{"id":904,"date":"2016-10-28T11:50:21","date_gmt":"2016-10-28T03:50:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hkv88.com\/tikkurila\/2016\/10\/28\/%e8%a3%9d%e4%bf%ae%e8%88%87%e6%b2%b9%e6%bc%86%e2%94%80%e2%94%80%e5%ae%b6%e5%b1%85%e8%a3%9d%e4%bf%ae-%e5%a6%82%e4%bd%95%e9%81%b8%e6%bc%86\/?lang=en"},"modified":"2019-05-30T16:02:19","modified_gmt":"2019-05-30T08:02:19","slug":"%e8%a3%9d%e4%bf%ae%e8%88%87%e6%b2%b9%e6%bc%86%e2%94%80%e2%94%80%e5%ae%b6%e5%b1%85%e8%a3%9d%e4%bf%ae-%e5%a6%82%e4%bd%95%e9%81%b8%e6%bc%86-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tikkurila.com.hk\/en\/2016\/10\/28\/%e8%a3%9d%e4%bf%ae%e8%88%87%e6%b2%b9%e6%bc%86%e2%94%80%e2%94%80%e5%ae%b6%e5%b1%85%e8%a3%9d%e4%bf%ae-%e5%a6%82%e4%bd%95%e9%81%b8%e6%bc%86-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Renovation and Paint\uff0dHow to choose quality paint for renovation?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
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Paint selection often neglected by homeowners<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Homeowners planning renovations often care about every single detail of their renovation projects except the selection of paint, which in effect is the single building material covering their home\u2019s walls and ceilings most extensively. In this connection, they often just listen to the suggestions of their designers or painters, or simply leave it to the contractor to provide services and materials.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Labour-and-material painting package provides the cheapest paint<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Painting contractors often offer to do the job at a labour-and- material package price. \u00a0However, the paint to be provided under the package is usually the cheapest within a product line, far from being able to meet the environmental requirements of an eco-conscious homeowner.<\/p>\n

No knowledge, no choice<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Why do most homeowners fail to specify their requirements when it comes to the issue of paints? The reason is simply that they are not knowledgeable enough to make a choice. However, how should you choose the paints to be used for renovation?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

What do you know about paint?<\/span>
\n<\/strong>To most of us, all paints look pretty much the same in the can, but in fact each has its own particular formula. A typical latex paint can contain 15 to over 20 ingredients, which can be grouped into four categories:<\/p>\n
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  • Pigments<\/strong><\/span> are fine granular solids in the paint to give opacity and the ability to \u201chide\u201d the surface it is applied to. (Colorants are the tints added at the retail shop to produce the exact colour required according to a chosen colour code.) Quality paint contains better pigments, e.g. titanium dioxide, a very pure white powder with very good hiding power.<\/li>\n
  • Resins<\/strong> <\/span>(or binders) are the ingredients that hold the pigments and colorants in place after the paint dries. The best latex resins are made of acrylic, and the best acrylic resins are made from small particles that can deeply penetrate the pores and \u201cgrab on\u201d. That\u2019s why high-quality binders last longer and better resist blistering, peeling and wear.<\/li>\n
  • Solvents<\/strong><\/span> (also called carriers) are the liquids that transport the paint ingredients from the brush or roller onto the wall. In latex paint the main solvent is water, which evaporates as the paint dries.<\/li>\n
  • Additives<\/strong><\/span> are various chemicals incorporated to provide significant effects on the product, e.g. those added to enhance flow properties, improve the finished appearance, control skinning, etc. All latex paints contain additives, but high-quality paints contain more or better ones that also cost more.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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High-quality paint contains more solids<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

High-quality paint can be easily identified by the fact that it has more total solids (including\u00a0pigments and resins) and fewer solvents than ordinary paints. It is therefore thicker, covers a\u00a0much larger area, hides better and easier to apply. Even if the two go on with the same\u00a0thickness, when the solvents evaporate, a high-quality paint leaves a thicker, tougher film.<\/p>\n

On the contrary, low-quality paint has fewer solids and more solvents. Once the solvents\u00a0evaporate, the thinner paint film left behind is less durable and doesn\u2019t cover as well. You\u00a0will have to spend more time and money repainting, but still may not be able to achieve the\u00a0performance of a high-quality paint.<\/p>\n

High-quality paint is more eco-friendly<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

High-quality paint is usually produced in line with strict environment control and is more\u00a0eco-friendly than low-quality paint. For the sake of your own health and that of your family,\u00a0it is desirable that an eco-friendly paint be chosen for your renovation project. But how do\u00a0you identify an eco-friendly paint? In fact, all you need to do is simply to select one that\u00a0contains near-zero VOC, i.e. volatile organic compounds (including formaldehyde). These\u00a0compounds give long-term emissions of toxic fumes in the air inflicting great impact on\u00a0human health. Besides, an eco-friendly paint must not contain such soluble heavy metals as\u00a0cadmium, lead, chromium VI, mercury, arsenic, barium, selenium and antimony.<\/p>\n

Poor quality paint can cause cancer<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

This writer has a relative living in a three-storey village house, which was painted from roof to ground all by himself a few years ago. A few months after the DIY painting project, he noticed some red spots on his body. Upon diagnosis, he was found to have contracted secondary myeloma, which is a kind of blood cancer that the doctor said was not inherited but most probably caused by contact with some toxic chemicals. According to what he recalled, the only stuff containing chemicals that he had had long-term contact with during the period was the paint with irritating odours that he used to coat his house. So it was the most likely cause of his illness.<\/p>\n

Eco standards set under environmental laws<\/span>\u3000<\/strong><\/p>\n

Under Hong Kong\u2019s environmental laws, VOC limits, expressed in terms of grams per litre of coating in a ready to use condition, have been prescribed for all kinds of paints, e.g. 50 grams per litre for flat coatings, 150 grams for non-flat coatings, 200 grams for primers, etc. However, paints with VOC content limits just meeting the requirements can only be taken as having achieved a mere pass, but can hardly be regarded as eco-friendly.<\/p>\n

Safe to move in right after painting<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Most of the really eco-friendly brands of paint have a long history and are awarded a variety of environmental accreditations. Their VOC contents are far below the limits set by law, and may be as low as near zero or even undetectable. They do not give out irritating odours and homeowners can move in as soon as painting work is completed.<\/p>\n

Finland\u2019s Tikkurila Paint is world-renowned for being eco-friendly and durable<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

All the above typical traits of high-quality paint are found in Tikkurila coatings. It is a brand of super eco-friendly and super durable paint from the home of Santa Claus in Finland offering perfect protection for ceilings and walls in your home and business.<\/p>\n

Tikkurila Paint initially entered the China and Asia markets in 2002 under its premier brand\u00a0of \u2018Feelings\u2019, and therefore it has also been known as such in the region. It has now become\u00a0one of China\u2019s top ten eco-friendly paints.<\/p>\n

Boasting a history of over 150 years since its foundation in 1862, and manufactured\u00a0according to the most stringent environmental control and safety standards, Tikkurila Paint\u00a0contains almost zero formaldehyde and VOC emissions, and has been proudly awarded the\u00a0world\u2019s most authoritative eco-labels and accreditations, including the EU Ecolabel, Finnish\u00a0M1 Emission Classification of Building Materials, European Allergy and Asthma Label, Swan\u00a0Ecolabel, Marine Equipment Directive, etc.<\/p>\n

Tikkurila Paint is not only eco-friendly but also super durable because the Company\u00a0formulates exterior coatings for the harsh conditions of Northern Europe where the\u00a0extremes of cold and heat demand a coating that is flexible, durable and retains its finish\u00a0and colour for many years. The same approach to performance has been applied to coatings\u00a0for interiors.<\/p>\n

A state-of- the art tinting system that the brand adopts allows you to choose from an array of\u00a0thousands of different colours. The system uses near zero VOC-colourants that enhance the\u00a0environmental performance of tinted paints to the highest level; completely revolutionary,\u00a0this system wasn\u2019t available until Tikkurila created it back in 1970.<\/p>\n

Tikkurila\u2019s headquarters in Finland have an open field where sample coatings of different\u00a0colours and shades are exposed to sunlight and rain especially for research and experimental\u00a0purposes, and some of the samples there have been there for more than 20 years without\u00a0resulting in any colour change. It proves that where a paint is tinted with Tikkurila\u2019s own\u00a0colourants, the resulted colour of the coating can remain unchanged for well more than a\u00a0decade.<\/p>\n

Tikkurila doesn\u2019t just set a benchmark, it surpasses it \u2013 this paint is quite simply the only\u00a0choice for those who want to use a product that is both stunning and sustainable!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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