We tell what to pay attention to the purchase of the composition for the exterior design of the walls of the house.
When choosing a shade of decorative plaster or paint for the facade of a country house, most of us are worried about aesthetic qualities. And about the fact that the color of the finishes can affect its service life, a few are conceived. Meanwhile, dark surfaces are heated in the sun faster and stronger bright. This contributes to the acceleration of the exit of the steam from the inside of the premises through the enclosing structures outside, and, accordingly, it increases its pressure on the finish coating. It begins to grow faster, changes the color and destroys. This process is especially active on the facades of black, blue, green, ruby and even oath colors.
Sun rays, including ultra-purple and infrared, is the main cause of the loss of the color of the facade
Those wishing to make a facade of the house beautifully, bright and for a long time to save its original appearance to choose paint or plaster with high light-resistance. This term means the ability to cover its properties and color under the influence of UV rays. Light resistance depends on different factors: the concentration of pigments, the type of binder, modifying additives, the intensity of light, temperature, and even the chemical composition of the environment.
The higher the ability of the painted or plastered surface of the facade to reflect the light stream, the better the light resistance of the finish line
Data on light-resistance is in the technical description of paints and facade plasters. Some manufacturers give this information on the package. So, the shelf life and durability of paint color up to 10 years talks about the use of high-quality dyes resistant to UV rays. Others are assigned to decorative coatings of speaking names - for ease of selection of material with the desired properties.
Boris Seconds, deputy. General Director for Technical Support Baumit
Not so long ago, the choice of light-resistant paints and the plasters was limited, and many of the facades of saturated colors were very hot and quickly fade into the sun. The situation is changing for the better. Specialists of our company have developed Puracolor paint and PURATOP plaster, which includes cold pigments. They reflect most of the sunshine, which reduces the heating temperature of the surface. These materials can be sprayed in 888 colors of the Baumit Life system, including trendy dark, which will allow them to use them without prejudice to the properties of the protective and decorative coating.