Low Voc Paint

Paints labeled zero voc may actually contain a small amount of vocs usually fewer than 5 grams per liter.

Low voc paint.

Image insert place holder solvents tend to be either oil based high voc content or water based low or no voc content. Our chemical policy published in 2017 outlines chemicals of concern we have banned from paint products. There s are no standards that define what low means so the labels are arbitrary at best. Common oil based solvents include white spirit formaldehyde and toluene along with a variety of other alcohols ketones acetates.

Behr premium plus enamel low luster. Zero voc paints have to meet a less than 5 g l requirement. Ultra low voc products have voc content that s below 50 g l. It s important to remember that when it says low it s only in comparison to some other paints.

Latex paint which has lower voc levels and is generally more environmentally friendly than oil based paints uses water based solvents. There are also completely natural paints such as milk paint or chalk paint that carry no vocs. Low voc paints have reduced amounts of volatile organic compounds meaning they don t off gas as much as traditional paints. Volatile organic compounds vocs are organic chemicals that have a high vapor pressure at ordinary room temperature their high vapor pressure results from a low boiling point which causes large numbers of molecules to evaporate or sublimate from the liquid or solid form of the compound and enter the surrounding air a trait known as volatility for example formaldehyde which evaporates from.

Most low voc paints are latex based. Low voc products typically have little or no odor. No and low voc interior and exterior paints can work just as well as paint with higher vocs if proper surface prep is completed surfaces should be clean dry dull and sound and you re using the right paint for the job says watson. In the chemical industry low voc is used to describe a product with voc content at or below 150 g l.

The current standard for a paint to be labeled low voc requires that it have fewer than 250 g l. Get free shipping on qualified low voc or buy online pick up in store today in the paint department.