Wall Care Putty
Overview
It is a white cement-based, water-resistant, white wall putty that ensures a strong binding with building surfaces, a smooth finish, extensive coverage, superior refractive index, and paint-friendliness. Its unique formula which keep the moisture away and also avoid flaking. So, you are assured of aesthetic interiors for your dream home for years to come.
Getting a flawless paint finish is made easy with wall putty. It creates a strong foundation for the paint by providing an even and smooth surface to colour over. Whether you’ve just moved into a new house or are planning to repaint your rooms, it will ensure that your new paint lasts longer to give out the first-day appearance throughout the year.
It is a fine powder made of white cement which is mixed with water & other additives to create a solution that is applied to the wall. If you apply the solution properly, it fills the cracks, imperfections, and gaps in the wall to create an even base for your paint. The smooth mixture of wall putty and water fits perfectly over any type of wall to create a flawless surface in the interior or exterior of your house.
Generally, professional painters apply two coats of wall putty before painting any surface. The first coat fills in the imperfections and the second coat ensures that the coated surface and the wall are in one line with each other. You can use the putty over dry walls. They can also be applied conveniently over plastered walls as they are applied over concrete walls. Their versatility makes them the best choice for painting any types of walls.
Different Types of Wall Putty
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White Cement Based Wall Putty : A white cement based wall putty is famously used for interior and exterior walls. It is made using special additives and fillers to multitask as a putty, sealer, and filler over plaster or concrete walls. White cement, minerals, and polymers are mixed together to form a white cement based wall putty. They come in dry form and release no unpleasant odour as you apply them on the wall.
Features:- It is in dry powder form and does not produce any kind of unpleasant smell at the time of application.
- It is cementitious material and hence it has better adhesiveness and durability.
- It does not require any curing after application.
- It is water resistant and can be applied on a moist surface.
- It gives smooth and glossy finish surface which effectively reduces the consumption of paints.
- It can be applied on both interior and exterior purpose.
- It prevents the growth of algae and fungi on walls.
- It protects the paint from flaking, dampening and peeling off.
- It is ultimately economical than another conventional wall putty.
- It can be applied for all kind of surface such as new surfaces, old painted surfaces, very rough surfaces, Plaster showing sign of efflorescence etc.
- Any kind of paint can be applied over it.
Drying Time :
The hard drying time for cement based wall putty is 6 to 8 hours depending on the weather conditions.Coverage Area :
Basically, converage area depends on porosity and texture of the surface and also on the manufacturer , However the covering capacity may be assumed 10 to 15 sq. ft/Kg/ 2 Coats. i.e. 1 to 1.5 sqmt/Kg/2 Coats. -
Acrylic Wall Putty : It is a water-based wall putty which is made of a mixture of white pigments, extenders, acrylic emulsion medium and additives. It is most suitable for interior surfaces.Acrylic wall putty is mostly used on interior surfaces and not for exterior surfaces. You can use it on suitably primed interior masonry, plastered walls, asbestos, concrete, etc. surfaces.. It can be used where water-based paint like distemper paint, emulsion paint, textured paint, etc. are going to be applied.
Features:- Acrylic putty is ready to use. You can directly apply it on the wall without adding or mixing any kind of materials.
- Acrylic putty provides a very strong, durable foundation and brings out the best performance. It has a special acrylic binder that keep strong grip on the wall surface and ultimately increases the paint life.
- This type of putty gives a rich and smooth finish when applied on masonry walls to fill substrate imperfections prior to giving better and higher coverage of paint.
- It has a unique design and butter like consistency which makes application easy, excellent fitting, levelling and sanding properties.
- It has a unique design and butter like consistency which makes application easy, excellent fitting, levelling and sanding properties.
- You can apply on almost all interior surfaces whether it is new or old.
- It has better alkali resistance.
- Acrylic putty dries fast therefore ensures faster completion of a paint job.
Drying Time :
The hard drying time for cement based wall putty is 4 to 6 hours depending on the weather conditions.Coverage Area :
Basically, converage area depends on porosity and texture of the surface and also on the manufacturer , However the covering capacity may be assumed 25 to 30 sq. ft/kg/coat. . i.e. 2.5 to 3.0 sqmt/kg/coat or 24 to 35 sqft/Kg/2 Coats i.e. 4 to 3.5 sqmt Kg/2 coats.