| All paint
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Painting of complete surface.
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| Compressed air
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Use compressed air to blow away dust and debris.
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| Block paint
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Painting a section only, such as a door.
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| Clear paint (clear coat)
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Clear paint without dye (pigment).
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| Double coat
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Application of two paint coats.
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| Dry coat
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Paint which left the spray gun and dried partially before it reached the surface, thereby making the painted
surface rough. Dry coating is caused by too little paint being fed, too high an air pressure, too much
distance between the painted surface and the gun, or moving the gun too fast.
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| Dry film
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Paint which has dried completely.
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| Dust coat
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Paint is applied thinner than the dry coat. Painted surface becomes rough.
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| ED painting
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Electrostatic discharge painting.
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| Enamel
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Finishing paint pigmented with dye.
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| Featheredging
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Smoothing out the edges of painted surface.
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| Flash off
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Evaporation of the paint solvent. (Flash off time is the period between paint coat applications.)
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| Ford cup
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A type of viscosity meter.
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| Gun stroke
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Movement of the paint gun.
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| Hardener
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Hardening agent of two-liquid type paint or fillers.
Polycyanates and oxides are used for hardeners.
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| Heat-hardening acrylic resin
paint
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Composed of acrylic resin and meramine resin and hardener (forms a paint film) by baking.
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Glossary (cont'd)6-24
| Lacquer
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A type of paint that uses cellulose nitrate or other chemicals and dries by evaporation of its solvent agent.
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| Meramine resin
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Used as component for aminoalkyd resin paint and heat-hardening acrylic resin paint.
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| Metallic-base paint
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Paint with aluminium powder for metallic tone.
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| Mist coat
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Painting for fade-in sections. A small amount of paint may be dissolved with slow-evaporating thinner, or
thinner alone may be applied with low pressure.
150-200kPa (1.5-2.0kgf/cm², 21.3-28.4 psi)
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| Mixing scale
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Color mixing device.
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| Overlap
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Blending of spray patterns.
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| Overspray
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Spraying other than the area that needs painting.
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| Paddle
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A tool to mix paint.
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| Paint dust
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Dust of paint formed by spraying.
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| Paper dispenser
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A paper posting device (masker) that combines tape and paper.
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| Scrapes
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Traces of scratches.
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| Scuffing
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Particles on the painted surface are lightly polished with fine emery paper (#600 or over).
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| Set (setting)
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Evaporation time of solvent in the paint, before drying the layer forcefully or by baking. (May be
considered the same as flash-off time).
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| Single coat
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Application of paint in single layer.
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| Spot paint
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Painting of small section, such as for touch-up.
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| Undercoat
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Undercoat paint (such as primer and surface).
May be applied to lower section of car for noise prevention and rustproofing.
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| Wet coat
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Paint is applied with an excess of solvent, thereby producing a painted surface that is smooth, glossy and
has a wet look.
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| Wet film
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Paint which has not dried completely.
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| Wet on wet
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Application of the next coat of paint before the previous layer has dried completely.
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| Wool bonnet
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Wool grinder for compound polishing.
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