How to make matte from glossy paint?

Glossy paints do not always look good on the walls of rooms. For example, in the southern rooms, constantly illuminated by the sun, a glossy wall gives constant glare that irritates the eyes. It is in such cases that it is better to paint the walls with matte paint. If only glossy is available, this is not a reason to spend money on the purchase of matte paint. Consider how to make glossy matte paint simple and affordable in every way.

Content:

• Ways to eliminate glare on the surface of the walls
• Mechanical
• Varnishing
• Gasoline treatment
• Make the paint yourself
• Methods of obtaining material
• How to stain

Ways to eliminate glare on the surface of the walls

The matte surface looks much more organically in rooms that are predominantly exposed to sunlight. There are several ways to get rid of annoying glare.

Mechanical

You can do a mechanical cleaning of the wall surface, for which it can be treated with a soft grinding nozzle using a grinder. The method is simple, but has a number of domestic disadvantages:

1. When grinding at home, a significant amount of fine dust is emitted, so you have to remove all the furniture from the treated room, make a very reliable shelter for the respiratory organs and eyes, and subsequently put up with the tedious cleaning of the room.
2. It is not always possible to provide a uniform texture of the matte surface, due to which its visual perception is impaired.
3. The subsequent maintenance of the polished wall is complicated, where it will be easier to settle household dust.

Therefore, mechanical polishing of a glossy surface is permissible only in small areas, and is mainly used in the processing of technical rooms at home.

Varnishing

After the wall has previously been painted with glossy paint, after final drying of the surface, cover with a layer of matte varnish. It is better to do this right away, because over time microcracks may appear on the gloss, the paint can change its original color, and the wall before coating will have to be thoroughly cleaned of dust and dirt deposits.

Gasoline treatment

The option to process the glossy wall surface with gasoline will require special safety measures: the room must be cleaned of flammable objects and constantly ventilated. Work must only be done with a respirator or gauze dressing.

After this treatment, the wall must be washed thoroughly with warm water for a long time. The method, in addition, does not guarantee uniformity of shade on the cleaned wall. After finishing all work, it is also advisable to sand the wall with fine sandpaper.

Make the paint yourself

You can prepare a matte paint with your own hands, thereby immediately making the final painting of the wall in matte colors. This method is most rational, will be accompanied by minimal time and money, will save the area of ​​the processed room.

Analyzing all the options, we can conclude: it will be most effective to immediately paint the wall with matte paint, which can be prepared independently.

Methods of obtaining material

They are divided into mechanical and chemical. The latter are more reliable, since when staining you do not have to constantly mix the coloring composition.

In the house there will always be a sufficient number of matte additives that are absolutely safe from an environmental point of view and can be dissolved in glossy, basic paint. These additives include:

1. Crushed chalk, which is often used for whitewashing. The chalk must be carefully sieved, and then with constant stirring, gradually add to the paint. The consumption of chalk is usually taken up to 10% by weight of the mass of glossy paint, otherwise it will unnecessarily lighten, and the final color of the wall will be whiter than required.
2. Rice flour, especially finely ground. The addition of rice flour also “removes” the effect of gloss.
3. Children's tooth powder, which also contains chalk, but also contains talc and other additives that reduce the abrasive effect of painting the wall. As a result, the surface after processing will look very uniform.

It is important that in all of the above cases, you can not use a spray gun or spray gun of such a coloring composition, since the spray nozzle will quickly clog. Only careful filtering of the final composition will help.

The technology of adding wax or paraffin to glossy paint has more advantages. The additive should be heated over low heat, after which, not allowing to cool, slowly pour into the paint with thorough mixing.

This method of obtaining a matte coloring composition is not suitable for all paints, but only for those that do not lose their stability at elevated temperatures, as warned by the instructions of the product manufacturer.

How to stain

It is most important to maintain the uniformity of the mixed components. And wax, and paraffin, and finely containing additives have a density that is very different from the main glossy paint. Therefore, the coloring pigment can rise upward, and additives - on the contrary, settle to the bottom of the vessel with the working solution.

If you are going to make a coloring composition, take a small portion, strictly maintaining the concentration of additives. It is also useful to make a trial painting of a part of the wall, make sure that the components are selected in the required proportions, and then paint.

For painting, it is better to use a paint roller - it will allow you to more quickly and evenly coat the surface of the wall with such paint.

Any of the described methods for preparing matte paint from glossy has one significant limitation: as it decreases in capacity, the material thickens. Therefore, it is necessary to periodically add an organic solvent to the paint. Unfortunately, it changes the initial color and helps to reduce the initial density of the paint. Therefore, as the coloring composition is consumed, it is necessary to increase the concentration of matting additives to it.