Low odor paint – smell the difference? November 27, 2008
Posted by paintsurfer in environment paint.Tags: eco friendly paint, environmental paint, low odor paint, paint colors
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Low odor paints really brings a breathe of fresh air into every home. Remember the times when a fresh coat of paint caused you nausea? Those times are long gone thanks to the development of these new environmentally safe paints.
Odorless?
The first question that comes to mind about odorless paint colors is that if they are truly odorless. Technically odorless paint is not really odorless. If you open up a can of odorless paint, you can take a sniff of its odor before it dissipates. But here lies the major difference between normal paints and odorless paints. Since the smell of the paint quickly dissipates into the air, you hardly have any time to notice that it was there in the first place.
But how?
Different paint companies have different methods of making their paint colors that and conversely, they have different ways of making odorless paint. However, the one constant in making odorless paints is that paint manufacturers use no Volatile Organic Compounds in these paints. Ammonia is also replaced by special resins that help in further lessening the odors that you have.
These are just some of the differences between normal paint and low odor paint. Try it out for yourself and see for yourself the advantages of using “odorless” paint.
