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This document summarizes various wood finishes and paint types. It discusses wood stains, fillers, lacquers, shellacs, and varnishes. It also outlines the main components of paint - pigments, vehicles, primers, binders, and driers. Finally, it describes the characteristics of different paint sheens including matte, flat, eggshell, satin, semi-gloss, and high-gloss finishes.

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Building Materials4

This document summarizes various wood finishes and paint types. It discusses wood stains, fillers, lacquers, shellacs, and varnishes. It also outlines the main components of paint - pigments, vehicles, primers, binders, and driers. Finally, it describes the characteristics of different paint sheens including matte, flat, eggshell, satin, semi-gloss, and high-gloss finishes.

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Transparent Finishes

Wood Stain
• Used to to bring out a clear and natural tone in wood.

Oil Wood Stains Water Stains

Spirit/ Alcohol Satin


Wood Fillers
• substance used to fill imperfections, such as nail holes, in wood prior
to finishing.

Lacquer
• clear or colored wood finish that dries by solvent evaporation or a
curing process that produces a hard, durable finish.
Shellac
• under or a preparatory coat for varnish and
wax finishes

Varnish

• It contains no pigment and hardens into a


smooth, hard and glossy coat by the oxidation
of the oil or by the evaporation of the alcohol.
PAINTS
a mixture of a solid pigment suspended in a liquid vehicle, applied
as a thin, usually opaque coating to a surface for protection and
decoration.
Paint

• A mixture containing pigment and a


vehicle

The pigment is that solid, finely ground portion


which gives to paint the power to obscure, hide or
color the surface.

The vehicle is the fluid portion of the paint. It


carries the particles of the pigment in suspension
and by the oxidation deposits and hardening binds
them to painted surface or by evaporation deposits
them thereon
Primer

• undercoat is a preparatory
coating put on materials
before painting.
• ensures better adhesion
of paint to the surface,
increases paint durability, and
provides additional protection
for the material being painted.
Pigments

White Colored

Hiding/ Extender
active pigments
pigments
Hiding or active pigments

• When mixed with the drying oil, produces an opaque


finishing material

Extender Pigments

• Often refers as fillers, extenders, or suspenders. They


serve to prevent the primary pigment from settling in
a hard mass at the bottom of the paint can
Vehicle/ Liquid portion

Binder
Forms the film

Drier
Speed up formulation of the film

Thinner
Volatile solvent
The type of solvent used in a paint determines whether it is
a:

Water base paint • Solvent is water

Oil base paint • Solvent is oil


Advantages
Water based Oil based paints
paints
• easy cleanup with water • attractive gloss

• quick drying • good "leveling" (brush strokes


fill themselves in to create a
• an elastic, flexible finish smooth finish)
resistant to cracking
• hard, durable finish
• stable color over time, without
yellowing
Emulsion paints

• acrylic type transparent coating that acts as a barrier


against dampness on concrete walls.

Latex/ rubber based paints

Made from synthetic latex which acts as the pigment


binder and the film- forming material for the paint
Enamel

• Paints which use varnish as a vehicle. Have a harder and


tougher film

Rust inhibiting paints

Protective paints for ferrous metal

2 types:
Priming paint
Finish paint
Matte Flat Egg shell Enamel

• A matte sheen • A flat sheen has • An eggshell


has a flat, non- a matte, non- enamel sheen
reflective finish reflective finish has a soft,
that's easy to that's easy to velvety
clean, touches clean, touches appearance
up well and will up well and will that resists dirt
also hide minor also hide minor and grime as
surface surface well as mildew.
imperfections. imperfections.
• Applications:
• Applications: • Applications: Moderate-
Low traffic Low-traffic traffic areas
areas, interior areas; Interior
walls and walls and
ceilings ceilings
Satin Enamel Semi gloss Hi- gloss Enamel
enamel
• A satin enamel • A semi-gloss • Hi-Gloss paints
has a pearl- paint has a have a
like finish that's sleek, radiant brilliant, shiny
easy to clean. sheen that appearance
resists mildew, and a durable,
• Applications: moisture and glass-like finish
All Interior wear. that allows dirt
surfaces; and grime to
moderate- to • Applications: be wiped
high-traffic Cabinets and clean.
areas trim; high-
traffic, high- • Applications:
moisture areas High-use
surfaces
Glass Blocks

Are made of halves of glass fused together to form


a sealed hollow core with a partial vacuum inside.

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