Creative ideas for creating an exquisite interior are realized with the help of high-quality materials and paints. However, the palette of available products in the store does not always correspond to the intended color. To obtain the desired shade, tinting of paints is often required.
Coloring Methods
The procedure can be performed in several ways:
- Computer tinting, in which a given color is obtained using a tinting machine.
- Manual tinting in salons or shops where specialists will prepare the desired color by experiment, painting the area and evaluating the result after it dries.
- Tinting paints at home: mixing paint and tint or achieving the desired color by glaze.
Basic concepts
Carrying out repair work, many begin to figure out for themselves the answer to the question of what is tinting paint, glaze, and also interested in other similar terms. We will reveal some of these concepts.
Tinting paints is the process of adding a coloring pigment (tint) to the paint to achieve a shade that matches the idea of the interior and is suitable for finishing, repair work.
Glaze is a type of surface finish in which the painting takes place in two stages: first, the base color is applied, and after drying it is covered with a transparent or translucent paint. Thanks to this method, the walls acquire a soft shade and texture.
Computer tinting of paints is a modern method of coloring, in which the amount of base paint and tint is calculated, after which the data is transferred to a special machine.
A tinting machine is a high-tech equipment that mixes paints according to a task transferred through a computer.
Manual tinting of paints
At first glance, it seems that mixing colors is nothing complicated. It is enough to buy color and paint for the foundation.
But here it is important to take into account many nuances:
- The base base is selected taking into account the color of the color So, to achieve dark and saturated tones, white paint with a high content of binders is required. And for light shades, a water-based emulsion paint with less binder is suitable. In the market of modern building materials, we follow the instructions and inscriptions on the container, where the types of tinting are indicated, the purpose of the paint is described.
- It is necessary to mix paint and color very carefully, you can resort to a mixer. This is necessary so that there are no white fragments, and the color is monophonic.
- After drying, the tone brightens 2-3 times, so you need to make the paint more saturated than was intended. After that, paint a small fragment and wait for it to dry. The result must be evaluated in good light, and then decide on the full color or additional coloring.
The main disadvantage of manual tinting is the inability to repeat the color in the future. And this is important when carrying out minor restoration work, removing scuffs or dirt.
Computer tinting
Having decided to trust specialists and computer tinting, you immediately eliminate many problems regarding the choice of color, paint, long mixing, experiments. At the same time, the cost of tinting the paint is low and ranges from 5 rubles. per liter, depending on the salon or store.
The only drawback will be that the shade chosen by the monitor or catalog in the room will look different. Slight color deviations are associated with lighting and surface size.
Tinting paints is a simple process, it is available to absolutely everyone. Thanks to him, you can make the interior the most extraordinary, sophisticated, delicate. The resulting shades will cheer you up and give your home a special cosiness.