The heat of the sunny season is truly upon us now, as more and more people feel the sun beating down on them. This usually means it is the perfect opportunity to engage in a little renovation project at home, since the weather permits the drying of any substance that needs drying, like paint, for example. Picking out the right color combinations for the sunny seasons, however, may involve a little more thinking, planning, and contemplating than what one may think is needed. For one, the sun has this tendency to really give exposed portions of the house a heavy burn and beat down, thus making previous paint, even that which was just applied last year, look like it was applied more than 10 years ago. This is why careful consideration must also be put on the type of paint to be used specifically for the re-paint on the house this sunny season, since using house paint colors that is sure to looked old and weathered by next year isn’t really cost-effective.
Paint colors are typically classified into two major groups: oil-based paint and latex. Most do-it-yourself enthusiasts and advocates know this, although the real significance of the difference is not really put into perspective when choosing paint colors. These differences are particularly important because considering them and matching them to the environment and conditions that the surface coated with the paint will endure could go a long way to ensuring you get a paint coat that lasts, regardless of that it stands up against.
Oil-based paints - Like the name suggest, oil-based paint is a type of paint that is made up of color pigments that are mixed and is suspended in a drying oil compound. Oil-based paint, compared to latex paint dries rather slowly but is quite hard-wearing if allowed to dry thoroughly. Oil-based paint tends to blend and mix with other colors, often producing other subtle colors. Oil-based paints produce vivid colors characterized with a natural sheen distinctive contrast. Rather than the traditional drying by evaporation, oil-based paint actually dries through an oxidative reaction, quite like the chemical equivalent to a slow combustion, although without the flame. Because of the long time it takes for oil-based paint to dry, artists will often this type when painting, since it allows them to resume painting after some time, and the paint will still mix readily with other colors.
Latex paint - latex paint, otherwise known as acrylic paint, is a fast-drying paint made up of color pigments mixed in an acrylic polymer suspension. This type of paint can be diluted with water, and once it dries, it even becomes highly water-resistant. Latex paint differs from oil-based paint primarily only in the time that takes them to dry. While oil-based paint will take several hours to dry, latex paint is known for its ability to dry pretty fast, which is a trait often appreciated when used in painting the inside of homes or on surfaces where a fast-drying paint is needed. Latex paints also display a great resistance to drying, peeling, and fading even when continually exposed to the sun.
These differences being said, the type of paint that could do quite well for a repaint job just in time for the sunny season is latex paint, since this type of paint will pretyt much stand up better to the weathering that the heat of the sun will provide during the very sunny months, on top of also resisting damage that moisture and water will normally do to painted surfaces.
Benjamin Moore recently introduced Natura, its new zero VOC environmentally friendly paint. While Benjamin Moore had a zero VOC paint in Ecospec for many years (formerly known as Pristine), the new Benjamin Moore Natura paint represents a major improvement for anyone interested in a zero VOC paint. Benjamin Moore leveraged it new waterborne paint technology (which serves as the platform for Aura paint) as the foundation for Natura, and as a result, Natura offers a performance and color selection unavailable from any other paint brand.
