Choosing glitter effect wall paints and how to apply glitter

The shimmering mural gives your interiors a sophisticated and glamorous look. These paints and varnishes contain glitter. If desired, you can add glitter to the coloring composition yourself. There are dry or liquid glitter for sale in gel form in a small jar. Glitter is added to the paint or varnish just before painting the wall.

Variants of using glitter paints in the interior

Glitter paintings are decorative type. These paints and varnishes are mainly used for painting the interior walls of the premises. Using paint with a shimmering effect, you can decorate a small area or, conversely, a large room.

Glitter compositions are used in such cases:

• in shopping centers - for the exclusive decoration of walls, columns, arches, cornices;
• in nightclubs, bars, restaurants - for decorating rooms;
• in living rooms - to decorate a wall near which there is no furniture;
• in the kitchen - in the decoration of the apron;
• in the nursery - as an accent on a free wall or ceiling;
• in the hallway - to decorate the ceiling or a wall without furniture;
• in the bathroom - to decorate the ceiling or wall;
• for decorating furniture built into the wall (in combination with furniture varnish);
• glitter can be added to the tile grout.

LMC with glitter can be used for plain coloring or drawing patterns (vegetal, futuristic). Glitter paints are made on the basis of popular compounds (acrylic, alkyd, polyurethane). The main difference between glitter paint materials and regular materials is the presence of sparkles in the mixture. They are the smallest particles of a shiny metallic aluminum or polyethylene terephthalate film. The sequins have a size of 0.1 to 0.4 mm.

On sale there are sequins of silver, bronze, gold, iridescent purple, blue, green. Sequins are cut using special equipment and can be in the form of stars, circles, hexagons, squares.

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Types of glitter used in construction paints:

• color (gold, silver, red);
• holographic (with 3D effect);
• rainbow (pearl);
• fluorescent (bright in UV light).

Glitter paint materials are available in different colors and are used to paint walls or create patterns on them. There are glitter varnishes that are applied to the painted surface. Glitter compositions can be used on non-woven wallpaper.

In addition to ready-to-use glitter paints, dry glitter in sachets or liquid glitter in jars are sold in hardware stores, in the form of a gelatinous substance. Glitter is added to acrylic, alkyd, oil and polyurethane paints before painting. Glitter paint materials can be applied to concrete, wood, plaster, plasterboard.

Advantages and disadvantages

Criteria for choosing a glitter paint

Shimmer paint materials are mainly used for decorative purposes. In hardware stores you can buy ready-made paints with glitter in the composition. Usually on the label of such paints and varnishes the words "pearl", "decorative pearl", "gloss", "glitter", "fluorescent" are written. There are even ready-made glitter paints for sale in spray form.

Paints and varnishes to which glitter can be added:

• acrylic dispersions;
• water-based acrylic compositions;
• latex, alkyd, polyurethane enamels;
• Oil painting;
• varnish (acrylic, polyurethane, alkyd).

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The choice of painting materials for repair is influenced by the painting method, type of surface and performance characteristics. If you need to draw a pattern on an acrylic painted wall, buy acrylic glitter in small tubes. If you want to give a shimmering effect to a large wall area, choose glitter bags.

In dry rooms, aqueous dispersions or aqueous emulsions based on acrylics are used. In rooms with high humidity, rubber, alkyd and polyurethane compounds are used.

You can add glitter to the clear varnish and polish the painted wall. Glossy paint materials can be used on decorative plaster, non-woven wallpaper. Glitter varnish can be used to varnish stucco moldings, patterns and individual sections of the wall.

Application rules

You can work with glitter paint in the same way as with conventional compositions. The main thing is to remember that glitter paints are applied only to the prepared surface. If you paint an uneven and cracked wall with a decorative glitter composition, you will not be able to improve the appearance of the room. You can apply the paint to the surface with a brush, roller or spray paint.

Steps for using glitter paint:

• surface preparation for painting;
• clean the base from dirt, dust, old cracked coating;
• puttying of defects or leveling the surface with plaster;
• priming;
• paint the wall with glitter paint or the usual composition in 1-3 layers;
• in the case of using ordinary paint, the dry surface is covered with a glitter varnish after a month.

At the stage of preparing the wall for painting, the surface is first cleaned of dirt, dust or old cracked coating. To remove a layer of paint, use brushes, spatulas, soap or chemicals that corrode the base. If the coating is in excellent condition, you can lightly sand it, prime it, and apply glitter on top.

The new type of paint must match the old type of paint.It is recommended to apply a primer before applying any composition to the wall. This agent improves adhesion and reduces paint consumption. On sale there are special primers for wood, concrete, plaster. A wooden wall, for example, can be primed with an acrylic primer and painted with an aqueous dispersion of acrylic flakes. The type of primer should be the same as the type of paint.

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Any paint is applied to the wall in 1-3 layers (no more). To apply the composition to the surface, rollers, brushes and paint sprayers are used. In the case of the use of sprayers, the mixture is made liquid. When using a roller or brush, the composition should resemble thick sour cream (do not drip from the tool).

How to make glitter paint yourself:

• open a box with painting materials;
• mix the composition well;
• pour paint into a small bucket;
• measure the required amount of sparkles (10 grams are enough to paint 4 square meters of wall);
• pour glitter into a small bucket of paint;
• to mix together;
• add the glitter mixture to the main composition;
• stir (by hand, without using an electric stirrer).

Prepare the glitter composition just before the repair. During the coloring process, the mixture must be constantly stirred. Sequins may sink to the bottom. It is not recommended to add too much glitter to painting materials. Glitter may peel off the wall over time.

Examples of ready-made design solutions with sequins

Options for creating a decoration with glitter paint:

1. In the bathroom, there is a black wall with silver sequins near the tub.
2. At the head of the bed there are golden sequins on a brown background.
3. In a nightclub - fluorescent sequins in the decoration of the ceiling and walls.
4. In the living room, there is a gray wall with silver sequins behind the sofa.
5. In the hallway there is a white ceiling with pearl sequins.
6. In the nursery there is a glittering drawing of a fairy on a pink wall.
7. In the kitchen there is a bright Greek-style ornament in an apron.
8. In a small room, a silver tree painted with glitter paint on a gray wall.
9. In the retail space - bright vertical or horizontal stripes along the wall (on the flights of stairs, at the entrance).
10. At the dacha there is a shiny wall near the fireplace.