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Paint Terms Beginning with the Letter:
P
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. |
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Painting tips & tricks of
the day
Drying paint and the temperature
Paint in a ventilated and temperate space. When temperatures
are between 10C and 32C there's no risk, although 15c to 22C
is ideal. Latex paint will dry in a few hours at this
temperature. Oil-based paints will dry more rapidly in a
warm, dry environment.
Shaking paint: inescapable...
When you buy paint, your retailer is always careful to mix
it in an agitator. Old paint must also be shaken after the
dried surface layer has been removed. The best "tool" to
shake your old paint: a kitchen whip. Otherwise, any type of
handle will do to stir in a figure 8, for a few minutes. |
