Water paints are more often called water colours when talking about art, and water-based paints when decorating the home. It simply means the liquid in them is water, rather than something oil based.
Paints use either some type of oil or plain water as their solvent. Paints using water don't produce the air pollution that paints using oil do.
No, there are no chemicals in water borne latex paint that will catch fire, no matter how hard you might try.
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Water paints are more often called water colours when talking about art, and water-based paints when decorating the home. It simply means the liquid in them is water, rather than something oil based.
Acrylic paints are water-based and dry quickly to a durable finish, while latex paints are also water-based but contain vinyl or rubber particles for added flexibility and durability. Acrylic paints are more commonly used for art projects, while latex paints are typically used for household painting projects.
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Varsol, oil thinner, turps, lacquer thinner, xylene, and many others.
Emulsion paint is water based - thinned with water, brushes cleaned with water.Solvent paints are thinned with solvents/thinners, and the brushes are cleaned in turps, etc.
Oil-based paints use oil as a binder, while latex-based paints use water. Oil-based paints are more durable and provide a smoother finish, but they take longer to dry and have a strong odor. Latex-based paints dry faster, are easier to clean up with water, and have less odor, but may not be as durable as oil-based paints.
Regardless of the color, oil-based paints use solvent, normally mineral spirits, as a solvent Vs. water for water-based and oil-based paints dry harder than latex paints making them more scrubable. Water-based paints don't yellow or crack as they age and can be formulated to dry fairly hard while still retaining some elasticity. Both oil and water-based white paints should cover to opacity in a single coat.
Unfortunately combining oil and water in paint always results in disaster. Oil based paints must be thinned with solvent. Brushes used to paint oil based paints also need to be cleaned with solvent.