MDF facade painting technology. Painting MDF furniture facades: types of paints and varnishes, application technology. Finishing of furniture facades

Furniture facades, doors and other MDF products can be painted. But at work, inexperienced craftsmen are faced with various complexities, including difficulty in obtaining smooth surface without streaks, strong absorbency of the material and others. We will reveal the features of the choice of paints for MDF boards.

Can MDF be painted?

facades, furniture boards, panels, door cladding and other MDF products are in great demand due to their characteristics. This is the only material among analogues that can be processed by all possible ways: milling, shaped sawing, laminating, laminating, coloring. Let's take a closer look at the latter.

Painting MDF is a complex process and it begins with the choice of the main material - paintwork. If you want to be perfect flat surface with a semi-matte or glossy sheen, then a simple oil paint PF-115, even from an expensive foreign manufacturer, is not enough. An inexperienced master will face several problems at once:

It turns out that it is impossible to paint MDF? Our answer is that it is possible, but it is necessary to use a whole range of products, or, in the language of professionals, to use a special program of paints and varnishes, which include:

• Priming compositions of several types: barrier primers or insulators with a pore-filling effect, elastic and easily sanded multicomponent compounds, basic pigmented compositions with a dry residue index of at least 50%.
• Paint with high hiding power, thixotropy, and after polymerization - wear resistance and durability.
• To create a smooth surface with a glossy/semi-gloss finish: lacquer or polishing kits (paste + nap disc for polishing).

What paints are suitable for MDF

The easiest way to paint laminated boards. This is the surface finished facades furniture and doors, wall and ceiling panels. The film acts as a primer and leveling layer. The following types of coatings are suitable:

• Alkyd, alkyd-urethane or oil-based enamels (Novbytkhim, Dyo, Tikkurilla)

Tikkurila alkyd enamels

These are household formulations based on synthetic oils or polymer resins. They belong to the category of universal, that is, they can be used for indoor and outdoor work, they have good adhesion to most materials: metal, wood, glass, chipboard, MDF, OSB, etc.

After curing, a dense and durable film is formed, the advantages of which are high hiding power, resistance to mechanical and chemical influences, abrasives, and water.

Of the minuses, we note a sharp chemical smell that negatively affects human health, as well as great amount low-quality products on the shelves of shops and markets.

• Enamels based on polyurethane resins (Elacor, Ive, Teknos)

One- and two-component complex compositions with an increased degree of wear resistance and incredible durability - more than 20 years. These are premium class products with a corresponding price (from 400 rubles/kg). Most often these paints are used by professional painters.

• Acrylic enamels (KrasKo, Tex, Belinka)

Compositions based on water-borne acrylate or latex copolymers are considered the safest and are recommended for use in residential and children's areas. It is easiest to paint facades, doors and panels with compositions produced in the form of aerosols. The resulting coating is weakly resistant to abrasives and mechanical damage, while perfectly protecting the surface from water and temperature extremes.

• Special enamels for furniture or nitro-paints of the NC series (Lacra, Sadolin, Alpina)

This category includes a series of highly specialized compounds designed for woodworking, chipboard and MDF. Characterized by high hiding power, excellent adhesion, short drying time and long term services. It is recommended only for indoor use, as the film has a low frost resistance coefficient.

MDF panels used for the production of furniture facades, door and wall cladding are more difficult to paint due to the high absorbency of the material and the need for sanding. In addition, when working with a brush, roller or spray gun, the pile rises strongly, due to which the surface is uneven, rough.

And if for priming you can choose highly specialized pore-filling elastic compounds that dry quickly and are easy to sand, then the following varieties are suitable as paints:

• household acrylic compounds, produced in the form of aerosols

Give a fairly even glossy surface, but at least 4 layers are required. On milled bevels of doors and sharp corners of furniture, the paint will wear off quickly, so it is recommended to apply a wear-resistant alkyd or PU varnish over the coating.

• Professional two-component polyurethane enamels (Milesi, Ilva, Renner)

They consist of a base composition and a hardener. They can be tinted by hand or by machine in over 2000 shades. It is used mainly in production, less often - at home.

Since the components are toxic to humans, it is recommended to paint furniture and facades outdoors using products personal protection(goggles, mask, gloves).

• Specialized enamels for MDF (Palina Coating, Galamix)

These are complex compositions based on polyurethane or urethane-acrylic. Applied to the surface of furniture or doors with a sprayer or brush, the resulting coating has excellent resistance to mechanical, chemical and abrasive influences, practically does not fade over time.

• Automotive enamels (Duxone, Jet, Colomics)

These compositions are highly specialized and are designed to work on metal. Paints have undeniable advantages: excellent adhesion to any materials, thixotropy, abrasive, water and chemical resistance, fast polymerization. In addition, the resulting coating withstands temperatures from -40 °C to +100 °C. Auto enamels can be used to paint facades and other elements of furniture, doors. Finished wall panels can be painted without prior preparation.

• Polymer powder paint for wood and MDF (Reka, Pulver)

The composition was originally produced for the industrial painting of metal and wood products, but in the last few years, small volume packages for domestic use have appeared on the market. In addition to the polymer compound, you will also need special equipment for its application.

Powder paint first melts at temperatures above 120 ° C, and then sticks to the base. For MDF facades, a series of low-temperature or ultraviolet curing compositions is available. Heating is carried out for several minutes, then the coating is applied to a horizontally located material and polymerized.

Powder paint allows you to get a wear-resistant surface with various decorative effects: patina, shagreen, textured metallic, leather, silk and much more. The technology was not widely used in everyday life due to the complexity of the application and the high cost of materials.

The purpose of painting is to get a beautiful surface that will not be afraid of water, scratches or stains. If you need to paint wall panels, an acrylic spray is best. Furniture facades of a kitchen set and doors must be resistant to temperature extremes and various chemically aggressive substances (household chemicals, products), so polyurethane, automotive wear-resistant compounds or powder polymer paint are better suited for them. But the furniture for the living room, nursery or bedroom can be covered with furniture enamels that do not wear out over time and are easily updated if necessary.

MDF appeared relatively recently. This material is distinguished from others by a rather dense structure. The wood is turned into a finely dispersed state, and then glued into a homogeneous structure. The density is higher near water, it sinks.
You can find MDF different manufacturers. Chinese plates have a density of 1050 ... 1075 kg / m 3, European ones are heavier, usually 1130 ... 1160 kg / m 3. The difference is not only in density. The quality of plates made in Switzerland or Poland is much higher than that offered by China. Such material is very fond of furniture makers and builders. European designs:

• almost do not swell in water, the dense structure is glued into a monolith that can withstand high loads;
• mechanical processing can be achieved High Quality surfaces;
• from high-quality MDF, you can make products of a complex profile that will surpass products from solid hardwood.

Unfortunately, Chinese MDF does not always correspond to the declared quality. Several factories for the production of chipboard and MDF in Russia have not yet reached the European level. Therefore, when using them, additional protection is necessary.

How to protect MDF panels

From MDF boards manufacturing door panels, some manufacturers even put on the market door frames from similar material. Consumers are offered a variety of input and interior doors. With the help of a laminated film glued to the surface, wood of different species is modeled (Fig. 1). The material, which is extremely easy to machine, allows manufacturers to produce most types of glazing. Lots of room for creativity for designers.

Rice. 1 Samples of MDF doors

Furniture makers also saw in MDF boards for themselves extremely comfortable material. For cabinet furniture, kitchens, bedside tables and tables, a wide variety of furniture facades are made (Fig. 2). Combine solid and glazed products. Choice for every taste.

Rice. 2 samples furniture facades from MDF panels

During construction, laminated panels are used for interior decoration, which produce full or partial decoration of rooms. The use of such material greatly simplifies the work of creating any interior. Thin panels are easily attached to the wall, and then can serve for decades without visible damage (Fig. 3).

Fig.3 MDF wall panels

In addition to facing with a film, coloring with paints will be an excellent protection for a magnificent material. In order for the facade not to be saturated with moisture and remain dry in its entire mass, it is necessary to close all capillaries from possible penetration. Painting does the job.

How to paint facades from MDF

For products that contain wood, all types are suitable coloring materials recommended for wood. There are only certain features:

• the structure of MDF is quite dense, there are no pores;
• properties are the same in all directions;
• contains adhesives.

Before applying layers of paint, the MDF must be impregnated. If you just paint with enamel, then the coating will not be firmly held on the surface. Glue, which was used to glue fine particles, is reluctant to interact with paints. Therefore, pasting with films is easy, and painting is associated with certain difficulties.

At the first stage, a primer is required. Without it, one cannot expect to receive quality coverage MDF facades paint.

Primers for MDF

Masters know that in order to obtain a high-quality MDF surface, PaliWood UM 002 primer polyurethane insulator primer should be used (Fig. 4). With its help, they achieve not only penetration into the structure. A dense layer forms on the surface, which can be sanded to achieve a glossy sheen.

Rice. 4 Polyurethane primer for MDF

1. Wipe the surface from dust and other contaminants.
2. Apply a layer of primer to the surface to be treated. (The manufacturer recommends using rollers, but you can use a brush or spray gun).
3. After drying, remove the sags with a scraper, and then use a fine-grained sandpaper to bring the surface quality to a shine.

On the furniture production for MDF facades, alkyd primers are used (Fig. 5). They contain not only binders with high adhesion. There are also fillers available. They eliminate irregularities, penetrate into pores and capillaries. The main advantage is the formation of a dense film through which moisture will not penetrate inside. MDF panels can be installed not only indoors. Treated with moisture-resistant soils, they perform their functions, located in the open air. Only it is required to additionally coat them with alkyd-based enamel.

Rice. 5 Universal alkyd primer (recommended not only for MDF, has a wide range of applications)

Rice. 6 Alkyd primer for outdoor and indoor use

Users especially note alkyd primers made in Finland or Finnish technology(Fig. 7). Tikkurila products are recommended for surface preparation in kindergartens, medical buildings and other places where the requirements for the quality of work are quite high.

Rice. 7 Alkyd primer for universal use

Acrylic primers are available for indoor facades. They form a transparent film (Fig. 8). Acrylic primers also contain fillers, but their size is much smaller than polyurethane or alkyd materials. Therefore, the penetrating power is higher. The manufacturers claim that acrylic primers can serve outdoors. Here it is necessary to clarify that they can be used outdoors, but they do not allow moisture to enter. That is, it is possible to paint MDF facades only if further operation is under a canopy or other protection from rain and snow.

They produce a pretty good soil that will satisfy many consumers. Here, with good quality, very interesting price(Fig. 9).

Rice. nine acrylic primer for facades made of plywood, chipboard and MDF

How to paint MDF facades of a house

When I paint MDF facades, they pursue certain goals:

• facades after painting do not perceive an increase or decrease in temperature, therefore they are used for the manufacture kitchen cabinets, bedside tables and pencil cases;
• painted in different colors MDF facades look quite expressive;
• after painting, the release of harmful compounds that may occur due to the glue used in the production stops;
• service life increases several times.

Polyurethane two-component paints give excellent coverage. Even thin layer perfectly covers the surface. Enamels that give a bright sheen are in great demand. For kitchen cabinets and bedside tables, it is recommended to use automotive enamel (Fig. 10).

Rice. 10 Automotive enamel for painting metal, wooden products. The best decision for MDF facades

One-component polyurethane acrylic enamel (Fig. 11) is also worthy of the attention of masters. According to user reviews, the use of such paints for MDF panels gives an excellent result.

Rice. 11 Polyurethane acrylic enamel

For painting furniture in children's rooms, alkyd enamel is used (Fig. 12). Furniture, in which MDF facades perform decorative and protective functions, looks great. Bright colors bring joy to the children's room. This paint is recommended for medical institutions. Safety is guaranteed by manufacturer's certificates.

Rice. 12 Alkyd enamel for MDF

Professionals use spray guns for coloring. AT skillful hands on the surface of a dense structural material for furniture, a high-quality glossy finish. At the request of consumers, it is also possible to apply a matte layer of paint, which will reliably protect the product and give it new consumer properties.

Video: Applying paint and varnish to an MDF furniture facade.

Paint and varnish by Sayerlack.

How to update the kitchen if there is not enough money to purchase a new headset? Options: buy new facades, order furniture restoration to the company's masters, or repaint the furniture in a different color with your own hands. How to paint kitchen facades to avoid bitter disappointments? What is the difficulty of independently recreating a beautiful coating: high-quality painting of furniture with your own hands is feasible only after a thorough long-term cleaning of the old decorative layer. If the removal of paint and varnish residues is done carelessly, the surface of the furniture becomes unsightly: sagging, stains, peeling of paint and varnish appear on an uneven surface.

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But it is possible to spoil the beauty of the facades of the kitchen not only by insufficient processing. Another mistake is the choice decorative paint for individual items without taking into account the combination with the interior. Imagine the messy look you get if you repaint your furniture. french style Provence, giving lavender or milky-creamy languor and tenderness, in bright orange or poisonous scarlet shades. Colorful cabinets, decorated with antique vignettes, carved shelves, lattices literally hang over you with a stupefying weight. Therefore, before starting work, it is important to calculate all the nuances: the materials from which the kitchen is made, the selection of paint and varnishes, the definition of the style of the interior.

Features of processing materials for kitchen facades

Most furniture sets budget option made of chipboard, fiberboard, MDF. Each coating, before painting the furniture, needs preparatory cleaning in different ways. Consider the main pre-processing methods.

Facades from MDF

The coating material for MDF cabinets and countertops is a layer of polished veneer, film, plastic or enamel.

How to remove veneer

• According to the instructions, lubricate the surface with a thick or liquid composition that dissolves the polish.
• After some time, clean the softened wet layer with a spatula in the direction of the wood fibers.
• Remove the rest of the coating with an iron special cotton or grinding machine.
• Clean the surface first coarse, then fine sandpaper.
• Thoroughly clean the dust.

To remove the film, you will need a building hair dryer, with hot exposure, the coating will come off. Then wash off the glue, degrease, clean, as described earlier.

Plastic surfaces can not be removed, but the furniture can be painted with auto enamel.

MDF elements are very popular among headsets, so learning how to paint them is very useful.

Facades from chipboard

Chipboard boards have a less durable structure than MDF, so when processing the coating, gentle preparations for wood, a hair dryer, or sandpaper are used. Next, degreasing is carried out (white spirit, acetone). If a surface layer is not removed, then the facade area is simply leveled with fine-grained sandpaper, then it is cleaned of the dust layer with a damp cloth.

Preparation methods: primer and putty

A prerequisite for beautifully painting MDF and chipboard products is to apply layers of primer to improve the adhesion of the compositions, then putty, to create a smooth surface without cracks and scratches, and prime again.

Shades of primer and putty material be matched to the color of the paint, in order to avoid glimpses of the lower layers and changes in the color scheme.

Application process:

• a coat of primer for wood surfaces to see scratches and pits,
• acrylic putty,
• primer 2 layers.

After the composition has dried, you can proceed to the main operation: paint the facades of the kitchen.

Of great importance correct selection paint composition and quality of tools.

Proper preparatory measures before painting are always needed

Methods for painting facade surfaces: coloring composition and not only

What paint to choose appearance products was immaculate even and smooth?

How are furniture fronts painted?

You can paint chipboard with brushes, spray guns with oil paints, acrylic paints water base, alkyd enamels, drying oil, stain, furniture varnishes. The advantages of water formulations are the ability to adjust until they are dry: change the shade, or dilute bright color to a soft tone. But we will get a more beautiful surface when using a special aerosol enamel composition.

With plastic, it is produced using colored enamel aerosols for a car. At the same time, painted MDF facades for the kitchen are water resistant, resistant to aggressive detergents and high temperature, durability. Coating with automotive enamel guarantees an even, sag-free layering.

Instruments

Achievement perfect surface kitchens with painted facades impossible without the right tools and aids.

During the work, the following items will be required.

1. The brushes are new, wide and narrow, flat pattern.
2. A roller made of velor or foam rubber.
3. Scotch tape.
4. Paint container.
5. Rubber spatula.
6. Gloves.
7. Soft (lint-free) rags.
8. Acrylic paint, oil paint, or alkyd enamel, varnish.

Enamel and acrylic synthetic composition give a brilliant gloss, Oil paint and stain create matte surface. Transparent dyes emphasize the beauty of the natural structure of wood.

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Technique of solid coloring of furniture

You can repaint chipboard furniture with your own hands with brushes or a roller. Roller spreading saves paint and distributes it more evenly. Decorative patterns should be applied with a brush.

To paint chipboard with your own hands, movements on the surface are made in one direction. The final layer is laid along the entire length. Each layer is applied after the first has dried: the aqueous composition - after 30 minutes, acrylic - according to the instructions. If it is necessary to differentiate the color or material of the facade, masking tape is used. Entrance doors do not open until dry.

Painted MDF for the kitchen is obtained in the following ways: the dye is selected according to the coating material: for plastic, or wooden surface. When thickening the composition, dilute according to the instructions.

If you paint the MDF with a roller or brush, then the initial layer is placed on the prepared area, dried thoroughly.

Then the next layers are applied one by one, or two in turn, with drying, if the composition has a low hiding power. You can achieve a brilliant mirror gloss with an alkyd or acrylic clear varnish.

Gloss effect gives individuality to the furniture

Decorative processing

Creating an exquisite beautiful surface is achieved with the help of additional materials.

1. A lace pattern is obtained using a stencil - lace tulle.
2. The technique of creating a relief surface is made using glisal.
3. Do-it-yourself two- and multi-color painting of kitchen facades is carried out by delimiting the area of ​​\u200b\u200bthe product with masking tape, or by applying stencils.
4. Gold and silver patterns are removed with a thin brush and after applying (drying) the varnish layer.
5. Artistic 3D painting is carried out according to sketches with an airbrush.
6. Marble surfaces are created, it is necessary to glaze with the release of a relief structure and drawing veins.
7. The relief graceful structure of the loach can be drawn with a simple comb.
8. If you attach a rough canvas or mesh to the surface, you get unique facades for a rustic kitchen.
9. The use of pimply film allows you to create an embossing that imitates the skin of an alligator.

Painted facades for the kitchen can be colored with thin brushes and artistic paints under Gzhel, in the style of Palekh, depict picturesque flowers, seascapes, cute muzzles of seals.

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Do-it-yourself painting facades for the kitchen is a complex, but interesting creative process. The time spent is more than compensated for by contemplating the open mouths of astonishment of neighbors and acquaintances who have come to the light. In addition, how pleasant it is to have tea in a room where painted facades remind of a splash sea ​​waves on the south coast, tropical sultry jungle, a wonderful forest forest, if you paint the kitchen set with your own hands. Fantasy is limitless, everyone can choose an element close to their hearts. Good luck in your pleasant creative endeavors decorating your home environment with your own hands!

Today, MDF is considered popular and relatively available material, without which production is indispensable kitchen panels and various furniture. At the same time, MDF is often painted, which makes the facade smoother and more durable. In addition, due to painting, the panels get a deeper and brighter color that can be matched to your furniture.

Ordinary MDF panels can be made an interior decoration by simply painting them.

Advantages and disadvantages of painting MDF panels

Painting surfaces made of MDF is carried out not only for decorative purposes, but also for protective purposes. The main advantages of painting panels with your own hands:

1. The resistance of the coating to elevated temperatures, which allows you to put even hot dishes on the kitchen surface.
2. High-quality painting of MDF with enamel allows you to make the facade more refined and original, giving it a unique design. For example, you can decorate your furniture interesting decor in the form of pearls, mother-of-pearl, metallic and so on. To do this, various fillers are added to the paint.
3. Safety for health, as only high-quality paints and varnishes are used for it.

Painted MDF panels not only look better, but are also more reliable and durable.

Disadvantages of painting MDF panels:

• more high price compared to film coating;
• when using not the highest quality paint, over time, the painted facade may fade under the influence of sunlight.

Modern technology for painting MDF panels

Correct and high-quality painting must be carried out in compliance with all rules technological process. To work, you will need paint, a wood primer or polyurethane primer, and varnish.

In order for the painted facade to look beautiful and not deteriorate over time, certain temperature conditions must be observed. It is best if all processes take place at a temperature of about twenty degrees. At the same time, the humidity of the air should be in the range from 50 to 80 percent. Humidity of wall wooden panels should be 8-15%.

Before application paintwork materials they must be filtered with a 50-100 µm filter. It is advisable to carry out the filtration twice if the paint has been stored for more than two weeks.

The choice of equipment for painting

To paint MDF with your own hands, it is advisable to have a room of at least 40 square meters equipped with a special chamber for painting and a place for grinding surfaces. In addition, storage space should be provided. wooden blanks and finished panels.

The temperature in the room where the façade will be painted or internal surfaces, must be at least twenty degrees. The paint booth is best equipped with a hood and a rotating table top. The room for drying finished parts should have racks. The place where you intend to carry out grinding is best equipped with reliable vacuum cleaners.

Modern painting technology provides for the application of paints and varnishes and a primer using a pneumatic spray gun with a nozzle of 1.5-2 mm and a receiver compressor of at least 80 liters. If used, then it is applied with a sprayer directly to the surface. Grinding parts is best done by vibrating grinder. Polishing is carried out with an angular grinder.

Painting stages

Preparatory stage

On the preparatory stage great attention must be paid to the processing of the plate. In order to treat the surface to gloss, it is necessary to avoid raising the pile and eliminating the embossing that has arisen during the production process.

The facade of the MDF must be milled at maximum speed, which will avoid raising the pile. Since the paint layer here is very thin, it is advisable not to leave pointed corners that can be easily knocked down. For processing corners, it is best to use an edge cutter with a radius of about 3 mm.

In order to properly sand the MDF facade, it is necessary to remove the surface protective wax layer from the entire surface. For these jobs, an eccentric type grinder is best suited. For processing complex bends, it is advisable to use sandpaper. If wall painting is to be MDF surfaces, including several constituent elements, then it is better to putty the joint cracks with a primer to fill the pores.

Surface priming

At the first stage, the most problematic relief areas are primed. After that, the edges of the panel are primed. At the final stage, the entire facade is treated with soil. The primer gun should be used to apply the solution first longitudinally and then transversely. At the same time, each next layer is superimposed on the previous one by 50%. This is not only the primer, but also the painting itself.

The most effective soil application technology involves two stages. The first step is to use an airbrush to apply a layer of insulating primer. It should prevent the pile from rising and absorbing the next coats of paint. After that, you need to let the primer dry and sand the surface with P320-400 sandpaper.

The second stage of the primer is that you need to apply a polyurethane primer and let it dry for at least 10 hours. Next, the surface is ground, in places of milling bends, abrasive material Scotch-brite is used.

For sanding after applying the primer, it is recommended to use sandpaper with the number p320

Painting stage

In order to qualitatively paint the MDF facade, it is necessary to use an airbrush with paint consumption parameters of 60-200 g/sq. m. All other parameters of the device are set depending on the type of paintwork used. In this regard, before you paint the facade under gloss, you need to understand the instructions for using the paint well.

Wet painting technology

After the priming stage, drying is carried out at a temperature not exceeding 35 degrees. The average drying time is five hours. Wet painting technique is carried out by applying a mixture with a thickness of 120 to 140 microns. It is advisable to use polyurethane paint coatings.

The paint is applied using a spray gun with a certain pressure. It is possible to apply in two layers, only before coating with a second layer, the surface should be sanded. In this case, the thickness of each of the layers should not be more than 120 microns. At the next stage, several layers of polyester or polyurethane primer are applied to the MDF board, simultaneously with intermediate sanding. The final layer of glossy enamel needs to be polished.

When applying complex compositions of paints and varnishes with different special effects, they must be well mixed. This is necessary so that the details of the scenery do not settle at the bottom of the jar.

In addition, it is necessary to provide for the easy passage of decorative additives through the nozzle of the spray gun.

When painting and varnishing MDF surfaces, care should be taken to keep it free from dust, insects or other debris. To remove them from the painted surface, you need to have tweezers with you. If you find smudges of primer or paint, then they should be eliminated with a clerical knife and emery cloth.

With tweezers, you can easily remove insects, pieces of dirt, and other adhering excess

Powder mixture for painting

The dry method of painting consists in applying special paint, which is called a powder mixture. The technique involves spraying dry microparticles onto the prepared surface. After that, the applied paint is heated until it begins to melt. The result is an almost perfect flat surface.

Drying

The final stage of any painting is drying the panels. This procedure must be carried out under certain conditions. In particular, the air temperature should be no more than 50 degrees, and humidity - less than 80%.

Drying time depends largely on conditions. environment. As a rule, it will take from 5 to 10 hours for complete drying. In general, the lower the humidity and temperature, the faster the MDF board dries.

Conclusion

Thus, for high-quality painting of MDF boards, all necessary conditions must be observed. This process consists of several steps such as sanding, priming, painting and drying.

Tinted glass can be an alternative to Lakobel glass.

The main advantages of painted glass:

1. Almost unlimited color range;
2. There is no need to purchase a sheet of a strictly defined format, which allows you to save on leftovers;
3. Reasonable cost.

Enamels can be applied both on high-quality M1 glass and on special anti-reflective glass, which practically does not have its own shade, which is especially important when painting with white enamels, however, anti-reflective glass is more expensive.

Lacquered chipboard

Lacquered chipboard imitates facades with natural veneer or natural wood but has a much lower cost.

Lacquer polishing is used if the chipboard has a smooth surface.

Chipboard coated with patina enamels can imitate naturally aged wood.

Coatings with special effects "cracolet", "foil", "water drops"

The technology of applying original decorative effects, which are craquelet (craquelure effect), foil and the effect of wet drops. similar in that two layers of enamel are applied to the facades, the top of which is violated in a special way.

Cracolette or craquelure(from French craquelé - cracked), creates the effect of cracked paint on the surface of the workpiece.

Foyle(from English Foil - foil). Technology for obtaining the effect: a stretch film is unevenly laid on the freshly applied top layer of enamel, and then it is removed.

Water drops- the effect is obtained by spraying water on the top layer of paint.

Color Options

To simplify the designation of colors, several color standards or catalogs are used. The most common:

RAL (German Reichsausschuss für Lieferbedingungen und Gütesicherung) - the standard was developed in Germany in 1927 and includes several collections: RAL Classic contains 217 of the most common colors, RAL Design - 1625 shades, RAL Effect catalog matte colors and metallics, RAL Plastics - a catalog of 100 classic colors specifically for painting plastic and made on foam plates for more accurate color reproduction.

WCP (WoodColor Plus)- catalog of the famous Italian brand Sayerlack, owned by the world's largest concern for the production of paints and varnishes The Sherwin-Williams Company.

NCS (English Natural Color System, natural system colors) - the standard was developed in Sweden and has several versions: NCS Cascade 980 contains 980 colors, NCS Original - 1950 colors.

Mobihel - trademark Slovenian company Helios, a manufacturer of paints and varnishes for car repairs, which, thanks to the widely available metallic colors, are widely used in painting furniture facades in a modern style. Mobihel has created a catalog specially matched to the colors used in the car manufacturing process, which is why car brand names are often found in this catalog.

Color System or CS- catalog of the Italian company Renner Italia S.p.A., one of the leaders in the production of materials furniture varnishes and paints and varnishes for exterior decoration.
There are other standards, such as SSG, BS and catalogs (collections) of major paint manufacturers, such as Tikkurila Symphony, but they are rarely used when painting furniture facades.

Also important in the designation of paints is the degree of gloss - Gloss ( English gloss, gloss) - which is measured in units from 0 - to 100 units.

Gloss is the ability of a surface to reflect light. Absolutely glossy - 100 Gloss - is considered the surface of the glass.

It is customary to divide paints depending on the degree of gloss:

1. from 0 to 5 gloss - absolutely matte paints,
2. from 6 to 10 gloss - matte,
3. from 11 to 29 gloss - semi-gloss,
4. from 30 to 59 gloss - semi-gloss,
5. from 60 to 89 gloss - glossy,
6. from 90 to 100 gloss - high gloss.

You should pay your attention to the fact that the same paint may look different.

The shade depends on many factors: the degree of gloss of the paint, the type of material on which it is applied, the air pressure in the spray gun, the quality of the soil preparation, the distance and angle of application to the surface (especially for metallics), and others. Therefore, in cases where it is absolutely necessary to "hit the color" exactly, for example, when repairing a damaged facade, it is necessary to do a coloring - test painting.