Environment Friendly House Paint Projects

It is possible to select an environment friendly house paint that will improve indoor living quality while also doing your part to reduce city pollution. An acrylic based paint that has a low level of VOC should be used. The VOC stands for volatile organic compound. Also ensure that the product label indicates that it is an environmental friendly house paint. If you need help with the product selection simply ask assistance from one of the well trained consultants at a King’s Paint outlet.

Other guidelines to follow for an environment friendly DYI painting project include:

• Use all of the house paint for the project or give half empty canisters to friends who also want to coat surfaces.
• Don’t throw the left-over coatings down the drain.
• If you have to store paints ensure that the cans are sealed tight.
• Store the cans upside down as this will prevent air coming into the cans and thus spoiling the content.
• If you need to throw the paint away, open the lid of the holder and let the water evaporate first. Once the liquid is solid, place the lid on again and then throw it into the garbage bin.
• Note that high quality water base acrylic paints are better to use if you are concerned about the environmental impact than solvent rich coatings.
• Don’t clean the brushes and equipment daily if you are busy with a large project. Rather wrap them in plastic bags and keep them from direct sunlight. You will be able to use them for two to three days and can then wash them.
• Scrape excess paints from the tools before you clean them.

The final tip is to get the advice of a King’s Paint consultant about the environmental friendliness of a specific house paint brand if you are concerned about the safety of people and animals.