Why are KEIM silicate based paints different?

Liquid potassium silicate paint (water glass), is a painting formed by matching mixture of non-organic paint pigment and mineral based filling materials. It penetrates in and reacts with applied surface in the same time.

Organic paints, simply, creat a kind of coating but silicate paints become a part of surface. High quality silicate painting systems offer unique performance, durability, protection and fastness. Buildings which were painted with silicate paints in 19th Century, have been standing just like first day.

Resim 1) 1891 yılında KEIM silikat boyalarla boyanan ve bugün hala ilk günkü görünümünü koruyan İsviçvre Belediye Binası

Schwyz Town Hall – Painted In 1891 with KEIM potassium silicate structure is still protecting its own first appearance

What is adventages of KEIM Silicate Paints?

Natural Raw material Based;

 

Excellent combination between adherence materials which are liquid potassium silicate and natura sourced-mineral based filling material, and only non-organic based paint pigments provides resistance to bad weather conditions and unique durability. These ecological,sustainable and economical products have DGNB certificates

Resim 2) KEIM silikat boyalar doğal hammaddeler içerir.

Resim 3) Silicate paints contain natural raw materials

Silification
In silicate systems, result of penetration of adherence material into surface, durable and permanent adherence, also known as silification, procures between paint and substrade (as plaster, natural stone, concrete etc.)

Durability- Very Long-Lasting Lifespan

KEIM Silicate paints have a unique durabiliy. Many buildings around the World are sign to this more than 100 years. Adherence material potassium silicate is quite durable against wearing. Chemical bond which is result of matching mixture of bounding mineral filling materials and potassium silicate, is extreamly strong. Silicate paints don’t scrap and their adherence materials don’t get harm from UV light. They have really good resistance to acid gases (acid rains) and industrial pollutions.

Moisture Balance

High water vapour transmission is key factor for average moisture balance. KEIM Silicate paints have very high water vapour transmission because of their bounding material,potassium silicate, (water glass). Moisture in structure material can escape quickly and without blocking. Harmful accumulation moisture between paintings and substrade is not observed. With low water absorption, this combination serve protection for water and icing damages.

Difficult fouling – Simple Cleaning

Fouling tendency of painted surfaces is depended to static charge: Paint with organic synthetic resin / silicone resin adherence materials, are electrostatic charged with friction of wind. Because of this, dust particles attach them. Moreover, -these bounding materials act as a thermoplastic under hotter condition. That’s mean, they get sticky and ideal surface is created to dirt particles attach easily.

KEIM Silicate paints are anti-static and don’t act as a thermostatic because of their adherence materials. So that, they can be clean for long time.

Esthetics  

KEIM Silicate paints stand out with its reflection property. However, brigthness does not mean glittery polish. Usually, luminosity of painting occurs with effecting light on pigments and then reflection from there. If light ,effecting pigments and reflecting, has less obstacle, then shade of colour will be more bright.

Mineral adherence used in silicate paints are transparent. Light reaches to the pigment without obstacle. Therefore, natural matt surface gains impressive and natural optical appreance. On the other hand, organic adherence materials in emilsion or silicone resin based paints creat a film around the pigment and affect reflection. So that, original luminosity of pigment is lost.

Resim 4) Silicate paintings have stronge reflection ability

Colour Strength- Colour-Fastness

Strength colour of exterior paints are affected by natural behaviors of pigments and adherence materials. UV light changes colours of organic pigments. KEIM Silicate Paints have special, high quality and light endure pigments. Organic adherence materials are deteriorated during exposed UV light and air conditions. Effecting reflection of light micro cracks occur and colour of coating gets more grey apperance. Potassium silicate (water glass) is the highest UV resistant adherence material and it has totally endurance against weather conditions.

Resim 6) Building on left was painted with KEIM Potassium silicate paintings in 1992. Although, building on right was painted with organic pigment based painting. These photos were taken on 14.06.2004.

Building on left was painted with KEIM Potassium silicate paintings in 1992. Although, building on right was painted with organic pigment based paint. These photos were taken on 14.06.2004.

South side of same building shown in left picture was painted in 1974 with a KEIM silicate based paint. East side of the building was painted with KEIM silicate based paint after approximately 30 years later. 30 yeasr old paint on south side of building is not so different then new painted side of building.

Health and Safety : 

In open to the general public areas, as schools, metro stations, tunnels, cinema theathers, hospitals etc… ,only silicate paint are preffered and used. Because KEIM Potassium silicate paints;

  • have Zero VOC
  • don’t contain toxic materials.
  • don’t occur odor during process.
  • restain molds
  • is non-flammeable.

To sum up,

If and only if, material have the properties down below, then long term clean, luminous exteriors are obtained and no shedding, no swelling are observed.

  • UV light and acid resistant pigments
  • Weather condition resistant bounding materials
  • Anti-static surface
  • Non-thermoplastic bounding materials
  • Minimum condensation and ideal drying
  • Transparent bounding materials
  • Single coating and, invasiveness technologies

 

 

KEIM Potassium Silicate Paints satisfy those criterias optimally.