Written by Interior house painting is quite an uphill task when it comes to selecting the perfect interior paint for your walls. Confused between emulsion paints, distemper and luster paints? When buying paint for your interior walls, check out the different types of wall paints besides estimating the average cost of a paint job. Asian Paints, Berger Paints, Kansai Nerolac and Dulux offer a wide range of wall paints in attractive colors.
Types of Interior Paint For The Wall
Distemper wall paints
Distemper paints are water based paints, made up of chalk, lime, glue size vehicle and coloring agents. They may have natural or acrylic binders. Ideal for cost effective painting jobs that need to be finished fast enough. They give an elegant, matte finish to the walls. However, distemper paints come without the benefits of other expensive enamel and emulsion paints – Distempered walls cannot be washed or cleaned with water or liquid soap and cannot fight fungal growth.
Emulsion paints
Emulsion paints are water based paints. For Example, Asian Paints Royale. They impart a rich matte look to the walls. They are durable. Most of the stains on the wall can be wiped away with a mild liquid soap solution. Emulsion paints resist fungal growth and mildew.
Enamel paints
These paints are solvent (usually oil or alkyd) based paints. Thinners are required to clean enamel paints whenever repainting is necessary. They dry very slowly and usually emit strong odors. Enamel paints are available in different finishes – eggshell, satin, semigloss and high gloss. Some enamels are also resistant to heat. They make the walls glossy and washable. Enamel paints are usually used in the kitchens, especially on counters and walls bordering the sink, and in bathrooms where humidity levels are high in addition to the constant washing / scrubbing.
Luster paints
Luster paints are solvent based paints. On drying, a tough and durable wall coating is formed that is washable, easy to maintain and stain resistant, as it repels water. Luster paints give off a beautiful soft pearl like sheen. Most expensive of all the above, luster paints are extremely long lasting.
Texture paints
These paints are used to impart beautiful patterns and special effects on interior walls, when used with texture tools meant for the purpose like rollers, brushes, spatulae or combs. Textured paints are used in combinations of two or three different paint colors. Ideal for highlighting a particular wall in every room.
For people who are allergic to paint odors and VOCs, go for an eco friendly interior paint with low VOC content. Nerolac ‘Eco Clean’, Berger’Breathe Easy’ and ‘Odour-less Premium all-in-1 interior paint’ from Nippon Paints are eco friendly wall paints that have almost zero levels of VOCs.
Finally it is necessary to get an approximate estimate of the total paint cost plus labor charges. This is even more simple when you use online paint calculator tools provided by Asian Paints, Berger and Dulux.
Berger paints : Paint Calculator
Asian paints : Paint Calculator
Note: Other factors like natural and artificial light in your rooms and humidity levels must be considered before finalizing the type of interior paint for your walls. Glossy wall paint in a room with lot of natural light, will reflect more light and will be hard on the eyes. Also, walls in rooms with less natural light must not go in for matte finish with dark shades, as more light will be absorbed and not reflected.
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