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Painting glass could save you money

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Painting glass could save you money

Painting glass could save you money

Summertime is a good time to consider ways to reduce your energy consumption. Air conditioning is the largest seasonal consumer of energy. Annually, heating and cooling costs combine to create the largest energy consumer for most homes. It makes sense to reduce heating and cooling costs, but sometimes your options may be limited. Painting glass is one way to reduce cooling costs in the summer.

Painting glass may give you more bang for your buck

Painting glass may not seem like a good way to cut energy costs, but it actually can be. Homes in the US use a variety of methods to generate heat. Gas, solar, electricity, coal, firewood, biomass, steam and hot water can all generate heat. Electricity, on the other hand, almost exclusively generates the summertime cooling we all know and love. As a fuel, electricity is more expensive than most. You can save money on heating by switching away from electricity, but there are few fuel alternatives for cooling.

Your only choice for reducing your summertime energy costs is to reduce your summertime energy consumption. In an enclosed space, heat builds up because infrared light gets trapped behind glass. IR light heats up surfaces in a way that allows them to retain and radiate heat.

Reducing light penetration is the best way to reduce heat buildup in an enclosed space. Blocking these light rays can help reduce heat buildup. Painting glass reduces the amount of visible light that penetrates a space. By itself, that can lower the interior temperature of a space and reduce the need for additional cooling.

Painting glass could be an option for windows that transmit a lot of light but provide an unpleasant view. By painting the glass with a light-colored paint, you can preserve the transmission of visible light while reducing the heat buildup in the interior space.

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Backpainted glass backsplash can give a cool new look to your kitchen

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Backpainted glass backsplash can give a cool new look to your kitchen

Backpainted glass backsplash can give a cool new look to your kitchen

There’s no denying the attractiveness of glass as a decorative material. In addition to having a unique look and feel, glass is also a great working surface. Because it’s non-porous, it doesn’t absorb dirt, oils or inks. That means it will look great for a long time. At the same time, it won’t absorb paint. So how can you create a backpainted glass back splash if you can’t get the paint to stick to the glass? Easy! Use Glassprimer™ glass paint!

Backpainted glass backsplash is a great DIY project

Backpainted glass is easy to make, easy to install and gives a unique finished look to your space. A backpainted glass backsplash is ideal for use in the kitchen or bathroom because it cleans well, sanitizes easily and will not absorb bacteria.

Backsplashes help protect vulnerable vertical surfaces around sinks, countertops and stovetops. By laminating these spaces with glass, you can create a surface that looks great. It can also take the near constant cleaning that happens in kitchens and bathrooms.

Any kind of glass will work. If you intend to create your own backsplash, you can get glass from a local glass shop. Glass is easy to cut, and you can create custom cuts that precisely fit your wall space.

If you plan to place a glass backsplash around the stove, or in areas where rapid changes in temperature are likely, you’ll want to use tempered glass. Since tempered glass can’t be cut once it’s been heat treated, you’ll want to make sure that the glass precisely fits your space before it’s tempered.

One of the best parts about creating your own backpainted glass backsplash is that you don’t need to use thick sheets of glass. Glass can be heavy, and the larger it gets, the heavier it gets. Using a very thin sheet of glass will give you the same benefits as a thicker piece of glass, but it will significantly decrease the weight of the glass. That makes it easier to work with and mount. It also makes it easier to remove, if you decide you want to change the color of your space, or go in a different direction.

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Permanent window paint for commercial and residential applications

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Permanent window paint for commercial and residential applications

Permanent window paint for commercial and residential applications

Glass and painted glass are emerging as decorating trends. Beyond trendiness, however, painted glass can be a real solution for light control, privacy and energy efficiency. Permanent window paint, like Glassprimer™ glass paint, can play an important role in all of these applications, all while looking great!

GlassPrimer™ makes permanent window paint

If you intend to paint glass, you want to use the right paint for your application. Whether you’re painting glass in a commercial space, or windows in your own home, you want to make sure that the paint looks good both now and in the future.

Using a specially engineered glass paint will produce the best results. Ordinary paints require a porous surface to cure properly. As you can see, glass isn’t a porous surface! Ordinary paint will dry onto the surface of the glass, but everyday “insults” like sunshine, humidity and mechanical contact will change the way the paint looks and performs.

Humidity can reconstitute the dried paint! Your previously dry paint can turn into a soft, sticky mess quickly when the moisture content in the air rises. Sunlight can cause paint to fade, crack and peel, leaving your glass paint project looking more than a little rough around the edges. Even mechanical contact against a painted glass surface can cause the glass to chip. Your good looking glass paint will not look so good once the paint begins to chip off.

GlassPrimer™ avoids these problems

To avoid these problems, Glassprimer™ glass paint has been specially engineered to bond permanently to the surface of the glass. By changing the surface of the glass itself, Glassprimer™ glass paint can bond to the surface, while providing a look that’s guaranteed to last for 10 years! That means you can be sure that sunlight, humidity and normal “wear and tear” won’t harm your beautiful painted glass.

Glassprimer™ glass paint is rugged enough to be used in commercial environments for signage, decoration, light control and privacy. In addition, Glassprimer™ glass paint can be tinted to match the paint palette of any major paint manufacturer. That means you can put your desired shade of latex paint on the walls and trim in your space, and perfectly matching Glassprimer™ glass paint on glass and other non-porous surfaces.

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Painting glass doesn’t have to be difficult

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Painting glass doesn't have to be difficult

Painting glass doesn’t have to be difficult

Some surfaces are notoriously difficult to work with. If you don’t know your options, you might think that glass is one of them. If you’re looking for a new decorating option that’s easy and cost effective, consider painting glass.

Painting glass made easy

Glass is an ideal surface for both commercial and residential applications. It’s easy to shape, install, clean and maintain. Thanks to Glassprimer™, you can also paint it and achieve exceptional results.

If your project involves painting glass, you’ll need a paint that’s specially formulated to make a permanent bond with the glass surface. Glass doesn’t take ordinary paint because glass isn’t an ordinary surface. Ordinary paint needs a porous surface to make a bond, but glass isn’t porous. While you can apply regular paint to glass, and it will dry on the glass. Unfortunately, regular paint will not permanently adhere to glass. Using ordinary paint on glass amounts to wasting time and money to achieve less-than-optimal results.

Glassprimer™ glass paint modifies the nanosurface of glass. It enables the paint to bond permanently with the surface of the glass. Once the paint is cured, it will not chip, fade or peel, even in challenging environments like the kitchen or bathroom.

Painted glass works just as well in commercial applications. Glassprimer™ glass paint is UV resistant, which means it won’t fade even when exposed to direct sunlight. It offers exceptional performance in conference rooms, offices and other location where light control and privacy are desired.

Painting glass is also cost effective. With Glassprimer™ glass paint, you can achieve excellent coverage for about $1 per square foot. Compared to true frosted glass, painted glass can offer significant savings.

If you’d like more information about creating painted glass for your home, office or commercial space, or you’d like to order Glassprimer™ glass paint, please visit our website.

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Painting glass? Consider these spring colors

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Painting glass? Consider these spring colors

Painting glass? Consider these spring colors

Like fashion, color trends change over time. Last year, whites and light pastels were the hot commodity. This year? Put the whites away! Bold, confident colors dominate paint trends. That’s helpful to know if you’re planning on painting glass this spring or summer.

Glassprimer™ makes painting glass easy

Painting glass is one of the easiest ways to update the look of a room. Whether you’re trying to update a glass tabletop or you want to give a wall a whole new look, consider ways in which you can incorporate glass into your plan.

Bold colors – including blues, reds and greens – will dominate the paint landscape in 2017. If this holds your attention, consider darker and semi-saturated blues and darker brownish reds. You can offset this approach with complementary lime green for a captivating look.

It is definitely possible to go overboard with bold colors, so choose your palette carefully. These bold shades can play off of each other well, but you’ll want to tone them down with some bright white contrasts. Use bright whites on the ceilings, trim and doors to break up colors that might otherwise be overwhelming.

If you’re planning to go bold, be sure to add as much natural light as possible. You can also provide some visual relief with light neutral furnishings and floor coverings.

Glass opens up your decorating options. You can create an elegant look by laminating glass (or Plexiglas™ to the walls. Laminating creates an unusual, luxurious surface that’s easy to clean and maintain. It can also help you “resurface” walls that may be in bad condition. Consider using it to rehabilitate a cinder block or stucco wall surface that either simply doesn’t look good or isn’t in good condition.

Painting glass is easy. The material requires minimal surface preparation. A little alcohol and steel wool, followed by a thorough drying with ordinary paper towels is all you need to do to prepare your glass or Plexiglas™ for painting.

Apply the paint using a high-volume, low pressure paint sprayer. You can find a good quality sprayer in any home improvement store. Using a HVLP paint sprayer ensures excellent, even coverage and a professional finished look.

If you’d like more information about GlassPrimer™ glass paint, or you’d like to place an order, please visit us at http://www.glasspaint.com.

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Can you use latex paint on glass?

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Can you use latex paint on glass?

Can you use latex paint on glass?

You may wonder whether you can use an ordinary paint on glass. Will ordinary paint dry? Will it stick to glass? The short answer is that latex paint (and other kinds of paint) will dry on glass. But drying on glass isn’t the same thing as sticking to glass. If you want the paint to hang around temporarily, you can use any ordinary paint. If you want the paint to stay put, you’ll need to use paint that’s specially formulated to bond with glass. That’s the big difference between glass paint and ordinary paint.

Latex paint on glass won’t last long

Latex paint is good for a lot of things, and can work well it many situations, but painting on glass isn’t one of them. Latex paint on glass won’t tolerate being handled very well. Because the paint can’t bond to the glass surface, even gentle handling can disturb the paint.

In addition to not being very rugged, latex paint will absorb humidity from the air. This reabsorption of moisture will cause the paint to lift away from the glass. If the paint is only meant to be temporary, this may not be a big deal to you, but it also means that you don’t want to use latex paint on glass in areas where paint flaking or peeling is undesirable, such as the kitchen.

A better solution is to use a paint that’s specially formulated to adhere to glass. Glassprimer™ glass paint uses nanotechnology to create a permanent bond with the glass surface. Once cured, Glassprimer™ glass paint will not peel, flake, crack or bubble, and will last for years. Glassprimer™ will work on any kind of glass, and can be used to create opaque and translucent effects. It’s also a cost-effective alternative to frosted glass.

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