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Living by the seaside is heavenly for humans but hell for homes. Ironically, the sun, salt water and sea breezes people crave at the beach are the important elements that degrade the paint finishes on the beach shack.
The beachside home is fighting a constant battle with ultraviolet radiation (UV) from the sun, and the wind and rain that attack and degrade the building structure and cause the colour to fade.
Paint is designed to protect the timber, masonry and metal in the home, providing a barrier to UV radiation and salt laden moisture.
Paints are selected based on the surface to be painted. But in most cases, a high-quality water-based acrylic paint is an ideal choice for surfaces exposed to harsh, seaside conditions.
According to Mike Beresford, Manager of the Rohm and Haas Paint Quality Institute (PQI) in Australia and New Zealand, high-quality, water-based acrylic paints are suitable for surfaces exposed to harsh, seaside conditions. That is because high-quality acrylic paints are like a sunscreen for the skin.
The high-quality, water-based acrylic paints are more flexible than ordinary paints, expanding and contracting under the sun’s UV rays without cracking, blistering and peeling. They also hold their colour longer and tend to fade and chalk less.
Being water based, quality acrylic paints are easier to apply, less messy to use and clean up easily in water. By choosing the right paint to protect their holiday home’s exterior people will spend less time up a ladder and more time enjoying their precious holiday time with family and friends.