Paint Flashcards
A general class of resinous polymers derived from esters, amides or other acrylic acid.
Acrylic
Paint used on new plaster, which is durable in contact with lime.
Alkali Resistant
Mechanical bonding of a coating to a rough surface as contrasted with adhesion, which is chemical bonding.
Anchoring
Metal paint designed to inhibit corrosion.
Anti-Corrosive Paint
These paints contain toxic compound, which kill any fungi attempting to feed from it.
Anti-Fungus Paint
Paint that contains a grit (sand, plastic chips, cork dust) that forms a grippable surface that breaks the “tension” of the water.
Anti-Slip Paint
This is the process of artificially ageing paint.
Antiquing
The imitation of bamboo through painting turned or carved wood to copy the bamboo knots and grains, the decorating it.
Bambooing
Undercoat staining through the topcoat.
Bleeding
Bubbles appear on the paint film. Caused by water vapour being attracted by heat and forming spaces beneath the film.
Blistering
Milky opalescence on lacquer usually happens if paint was applied in wet or cold weather.
Blushing
Powdery deposit being formed on a dry paint film surface.
Chalking
Splits that appear in the film of the surface coating. Caused by the use of excessive driers or recoating before the undercoat is dry.
Checking, Cracking, Crocodiling, Alligatoring
Diluted layer of paint or propriety product that is applied over the base coat to provide a wash or “glimpse” of color.
Colorwash
Imitates old-peeling paint and provides cob-web look.
Crackle
Process that was developed to imitate the crazing of very old varnish.
Craquelure
Scratching plaster to prepare the surface for the next coat.
Deviling
A type of paint made by mixing the pigment with glue or size.
Distemper
Making a finish look older than it really is or time worn and rugged.
Distressing
A chemical preparation added to paint which causes it to dry quickly.
Drier
A white fluffy surface deposit that is caused by salts in the plaster being drawn to the surface.
Efflorescence
Actually now referred to as semi-gloss.
Eggshell Paint
The final coat that serves as protection layer from weather, moisture, knock and chips.
Finishing Coat
Paint or varnish lifting away from the surface in the flakes because of the breakdown of the adhesion.
Flaking
Method of painting on wet plaster with tempera colors.
Fresco
Essentially the application of a gold finish.
Gilding
Putty used to set glass in window frames and fill nail holes and cracks.
Glazing Compound
Painting imitation of the fiber lines of wood.
Graining
Swelling and standing up of wood grain caused by adsorbed water and solvents.
Grain Raising
A type of varnishing to imitate the lacquering work from the east.
Japanning
A glossy type of paint finish.
Lacquer
Layering of numerous coats of varnish, sanding in between coats.
Lacquering
The paint is passed through the voids that surround the design.
Negative Stencil
The first coat of paint that is applied to a raw surface.
Primer
Wrinkles occurring in the paint film as it dries. This happens if the paint has been applied too thickly.
Rivelling
Solvents used to thin coatings.
Thinners
