What This East Hampton Painter Knows About Using Quality Paint

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Painting Contractor Michael O'Shea

Using Quality Paint

When it comes to a house painting service, the painting contractors  at www.michaelosheapainting.com know about 93% percent of a good paint job is in the preparation. These seasoned house painting experts, know however, doesn’t mean that the other 7% should be ignored. House painting preparation gets the surface ready for paint, but if the paint isn’t of good quality then it will soon fall apart from cracking, peeling and chipping. The quality of the paint, therefore, is vital to a good, long lasting paint job. Furthermore, the more you know about what makes good paint good will improve the chance that the job will be a good one.

Paint contains three main ingredients: pigment, solvent and binders. The pigment provides the texture, color and the hiding properties of the paint. Titanium dioxide and iron oxides are pigments that are used in better quality paints. Also you will find clay and silica being used, but these pigments don't hold up as well. The texture of the paint is a good way to determine if it’s of good quality or not. Cheaper pigment materials, such as clay and silica, cannot be ground as finely as the better ones.

A very simple way to test whether paint is of good quality or not. It is sometimes referred to as the touch test. Once you have selected a paint product and shook it well, you should then remove the lid and put your index finger and thumb into the paint. Then rub the paint between the tips of your fingers. If it feels gritty then it probably contains a inexpensive pigment or a lot of cheap filler such as clay. Quality paint will feel smooth and silky.
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