Alpina - the paint of the German company Caparol: reviews of builders

Most consumers prefer to carry out minor repairs on their own, whether it's an apartment or a country house. This is beneficial for two reasons - from the economic side and also because for oneself everyone tries to do everything as best as possible. Unfortunately, it is possible to perform by own strength not all kinds of works, since this requires skills and certain knowledge of handling different building materials. But this does not apply to Alpina brand products. The paint of this company is easy to use. It is indispensable both with light cosmetic repairs, and with the creation of completely new interiors or facades of buildings.

Types of products

Alpina - paint, which is available for different types of work:

1. For painting roofs from mineral coating.
2. For indoor work (designed for application on walls, ceilings, for decorative design, painting of metal surfaces).
3. For use when working with facades made of wood or mineral materials, for metal surfaces.

Since the company cares about its image, it fully adheres to the quality standards, therefore each kind of material meets certain requirements.

On sale is from the company Alpina paint textured, facade, acrylic, water-based and designed for painting roofs. Further about each of them in more detail.

Dispersion products

Paint for outdoor works on a dispersion basis is used for painting exterior walls of both old buildings and for facades of concrete, ceramic or silicate brick, gypsum or cement-lime plaster. The products are designed to protect the facades from fungal attack.

Material properties:

1. Ecological cleanliness.
2. Ease of application.
3. High wear resistance.
4. High water repellent characteristics.
5. Does not burn.
6. Does not skip fumes.
7. It is diluted with water.

Latex-based products

"Megamax" brand Alpina - paint extra-class on a latex basis. Universal material, designed to solve any problem. It can be used not only for painting various surfaces, but also for tinting individual decorative elements inside the house. After drying, the paint has a silky matt surface. At 1 square. M takes about 120 ml of the substance.

Properties:

1. Thin layer.
2. High adhesion.
3. Good spreadability.
4. Preservation of the base texture.
5. Absence of harmful emissions and solvents.
6. High wear resistance.
7. High water repellent performance.
8. Basic colors: transparent and white.

Acrylic material for outdoor works

Paint acrylic Alpina is designed to protect structures from wood - arbors, fences, gates, facades and other elements. Can also be used for interior work, for painting zinc and PVC elements and other substrates that are subject to high loading. There are no harmful emissions or solvents in the composition, therefore the product is absolutely safe and environmentally friendly.
Properties:

1. Atmospheric stability.
2. Good vapor permeability.
3. High water repellent characteristics.
4. High wear resistance.
5. Ease of application.
6. High adhesion.
7. Thin layer texture.

A distinctive feature is the ability to tint by hand. The only condition for this is the acquisition of a high degree of whiteness and the acquisition of one of the many colorants. If you just need to make it darker, for example, blue paint, it's enough to get the material of the most suitable shade and add a darker colorant to it so that the exterior paint gets the desired color.

"Caparol"

Paint Caparol is designed for the processing of coatings from plaster, concrete, brick, cement-fiber materials, decorative finishing.

Material Features:

1. Designed for rooms with high humidity.
2. It is diluted with water. At the beginning of work, the maximum amount of water added is 10%, at the end - 5%.
3. Prevents water permeability.
4. It has three categories of abrasion resistance.

The composition, in addition to the elements of acrylic, includes an aqueous solution with pigments, a mineral filler and all this is associated with a single mass of special additives.

Apply the Caparol paint through the spray gun. This avoids the ingress of a substance into the respiratory tract, the eyes. But if this has happened, it is necessary to wash the areas immediately after which the paint has fallen into it.

The remains of the material can not be poured into the sewage system, open water bodies or onto the soil. Keep colorful materials in plastic containers in places where there are no direct rays of sun, heat and moisture.

Opinion of specialists

How high-quality, reliable and durable is the Alpina paint? Reviews can be seen different, and, what is noteworthy, the negative opinion was left by those who were engaged in repair, and the opinions of professionals are strikingly different from the home masters. What's the matter? Most likely, negative reviews were left by those who purchased non-natural products, and a low-quality counterfeit.

Masters who are engaged in professional repair or construction work argue that the paint produced by Alpina is the most economical product, which is designed to solve many tasks related to updating the house both inside and outside.

Another factor that can cause a negative response is the purchase of soil mixtures of another manufacturer. Because of this, the base weakens and the adhesion of materials deteriorates. And the situation does not even correct the repainting.

Help to avoid many problems both during repair work, and after their completion a few tips from experienced masters:

1. The outer surfaces can be painted at a temperature from +8 to +30 degrees. Thanks to this, the paint perfectly "grabs" with the surface and dries well.
2. Apply the material should not be in one layer, but in several.
3. Each subsequent layer should be applied 2-2.5 hours after the previous one.

Conclusion: the purchase of "Alpin" paints will help solve many issues related to repair, and ensures that all works will be simple, inexpensive and durable at the same time, if you know the specifics and subtleties of their use.