Those who have seen a house being painted knows how messy a
work it is. First the painters put on the work clothes. Use sand paper/emery
paper or stone to clean to scratch the surface to a smooth finish. This will
bring all sorts of dusts, old cracked or peeled paint on the floor and the room
will be filled with smoke.
Next they use two buckets to mix the paint using a stick or
by hand. For height they need the ladder or a contraption which in Malayalam is
called “Kuthira” (horse). In high rise buildings they put up bamboo poles which
are tied to each other in layers horizontally and vertically for doing exterior
work. They place a plank at suitable heights to sit or stand and paint.
Once the painters complete the whole process their pants and shirt will
be messed up with paint and if they don’t wear a cap, their heads will also be
quite colorful.
Traditional painting is indeed labour intensive activity. If
you are painting your home where you are presently living you need to move
certain furniture and utensils or cover them up with cloth or paper. Who doesn’t
want a less messier, less laborious and more cleaner way of painting?
High tech is in –Now paint without a Brush
When robots have entered medical surgery and house cleaning,
it is quite natural that painting industry would also witness the introduction
of high tech equipments. It has already happened thanks to Berger which has
launched its super-fast, high tech and efficient Express Painting service.
#Sanding Machine:
Instead of a sand paper or stone, they use a sanding machine to clean the wall
surface. It has got a speed regulator and a vacuum suction bag where all the
peeled paint and dirt is deposited. It is fairly long and can be used on walls
and celing. For use on corner walls rotating handles round parts can be
replaced to enable smooth movement and cleaning.
#Multipurpose Mixer:
For mixing paint untouched by hand, they have a speed-variable multi purpose
mixer which looks like an enlarged version of a cream mixer we use to make cake dough. It can be used to
mix putty as well as wall paint. All you need is to put the requisite paint or
putty in a bucket, pour sufficient water and place the mixer in it and regulate
the speed as required.
# Auto Paint Roller:
Instead of brush, painters have started using rollers which do not leave behind
any marks on the surface unlike brush. Now Berger has introduced the auto
roller to make the actual paint job much easier and say good bye to four-inch
brush. It has got a body, roller head, extension pipe, inlet pipe for paint and
speed control knob. When suction pipe is connected to the paint container, it
draws paint when the machine is switched on. It and the roller will be filled
with paint and the machine is ready to start its work. The advantage of auto
roller is speed, uniform finish and less labour time.
#Jet Washer not the hose: To clean the exterior walls, why
not use the express jet washer instead of the normal hose which can put only at
a single speed? It is a versatile machine
with high pressure pipes, spray gun, suction pipe and strainer and comes with a
higher pressure washer unit. There is a pressure regulator to control water
pressure.
#Automatic sprayer:
Then there is the automatic sprayer that
gives a uniform finish on water-based and oil based paints on walls.
You no longer need so many brushes of various sizes to
paint! All you need is a paint and a surface!
(For details contact Dulux Paints dealer: Katticaran Paints,
Palarivattom & Vytilla Ph:9349413517)
