The water-resistant paint or water-repellent paint can be used in a wide variety of environments, both external and internal, mainly to act as a protective layer between the space of the facades and the atmospheric agents such as rain or even hails, but also between the surface of the walls and the accidental events such as stains in the bathroom and grease in the kitchen.

In fact the water repellent-paint has a unique chemical structure that allows it to prevent dirt from sticking to it and spores to form due to the presence of moisture, bacteria and water stagnation . So the water repellent paint can bring really appreciable advantages because it is a self-cleaning and anti-mold paint . Furthermore, the water-repellent paint can be used indifferently on any type of substrate, homogeneous or inhomogeneous, raw or plastered, in whatever color is desired.

The water-repellent paint can be spread relatively easily and, if you have planned a project to modernize the house that involves its elimination, it can be removed in an equally simple, albeit rather annoying way, even by anyone who loves to try at do-it-yourself. Here are some tips in the following guide: How to remove water repellent paint? How to make this job more unbearable? Put on your old work clothes and get ready to get your hands dirty.

Certainly you will need to wear a pair of work gloves and long, covering clothes in order to not leaving any part of your body exposed to the chemicals you will be required to handle. You will also need to use protective glasses to avoid the risk that either drops of solvent or loose pieces of water-repellent paint may inadvertently damage you if they splash on your face.

Finally, once the right precautions have been taken for your safety, also take care of the destiny of what is around you, that is of the place where you will have to do the stripping of the water repellent paint and of the objects present in it: spread some sheets of newspaper on the floor and cover the furniture and furnishings with cellophane sheets.