Advantages and Disadvantages of Using Latex Paints for Interior Design and Decorating
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Paint - Water Thinned Coatings, or Water Based Paints
Emulsion Paints
The medium or vehicle is an emulsion, which is a substance consisting of one liquid (oil) dispersed in droplets throughout another liquid (water). In respect to paints, the oil is a drying oil or an oil based binder like alkyd. Emulsifying agents are then added to make the substance stable. These agents could be soda, ammonia or detergents. After application the water evaporates and the coating hardens by oxidation. Emulsion paints are used as exterior coating on blocks and plasterwork. They have some of the advantages of oil-based coatings, the ability to bind back loose powder on the substrate, and a more penetrating adhesion.
Latex PaintsThe medium or vehicle is a man made latex, which is a dispersion of a synthetic resin binder in a watery base. The resin is made up of tiny sticky globules, which are surrounded by the base of water. On application, the water evaporates and the sticky globules adhere together, in turn trapping the pigment particles between them. The resin finally hardens by polymerisation. To improve the quality of latex paints many additives have been used, wetting agents, freeze-thaw stabiliser, acidity control agent, perfume, fungicides, dispersants, anti foam agent, flow agent. Advantages of using Latex Paint
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Disadvantages of using Latex Paints
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