas. The contractors are often go-to for interior, exterior, furniture, or cabinet paints, as the homeowners typically know little about the paints. The contractors provide shade cards in available paint categories and explain their features, suitability, and cost to the residents. They assess the area to be painted and give an estimate based on the paint selection and covered area. 

Interior Painting

As a thumb rule, interior painters typically use latex or oil-based colors for the in-house spaces as internal walls are made of dry walls. Latex paints are easy to use and quick to dry. They allow low VOC emissions. At the same time, oil-based paints are durable and moisture resistant, which homeowners can use in high-traffic areas, bathrooms, laundry spaces, and other moist portions. 

Commonly applied interior colors contain pigments, binders, solvents, additives, fillers, and preservatives. Following is the brief of each,

Pigments: Usually made from finely ground minerals or synthetic chemicals, the pigments impart color and opacity in a painting solution.

Binders: The paint solution contains latex, acrylic, and oil-based resins that act as binders. The resins hold paint pigments together and help colors adhere to the surface. 

Solvents: The solvents such as water (water-based paint), mineral spirits (in oil-based paints), and alcohol (in shellac-based paints) thin the color solution, which helps it spread evenly on the surface. The proportion of solvents also affects the drying time and finish.

Additives: The interior color contains additives such as thickeners (cellulose, clay, silica, etc.), wetting, anti-skinning and drying agents, UV stabilizers, and defoamers that improve the performance of the paint. 

Fillers: The manufacturers add calcium carbonate, talc, and clay as standard fillers that help create a perfectly smooth finish.

Mildewcides: The paints containing preservatives (mildewcides) have been the preferred choice of an interior painter in North Olmsted. The preservatives prevent the growth of bacteria, mold, and other microorganisms that impair the surface. 

The Bottom Line

The paint manufacturers offer several paints of different finishes with or without additives. Though additives enhance the performance of the colors, they (and some solvents) release volatile organic compounds (VOCs) into the air, which may deteriorate indoor air quality and cause health issues. Therefore, interior painters recommend and use low-VOC or zero-VOC paints formulated with fewer harmful chemicals for house painting, Fairview Park.