ᐅ Recommendation for Buying Silicate Paint?

Created on: 2 Jul 2020 08:16

Hello everyone,

We applied red lime felt plaster with a 1mm (0.04 inch) grain size in two rooms, partly over gypsum plaster and partly over red lime base plaster. It all looks great.
Now I’m looking for a good silicate paint that is also affordable. Could you recommend paints based on your experience?
Prices vary from about 30€ to several hundred euros.

I would appreciate any recommendations.

Best regards,
Olli

Olli_352 Jul 2020 08:29

@Mycraft: Keim paints from Bavaria, are those the Keim Biosil?

Olli_352 Jul 2020 08:36

@Matthew03 The alligator colors really seem to offer good value for the price.
How far does a 12.5-liter (13.2 quart) bucket go? Are the specifications of 150–180 ml/m² (5–6 oz/ft²) accurate?
A primer is no longer necessary, right?

Mycraft2 Jul 2020 08:38

Olli_35 schrieb:

@Mycraft: Keim paints from Bavaria, are those then the Keim Biosil?

Yes, that is the manufacturer.

Matthew032 Jul 2020 08:52

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Olli_35 schrieb:

@Matthew03 The alligator colors seem really good in terms of price/performance.
How far does a 12.5-liter (13.2 US gallons) bucket go? Are the specifications of 150–180 ml/m² (0.31–0.37 oz/ft²) accurate?
Is a primer no longer necessary?

Phew... that was two years ago... don’t hold me to it, but I think I needed about 5–6 buckets for the whole house. Living area was 156 m² (1680 ft²), and ceilings were also painted with it. I once calculated the square meters of the walls somewhere, but I can’t seem to find that anymore. You don’t need a primer.

Olli_352 Jul 2020 08:55

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Good that you mentioned it, I also need to paint the ceiling. I hadn’t included that in my calculations yet.
Thanks a lot to everyone already.

Scout2 Jul 2020 09:55

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Matthew03 schrieb:

56m2 (600 sq ft) of living space, ceilings were painted with it as well. At some point, I calculated the square meters of the walls, but I can’t seem to find that anymore. You don’t need a primer.

A really effective rule of thumb for a single-family house is to take the floor area and multiply it by 3.5 to estimate the total area of walls and ceilings to be painted. Primer is recommended with silicate paints on lime-cement plaster and drywall (gypsum board), as far as I recall; otherwise, you’ll just need an extra coat of paint. But primer is cheaper than paint, so…

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