Glossary
Glossary Of Paint Abrade: To scrape or rub off a surface layer. Acrylic: Asynthetic resin used in high-performance water-based coatings. Additives: One of the four major ingredients in paint. They have special properties as needed. Alkyd: Synthetic resin modified with oil. Binder: The solid ingredients in a coating that hold the pigment particles in suspension and attach them to the substrate. Consists of resins (e.g., oils, alkyd, latex). The nature and amount of binder determines many of the paint’s performance properties— washability, toughness, adhesion, color retention, and so on. Bleeding: When color penetrates through another coat of paint. Booked: Wallpaper that has folded the pasted sides together in order to carry from the cutting table to the wall.