Do I Need to Paint Walls with ESD Paint?
We are getting asked with increasing frequency do I need to paint walls with ESD paint? The first question I always ask is “Why”?
Look to your floor
If a floor is ESD protected with a static dissipative surface then anyone brushing or rubbing against a wall will discharge straight into the floor through their ESD footwear. Immediately, with no delay. Rub against a wall, shuffle away – it does not matter! The floor is working permanently for you to remove static.
Unless you are levitating, or Spiderman of course, then a charge will not be building up inside you if you are in contact with the floor.
Do I Need to Paint Walls with ESD Paint?
If you want to be cautious in the extreme then by all means paint your walls but it is a largely unnecessary requirement. If you do then we will be happy to help, we even have suitable products, but please don’t mind if I start the conversation with a polite “Why”? first of all.