DIAMOND 2 Acrylic latex paint

POLIFARB DIAMOND 2 is a water-dispersion acrylic latex paint for finish coating of interior walls and ceilings. It is applied over cement and cement-lime plasters, plasterboard, paper and fibreglass wallpaper, wood, porous materials and pre-primed metal.

Where it fits

This is a paint for surfaces that have to be cleaned: hallways, kitchens, children’s rooms, classrooms, offices, hotel rooms, retail floors. The catalogue also lists bathrooms, apart from places water reaches directly. Class 1 is the highest on the five-point wet-scrub scale: the colour does not rub off where a wall is wiped weekly for years. That margin is why the paint goes into children’s rooms and schools, where walls are cleaned far more often than at home. For a bedroom or a ceiling nobody ever cleans it is wasted: a lower class will do.

How many coats and why

Hiding power class 1 means the substrate is covered with no show-through at the stated consumption. Two coats are still applied: the first evens out the absorbency of the substrate, the second gives a uniform tone. A single coat is only enough when repainting in a close shade. Allow 2 hours between coats. Consumption per coat: 100–150 g/m² on non-absorbent substrates and 150–190 g/m² on absorbent ones.

A deep matt surface does not reflect light and visually hides small plaster imperfections, which is why it is chosen for large uninterrupted walls under raking light, where a satin finish would pick out every ripple. The POLIFARB catalogue calls this a velvet effect: the matt here is deeper than that of an ordinary interior paint. If you do want visible sheen, the range also holds DIAMOND 7 with a satin effect and DIAMOND 15 with a silk one.

Colour and tinting

Bases: white and transparent. Shades are mixed in the POLIFARB Color System and COLOR MIX systems, so the choice is not limited to ready-made tins. Tint the whole quantity you need in one go, from one production batch: matching the same shade later without a visible difference is not realistic.

Limitations

Interior use only, not for facades. Bathrooms are fine, but not the places water reaches directly: the shower tray and the wall right against the bath. Fresh plaster can be painted after 3–4 weeks, concrete after a month; prime the prepared substrate with GRUNT EKO, PROFI GRUNT or GRUNT CONCENTRATE 1:4. Apply at +5 to +30 °C. The coating can be washed no earlier than 7 days after application. Contains CMIT/MIT: may cause an allergic skin reaction (H317). Substrate requirements and preparation are set out below, in the Application block.