It was found that modification of the surface of nickel-plated hollow glass microspheres with N-oxide-Cl-alkyldimethylamine causes overcharging of their surface and as a result improves wetting of particles of the solid phase with acrylic latex water-emulsion paint. The conductive paint coatings are characterized by high electrical conductivity. The paint developed can be used to protect people and equipment from electromagnetic radiation.Conductive paint, similar to ordinary pigmented paint systems, is a suspension of a solid in a binder. Carbon black, graphite, industrial carbon, metal powders (silver, nickel, copper, etc.), and plated particles -core pigments (French patent application No. 2621328) are usually used as conductive fillers in paints [1,2]. Thermoplastic resins (epoxy, phenol-formaldehyde, polyurethane, acrylic, organosilicon) or water-emulsion latex dispersions are used as film-forming binders.Hollow glass microspheres coated with a layer of metal could be of special interest for fabricating conductive materials [3]. They do not settle in the polymer binder; they reduce the threshold concentration of filler at which the polymer binder acquires conductive properties; they significantly reduce the cost of fillers made from precious metals. In fabricating composite materials, it is necessary to take into consideration not only the nature of the filler and polymer but also their reaction on the interface, since the physicochemical properties and quality of filled materials are determined by adsorption of the polymer on the surface of the solid phase [4].We investigated the possibility of creating conductive paints based on nickel-plated glass microspheres for applying coatings on different surfaces.An acrylic latex-based water-emulsion paint was used as the binder and nickel-plated hollow glass microspheres (NHGM) with a bulk density of 0.5 -0.7 g/cm 3 were used as the conductive filler [3].The physicomechanical indexes of these conductive paints and the coatings made from them were determined by standard methods (viscosity according to GOST 8420-74, drying time according to GOST 19007-73, hardness with the TML pendulum instrument according to GOST 5233-89, and adhesion and compatibility with the painted surface acceding to GOST 15140-78 and GOST 29318-22, respectively).The liquid compositions were prepared by mixing 5 -20% 2 NHGS with 80 -95% binder. The finished paints were applied by pouring on wood, concrete, and brick. The viscosity of the paint according to a VZ-4 viscometer at 20 ± 2°C was 80 sec and the drying time of the coatings at room temperature was 2 -2.5 h.The electric resistance of the coatings was measured with a combined ShCh-4300 instrument. The resistivity of the coatings was calculated with the equation:where r v is the resistivity, W × cm; R is the overall resistance of the coating, W; h is the width of the coating, cm; t is the thickness of the coating, cm; l is the distance between electrodes, cm. The thickness of the conductive coating was measured with a MT-41NTs magnetic th...