PU Paint gives a lustrous finish to wooden surfaces, but it is hard to maintain PU Paint especially when your home is exposed to millions of deteriorating factors, like rainy climate, weather and toxic chemical components.
Before we begin and learn a few tips, let us note What is PU and factors that cause deterioration of the PU Paint.
What is a PU Paint ?
PU Paint surface and PU paint furniture is the best wood paint for painting furniture. The paint is made up of Polyurethane. The Polyurethane polymer gives it an enhanced durability and weather resistance. The paint is not only indestructible, but a lustrous and protective paint that rarely allows dust to stick and ruin the luster of the wooden decor.
Cause of PU Damage:
PU Paint is durable with a metallic lustrous and capacity to resist dust and high humidity level, but it can’t resist deterioration against the artificial substance, chemical and scratch added from malleable metals. If you have experience damage it may be because some of the factor mentioned in above paragraph or else you must look it in the reasons listed below:-
- Sunlight : PU is durable, its durability has a limitation, especially when it comes to sunlight. A week-long period of the same can cause heavy damage if you expose it for a massive amount of time.
- Mites: PU is not insect-proof, if your home is visited every now and then, then better watch your wooden decor. There is no way possible that it will survive such a heavy damage.
- Moisture: The damage caused by the moisture is far more impactful than that of the sunlight. The fact about moisture is, a constant exposure impacts the coating over a period of time.
- Water: If you have kids that play with water, probably a mug of water every now and then, will develop water marks on the Coating.
PU Paint is durable with a metallic lustrous and capacity to resist dust and high humidity level, but it can’t resist deterioration against the artificial substance, chemical and scratch out with the malleable metals, it also should be kept away from the sunlight, moisture, excess humid areas, water spilling and should kept away from mites.
5 Tips to Maintain PU Paint: Valuable and Easy
- Abstain from sunlight: Abstain your furniture from exposing it to the sunlight, you can place it on some other corner of the room , or use transparent drapes or rotational blinds to allow light into the room without falling directly on decor.
- Use a soft cloth: You can use a soft cloth , such as muslin cloth which is easily available in every Indian household. Keep an additional cloth for your PU coated decor. It will also keep your decor safe and sound.
- Do Pest control: Get your home a yearly pest control if there are very few mites in your region , else you have to increase the frequency of the pest control, else it will get destroyed by destructive mites now or in future.
- Keep in a low movement zone: If a decor item can be a place where you can expect less movement of people, surely go for it ,especially if you have kids in your home. it will avoid any chance of chipping and scratching,
- Always use PU polish: The PU Paint is polished in the end, but being an optional step for painting wood decor, many people do not go for it. We advise you must go for it will add a additional layer of security to your wooden decor,
PU Paint has longevity but still has a limitation to its durability. To maintain and preserve it also require caution and effort. You must keep it away from sunlight, high movement areas, do a yearly pest control , use muslin cloth to clean and make a mandatory use of PU Polish while you are painting PU paint.
Conclusion:
PU Paint has beautiful gloss, lustrous shine and durability that sustain for a longer period of time than most of its alternatives, but being a Polyurethane paint, itself it is limited to a level, it can’t be excessively exposed to the sunlight, water, moisture and mites to some extent. One must make generous use of PU Polish after PU Paint, use soft cloth, do pest control and keep in low movement zones.
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FAQ
What is PU Paint ?
PU Paint surface and PU Paint furniture is the best wood paint for painting furniture. The paint is made up of Polyurethane.
Why is PU Paint damaged?
PU paint is durable with a metallic lustrous and capacity to resist dust and high humidity level, but it can’t resist deterioration against the artificial substance, chemical and scratch added from malleable metals.
How to protect PU paint?
You must keep it away from sunlight, high movement areas, do a yearly pest control , use muslin cloth to clean and make a mandatory use of PU polish while you are painting PU paint.