PAINT & WALL-COVERINGS
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
essentially a liquid that undergoes a chemical change that turns it into a solid film for coating s
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urfaces - ans-paint km km
4 elements of paint - ans-1. pigment
km km km km km km
2. binder or vehicle
km km km
3. solvent km
4. additives km
oil binders - ans-1. linseed oil (traditional; rarely used anymore)
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2. alkyd (synthetic oil)
km km km
Linseed oil pros & cons - ans-pros - durable, rigid film, leveling (no brush lines)
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cons - km
long dry time, 2 weeks to cure, smelly, harder to clean up, *will yellow over time (very noticea
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ble in whites), prone to peeling
km km km km km
Alkyd old pros & cons - ans-pros - good leveling, nice hard surface, non porous
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cons - km
hard cleanup, smells, slow dry time (24 hours), 1 week to cure, don't always hold pigment co
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ats, higher VOC's km km
acrylic/latex based binders - ans-water based binders km km km km km km
similar, but some slight differences, stronger and more durable
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pros - less odor, will breathe better
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liquids used to dissolve the binder and control the rate of "setting." these are volatile (used up
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in the process) and are not part of the final paint film - ans-solvents
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anti-skinning agents, etc. - ans-additives km km km km
the ratio of pigment particles to binder/vehicle determines the level of ____________ - ans-
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gloss
gloss levels from least sheen to most sheen - ans-flat >> eggshell/satin >> semi-
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gloss >> gloss km km
for ________________ paint out from the corner for five or six strokes, then smooth over the
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m with a single, long, smooth stroke - ans-"cut in" work
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chalkboard paint - ans-- get what you pay for km km km km km km km km
- chalk dust
km km
- low gleanability
km km
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
essentially a liquid that undergoes a chemical change that turns it into a solid film for coating s
km km km km km km km km km km km km km km km km km
urfaces - ans-paint km km
4 elements of paint - ans-1. pigment
km km km km km km
2. binder or vehicle
km km km
3. solvent km
4. additives km
oil binders - ans-1. linseed oil (traditional; rarely used anymore)
km km km km km km km km km
2. alkyd (synthetic oil)
km km km
Linseed oil pros & cons - ans-pros - durable, rigid film, leveling (no brush lines)
km km km km km km km km km km km km km km
cons - km
long dry time, 2 weeks to cure, smelly, harder to clean up, *will yellow over time (very noticea
km km km km km km km km km km km km km km km km km km
ble in whites), prone to peeling
km km km km km
Alkyd old pros & cons - ans-pros - good leveling, nice hard surface, non porous
km km km km km km km km km km km km km km
cons - km
hard cleanup, smells, slow dry time (24 hours), 1 week to cure, don't always hold pigment co
km km km km km km km km km km km km km km km km km
ats, higher VOC's km km
acrylic/latex based binders - ans-water based binders km km km km km km
similar, but some slight differences, stronger and more durable
km km km km km km km km
pros - less odor, will breathe better
km km km km km km
liquids used to dissolve the binder and control the rate of "setting." these are volatile (used up
km km km km km km km km km km km km km km km km km
in the process) and are not part of the final paint film - ans-solvents
km km km km km km km km km km km km km
anti-skinning agents, etc. - ans-additives km km km km
the ratio of pigment particles to binder/vehicle determines the level of ____________ - ans-
km km km km km km km km km km km km km
gloss
gloss levels from least sheen to most sheen - ans-flat >> eggshell/satin >> semi-
km km km km km km km km km km km km km
gloss >> gloss km km
for ________________ paint out from the corner for five or six strokes, then smooth over the
km km km km km km km km km km km km km km km
m with a single, long, smooth stroke - ans-"cut in" work
km km km km km km km km km km
chalkboard paint - ans-- get what you pay for km km km km km km km km
- chalk dust
km km
- low gleanability
km km