PATCHING PLASTER: A
special plaster made for repairing Plaster walls.
PAINT GAUGE:
Instrument for measuring the thickness of paint film.
PEELING: Detachment of
a dried paint film in relatively large pieces, usually
caused by moisture or grease under the painted surface.
PAINT REMOVER: A
compound that softens old Paint or varnish and permits
scraping off the loosened material.
PINHOLE: Very small
holes in paint film, usually not deep enough to show
undercoat.
PIGMENTS: Paint
ingredients mainly used to impart color and hiding power.
POLYURETHANE: Wide
range of coatings, ranging from hard glossy enamels to
soft flexible coatings. Good to very good adhesion,
hardness, flexibility, and resistance. Surface preparation
critical.
PLASTER OF PARIS: A
quick setting, pure white powder, used to set bathroom
wall fixtures such as towel racks or used by craft groups
for pouring molds and making plaster objects.
POT LIFE: Amount of
time after mixing a two-part Paint system during which it
can be applied.
POLYVINYL ACETATE: A
synthetic resin largely used as a vehicle for many latex
paints. Often referred to as PVA.
PROPELLANT: The gas
used to expel materials from aerosol containers.
PRIME COAT OR PRIMER:
The first coat or undercoat that helps bind the top coat
to the substrate.
PUTTY: Dough like
mixture of pigment and oil used to set glass in window
frames and to fill nail holes and cracks. |
