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Paint Failure in Buildings

Oil-based paints can fail when used on certain building materials like lime mortar, plaster, and cement due to a chemical reaction between acids and alkalis that forms soap and causes blistering. Loss of adhesion can also occur due to defects in the surface, repeated condensation, or improper application. Efflorescence on bricks is commonly caused by salts leaving white or colored deposits and is best avoided by not using water-thinned paints.

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Paint Failure in Buildings

Oil-based paints can fail when used on certain building materials like lime mortar, plaster, and cement due to a chemical reaction between acids and alkalis that forms soap and causes blistering. Loss of adhesion can also occur due to defects in the surface, repeated condensation, or improper application. Efflorescence on bricks is commonly caused by salts leaving white or colored deposits and is best avoided by not using water-thinned paints.

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Oil bound paints sometimes fail when used on certain building materials. When an
acid and alkali react together, a salt is formed. If the acid is fatty such as linseed oil,
then the result is soap and water. Many building materials such as lime mortar and
plasters, Portland cement and asbestos cement develop alkalies. If such surfaces are
coated with oil bound paint particularly in the presence of even small quantities of
moisture, saponification will take place. The paint may blister in a mild attack or
slow yellow-soapy runs in a sever attack.

Loss of adhesion can occur through a number of other causes. The effect may be
slow and appearance of blistering, peeling or flaking of the paint film. Repeated
condensation on certain types of paint can cause swelling and shrinking of the
binder particularly when freshly applied.

It could also be caused by defects in the surface which is being painted particularly
where gypsum plaster has dried out before hydration is completed resulting in a
powdery surface. This same fault may also cause delayed expansion of the plaster.
Very smooth surfaces such as glazed tiles may suffer from loss of adhesion with
certain primers. Alternatively high section of a surface can remove too much of the
binder from a paint.

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Efflorescence is when associated with the painting of bricks and usually takes one
of four forms.

1. Fluffy white deposits caused by sodium, magnesium or calcium sulphates.

2. White films due to calcium carbonate or hydroxide

3. Potassium salts which can cause hard glossy patches.

4. Yellowish green stains produced by the presence of chromium salts.

Most of these problems can be avoided if water thinned paints are not used.

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About Gopal Mishra


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Gopal Mishra is a Civil Engineer from NIT Calicut and has more than 10 years of
experience in Civil Engineering and Construction. He is the founder of The Constructor.

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