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All You Need to Know About Paint
Paint Additives
As we have learnt at the beginning of this topic, most paints and clear finishes have additives included in their makeup. There are various types of additives.
Dryers and Hardeners
Dryers
Dryers are incorporated into paints, which have a drying oil binder; this increases the absorption rate of oxygen, which speeds up the drying time.
Hardener (or catalyst)Hardeners or Catalysts are added to paints with a particular synthetic resin binder.
They create a chemical change that alters the synthetic resin to a hard film. Flatting AgentsThis additive reduces the gloss of the dried film of paint. Anti Skinning AgentsThis additive is used to prevent the forming of a skin on top of the oil-based paint, which sometimes occurs whilst it is in the tin. |
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Thixotropic AgentsThis additive gives the paint a smooth gel like quality, which means that it doesn't "drip" as much as other paints and it doesn't require stirring in the tin. Plasticiser/StabiliserPlasticiser provides flexibility in the coating, stabiliser prevents component separation. To Continue Articles on Interior Design and Decorating Interior Finishes - All You Need to Know About Paint - next page is Pure Oil & Oil Based Paint & Varnish Paint Composition DIY Tips for Perfect Paint Jobs More Interior Decorating Finishes - MenuPaint manufacture, recognising painting defects, specialist paints Introduction to metals, types of metals, ferrous metals, non ferrous metals Decorative Painting, Faux Finishes, Decorative Finishes Different types of fabrics, their definitions, the fibers used in making fabrics |
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