The exterior house paint industry has come a long way since the days of white paint and sandpaper. These days, you can find an array of colors and finishes to match any style and budget.
In the past few decades, exterior house paints have become more sophisticated and durable. And when it comes to choosing one, it's important to understand how different types of paints work together.
For example, if you're painting a brick home, you'll want to consider using a latex-based paint instead of acrylic or oil-based paint. This will help give your walls a more realistic look when viewed from the outside.
The evolution of exterior house paint
The first paints were made from minerals and minerals were mixed with plant material to create different colors. It was not until the 18th century that synthetic pigments began to be used in paints.
Modern paints have been developed over time and have grown more complex. In order to paint a wall today, you need a combination of pigments, binders and binders with special additives like titanium dioxide or zinc oxide. By using these additives, you can create many different colors of paint (for example white). The most common types of pigments are:
• Ferrous sulfate
• Anthraquinone (a red pigment)
• Iron oxide (red)
• Cobalt blue (a blue pigment)
Coating on metal siding with lead-based paint. This was done to prevent rust from forming on metal siding
Adding alkyd resin to oil based paints to make them more durable and harder wearing.
Adding more pigments to make them more intense and vivid.
Creating brighter colors to better reflect light and reduce glare.
Using urethane finishes that could be applied over oil based finishes without losing their effectiveness.
