PAINT

Paint is any pigmented liquid, liquefiable, or mastic composition that, after application to a substrate in a
thin layer, converts to a solid film. It is most commonly used to protect, color, or provide texture to
objects. Paint can be made or purchased in many colors—and in many different types, such as
watercolor or synthetic. Paint is typically stored, sold, and applied as a liquid, but most types dry into a
solid. Most paints are either oil-based or water-based and each have distinct characteristics. For one, it
is illegal in most municipalities to discard oil based paint down household drains or sewers. Solvents for
clean up are also different for water based paint than they are for oil based paint. Watar-based paints
and oil-based paints will cure differently based on the outside ambient temperature of the object being
painted (such as a house.) Usually the object being painted must be over 50 degrees fahrenheit,
although some manufacturers of external paints/primers claim they can be applied when temperatures
are as low as 35 degrees Fahrenheit

Acrylic Paint

Acrylic paint is a fast-drying paint made of pigment suspended in acrylic polymer emulsion. Acrylic paints
are water-soluble, but become water-resistant when dry. Depending on how much the paint is diluted
with water, or modified with acrylic gels, mediums, or pastes, the finished acrylic painting can resemble
a watercolor, a gouache or an oil painting, or have its own unique characteristics not attainable with
other media

Epoxy Paint

Epoxy is a thermosetting polymer that is produced from a reaction of a resin with a specific hardener.
Epoxy is used as an adhesive in several forms like epoxy primer and epoxy glue. It is used for epoxy
floors and other applications. Epoxy thinner is a mix of solvents and alcohols intended for utilization with
the majority of epoxy coatings. It is a strong thinner that evaporates rapidly and prevents sags. It has
characteristics of corrosion resistant, strong adhesion, and resistance to chemicals. The resin and
hardener are mixed in particular quantities to commence curing. When the temperatures at application
are high, slow thinners are used to improve the product flow. Rapid evaporating thinners are normally
used for spray work to increase atomization, and reduce the probability for sags. These thinners are
helpful for roller and brush work at low temperatures since the chances of confinement under the
drying paint are reduced.

Alkyd paints

Alkyd paints are made from alcohol and acid with the addition of fatty acid or oil. The addition of fatty
acid and/or oil can be varied to give alyds with different properties.

Vinyl coatings
Vinyl coatings are physically drying. They have been widely used as industrial coatings in chemical plants,
refineries and tank farms, bridges and on ships (vinyl tar under the waterline). They are one-component
paints, and as such they are easy to apply by airless spray, brush and roller.

It is, generally, not recommended that vinyl coatings are subject to long time exposure to temperatures
exceeding 75-80oC. Decomposition would then take place and lead to yellowing and brittle paint film.

Many dissimilar paints can be placed under the umbrella "vinyl coatings". The reason for this being that
vinyl coatings can be formulated in many different ways. They can be based on various vinyl resins and
modified with other binders etc. Therefore, vinyl coatings may differ greatly from one manufacturer to
the other.

Chlorinated rubber coatings

Chlorinated rubber (CR) are physically drying paints. They are widely used as industrial coatings in
chemical plants, refineries, tank farms, bridges etc. CR has very good resistance to water and has
traditionally been used on ships and other marine structures both above and below the waterline.

Chlorinated rubber coatings are one-component and dry by evaporation of the solvents. They are
therefore not so sensitive to the ambient temperature during application and drying.

They are resoluble which can be considered both as a positive property, but may also be negative: The
positive effect will in most cases be the dominating factor as resolubility gives flexible overcoating time,
with basically no danger of flaking between coats. The negative side will be that CR-based products are
not resistant to most solvents. This implies that strong solvents may destroy the paint film, and in
addition there is a danger of solvents being entrapped in the paint film. This happens especially when
overcoating a thick CR-system at low temperatures.