Acrylic paint
- Non-breathable
- Uses a sealant to prevent wall moisture from escaping
- Made from a by-product of crude oil, it’s like putting a thin sheet of plastic on your wall
- Can cause spalling in buildings
- Creating a highly conducive environment for algae and fungi
- When trapped moisture finally forces its way out, the paint will peel and blister
- Contains biocide which uses in-can preservatives
- Contains Volatile Organic Compound (VOC), unstable chemicals that produce harmful gasses
- Reflects light at an angle relative to its source
- Contains organic material which causes it to burn quickly. In the event of a fire, you may not have time to escape
Breathe Silicate Hybrid Paint
- Breathable
- Uses breathable primers that allow moisture to pass through
- Made from sand, it uses silicate technology to keep out water while releasing much smaller vapour molecules
- Will not cause concrete spalling
- Will not cause algae and fungus because it does not trap moisture
- Blistering and peeling will not happen because moisture can easily pass through our paint
- Does not contain any biocide
- Does not contain any VOC
- Refracts light, creating a brilliant glow
- Is made inorganic binders (ie mineral-based materials) and melts at the melting point of glass. It takes longer to burn, giving you more time to run out of a burning building
95% of all architectural paints are acrylic-based. Breathe Silicate Hybrid Paint uses a different kind of technology to protect and preserve walls. Below are SEM (Scanning Electron Microscope) pictures of acrylic and Breathe Silicate Hybrid Paints.