Overview

Benjamin Moore Aura Interior Paint is a premium paint designed with the exclusive Colour Lock technology, that protects paint colours from fading and rubbing off - even after repeated washing, ensuring colours remain vibrant and rich over time. Designed for interiors, Aura Paint is a great option for projects using dark, vibrant colours or when undertaking a strong colour change as it is highly pigmented and delivers unparalleled colour depth and richness with excellent hiding power. Aura is self‐priming on most properly prepared surfaces, and will deliver a flawless, washable, long-lasting finish.

• Suited for interior high traffic areas
• Using Benjamin Moore’s Colour Lock technology
• Self-priming (on most surfaces)
• Highly durable & washable, even in matt finishes
• Excellent stain resistance
• Mildew resistant
• 1 Gallon covers up to 40m2

Tinted Colour Information

Preparation

Ensure the surface is clean, dry, and free of dirt, dust, grease, oil, soap, wax, scaling paint, water soluble materials, and mildew.

• Remove any peeling or scaling paint and sand these areas to feather edges smooth with adjacent surfaces. Glossy areas should be dulled. Drywall surfaces must be free of sanding dust.
• New plaster or masonry surfaces must be allowed to cure (30 days) before applying base coat. Cured plaster should be hard, have a slight sheen and maximum pH of 10; soft, porous or powdery plaster indicates improper cure. Never sand a plaster surface; knife off any protrusions and prime plaster before and after applying patching compound.
• Poured or pre-cast concrete with a very smooth surface should be etched or abraded to promote adhesion after removing all form release agents and curing compounds.
• Remove any powder or loose particles before priming.
• Difficult Substrates: Benjamin Moore offers a variety of speciality primers for use over difficult substrates such as plaster, bleeding woods, grease stains, crayon markings, hard glossy surfaces, galvanised metal or other substrates where paint adhesion or stain suppression is a particular problem. See Datasheet for more information.

Application

Always test a small area of the surface to be painted to ensure you are happy with the finished results

• Stir thoroughly before and during use
• Apply one or two coats
• Aura is self‐priming on most properly prepared surfaces. While the high quality of Benjamin Moore products sometimes makes one‐coat coverage achievable, Benjamin Moore recommends two coats to achieve full colour development and to optimise performance. On bare substrates, two coats are recommended; previously painted surfaces can be finished with 1 or 2 coats.
• For best results, use a premium Benjamin Moore custom-blended nylon/polyester brush, premium Benjamin Moore roller, or a similar product
• Apply paint generously from unpainted area into wet area
• This product can also be sprayed. Spray, Airless: Pressure / 1,000 – 2,000 PSI Tip / 0.013 – 0.017
• Thinning: Conditioning with Benjamin Moore Paint Extender may be necessary under certain conditions to adjust open time or spray characteristics. Add 518 Extender or water - Max of 236 mL to a can of 3.79 L. Never add other paints or solvents.

Always follow manufacturer's instructions found on the tin

Note: Certain custom colours may require a Deep Base Primer tinted to a special prescription formula to achieve the desired colour.