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of High Quality Paint > Lasting
Colour
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Colour maintains its original tone longer |
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Less yellowing |
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Alkali resistance (as often contained in household cleaners) |
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Colour is for most of us one of the key parameters when it comes
to buying a paint. What is perhaps not considered by so many is
how using a top quality paint will make the colour last longer -
significantly increasing the pleasure we get from the wonderful
finish through the years. High quality paints made with acrylic
technology allow the colour to maintain its original tone and sheen
for longer.
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This is worth bearing in mind not just for the exteriors of your home
where paints are exposed to severe UV intensity, but also inside the
house where there is lots of sunlight coming through. If it's a white
paint you want for a particular surface, then again, think seriously
about how fast you are prepared to see the initial brilliance wear
off. Paints (especially white) made with high quality acrylic polymers
resist going yellow.
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Household cleaning fluids are also something you need to see
as an "enemy" of paint colour and sheen – they
often contain alkali which can attack the paint film integrity
which will affect the colour of paint. Again, acrylic paints are
formulated to be resistant to this.
NOTE: Most paints come ready mixed. If you are looking
to tint or have a customised colour made, make sure the right
pigments are used (ie exterior pigments should be used for paints
intended for use outside).
 Where
is lasting colour really important? Anywhere, really, where
you're particularly keen on a colour retaining its original
sheen, brightness and brilliance. Think particularly about which
areas most exposed to the sun, as the UV rays are responsible
in part in accelerating the break down of the paint film, leading
to fading. |
 What
is the benefit of lasting colour? Very simple – the
great new colour you painted your home with recently stays looking
great longer. Less fading and longer lasting brilliance. |
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