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16 Paints
16 Paints
Art works
Decoration (residential paints)
Protection of a surface (rust inhibiting
auto paints)
Warnings (reflective paint, fluorescent
paint)
Paint Cross Section
Other Coatings
Solubility
Use solvents such as acetone,
dichloromethane, pyridine. Acrylic
lacquers are soluble in acetone
Pyrolysis GC
Analysis of film formers
Bulk technique, all layers analysed
together
Pyrolyzing Unit
Analysis of Paint
Pyrolysis GC
Analysis of Paint
FTIR
Will determine type of film former
Does not show pigments unless they
are organic
Is a bulk method: if more than one layer
is present, IR will be a composite
FTIR of Automobile Paint
Analysis of Paint
Electron microscopy
Inorganic pigments
Excellent for single, top layer analysis and
paint smears
UV-visible spectrophotometry
Must be able to separate pigment from film
former and dissolve it
The Case of the 11 Layer Paint Chip