Picture this.
You are standing next to a painter, who is meeting you to go through your colour and paint options for an interior wall upgrade, or a fresh look for your vehicle.
After agreeing on the exact colour shade you’d want, he asks, “So, what intermediate paint would you like?”
You go numb, and scratch your head because you know what shade and look you want, but nothing else. It’s then that you realize there is more that goes into a paint job, than the finished look.
Paint is beyond what you see as the final product. It’s more than a beautiful wall or a gloss on the sides of a vehicle. It’s the decision that goes into painting a factory or its machines, or the choice of what paint to use on exterior walls in the hottest parts of this country.
Paints have additional uses beyond improving appearance. Knowing the performance features of each type of paint is important to select the best product for each application.
Here’s your guide to the different types of paints available locally.
Decorative Paints
With the widest range of products, decorative paints can be categorized under Emulsion water-based paints, floor paints, gloss or oil-based paints, roof paints, textured finishes special effects, and wood finishes. They can be used within residential spaces, factories, offices, and public buildings. Crown Paints has over 11,300 shades of colours available for interior and exterior finishes, for both decorative and protection of surfaces. Crown ruff N Tuff, Crown Rockmaster, Crown ultra-guard Protect Silicone extreme, and many more popular painting products are in this category.
Automotive Paints
Known as Automobile products, they are perfect for all forms of land and air transportation. The specifications and performance of these paints is considered higher than decorative paints. They range from metallic paints, acrylic systems of solid colours, and fast-dry nitro-cellulose systems. They include Duco Body Filler, Motocryl 2K-Acrylic, and Nexa Autocolor.
Industrial Paints
Industrial paint is a protective coating that stops damage, scratch, and corrosion from weakening metal or plastic equipment. They protect a diverse array of products from corrosion, wear and tear and decay, as well as bringing an aesthetic and colorful appearance to the coated surface or product. Crown Aluminium Paint, Black Bituminous Paint, Crown Silicone Water-proofing Solution, and other paints fall in this category.
Intermediate Paints
Though not visible when the final coat is applied, these paint products are essential in paint jobs. They are the foundation to decorative or protective paintwork, and include Primers, Undercoat, Fillers, and skimming products. On the Crown Paints catalog, they include Crown Gyplast, Crown Polyfilla, Vesta Regal Metal Primer, Crown Aluminium Wood Primer, and many more.
Road Marking Paints
Their biggest advantage is their fast-drying abilities, and they are made from Alkyd or Chlorinated Rubber base. Specifically used for identification and safety, they mark roads, car parks, and any other text that goes on roads. Crown Road Marking and Thermoline Road Marking System are available on Crown’s website.
Adhesives Paints
Perfect for bonding tiles, wood, fabricators, paper, and more. Besides having a quick drying time, these paints are water-resistant, ensuring they last long while reducing production time. These include Fevicol, Crown Stronghold parquet, Tile and Wood.
Thinners
Though by definition not a paint, thinners are very important in paint job. A thinner is a volatile solvent that is used to dilute or extend oil-based paints or cleanup after use. Being solvent, they dissolve paint and reduce its viscosity. They also prevent paint from hardening when left open. Because they dissolve paint, they are also perfect for removal of paint on brushes, rollers and general cleanup of spills or splatters. They include Thinner White Spirit, Crown Paint Remover and Crown Thinners.
So, the next time you are doing a paint job, be more informed about the specific paint you want, so that you factor in more uses than just aesthetics.
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