PAINTS

PAINTS

1. main purpose is to protect a particular element

2. lacquers/ varnishes

3. COMPONENTS

   • Blinder
   • Dilnent
   • Pigment

4. TYPES & USES

   • OIL BASED
     • used prior to plastic paints
     • very good high gloss finishes
     • not water soluble
   • WATER BASED
     • most common
     • durable, flexible

5. PROPERTIES

   • color consistency: resist fading(outside in ultra-violet light)
   • durability: resist chipping, cracking, peeling and effect of rain, air-pollution & the ultra-violet light in sunlight (new tech.: powder coating & PVF2)
   • gloss: surface finishes can range from matt through to gloss
   • flexibility/plasticity: water based latex paint is more flexible