mineral paints

The principle of silicate paints, also known as mineral paints, was first discovered in the second half of the 19th century and quickly became very popular.

Murals done with mineral paints last even longer than real frescos and cannot be harmed by pollution. The binder is liquid quartz (potassium water-glass) but the cohesion of the paint to the wall is brought about by adding a fixative. The pigments fuse with the specially prepared surface to a siliceous substance.

Mineral paints consist of water-soluble pigments and a medium, which has to be added in order to obtain durability, lustre and resistance to wear.

Mineral painting is generally understood to be a technique using a silicate basis, characterised by the fact that the pigment and the binder fuse together to form a siliceous substance, i.e. a substance with open pores. This means that a regulated exchange of air and moisture can take place; the substance can breath.