Acrylic paint is one of the most common roof coatings available in the market these days. The major benefit of using acrylic coatings is that they significantly prolong the service life of the roof.
The acrylic coating is not a paint, although it comes in a can and looks like a paint. The property of this coating differentiates very well from the paint. It comes with same viscosity as the paint, which makes it easy to brush and it can be applied with a roller, just like a house paint. But, it’s a material having a unique set of criteria in coatings.
Acrylic coatings generally comes in white color. This white color ensures two important features. From reducing the temperature of the roof membrane to which it is applied to reflecting as much as 85% of the heat portion of the sunlight. The temperature of the wall then reduced, go ahead and gets coupled with the UV blocking properties of the coating which enables the coating to last longer resulting in reducing the degradation and deterioration of the roofing membrane. Also, the white hue reduces the heat transfer into the building and reduces air conditioning costs.
Concrete Benefits of Using Acrylic Coatings
These are the distinct benefits of using acrylic coatings:
They are inexpensive
They are water-based. These are easy to apply and eco-friendly.
They are commonly used for cooling purposes as because of their reflectivity or ability to reflect sunlight back instead of absorbing the heat.
Cost-effective because of the coating’s cooling effect they reduces energy costs.
Since they protect it against Ultraviolet exposure, it increases their lifespan.
They can withstand fluctuations in temperatures without the coating being negatively affected due to their elastomeric properties.
It also helps in protecting the roof from the elements under different weather conditions, because of its property to contract.
The adhesive elements present in the coating allow the acrylic coating to adhere to the roof surface even in unusually windy and wet conditions.
Its dirt-resistant technology ensures the coating’s preservation of energy-saving and reflective qualities and fresh, clean appearance.
It does not result in additional weight or dead load to the roof when applied to existing structures.
It is actually made up of specifications standard set up by different coating manufacturers.
In short, they provide us very major beneficial factors,
1.Durability
Any roof coating material’s first priority is durability. Within acrylic coatings, there is a good amount of durability as because of its resistance to the effects of UV degradation from the sun.
They also provide substrate protection from degradation from sunlight.
2.Ease of application
Acrylic coatings are easy to apply which counts as one of its advantages. Since they are waterborne materials, they don’t require the mixing of two-components and works as an individual component. Simply stated, they are very easy to work with. They can be applied on the walls just like a house paint, nothing more specific just by spray, by roller, by brush, by a squeegee. When it comes to cleaning, water will do the whole for you. Also, they don’t contain any volatile organic compound constraints, hence they’re not a red label, and because they are waterborne, there is no need to have any concern about shipping and handling of the coating. They don’t even have a greater level of toxicity.
3.Cost
From the cost point of view, these acrylic coatings are extremely attractive. When compared to other types of coatings used to maintain roofs, they may be a bit expensive but they do worth every bit of it due to their durability.
So, there is probably no reason as for why you should not opt for acrylic coatings.
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