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100
These are small aluminum particles used in paint to reflect light.
What is aluminum pigment?
100
The drying or solvent evaporation of a topcoat at room temperature.
What is air dry?
100
A plastic-like material used in the manufacture of paint to increase gloss and durability.
What is acrylic?
100
Solvent material used to reduce the viscosity of lacquers.
What is thinner?
200
A sticky cheese cloth used to remove dust before painting.
What is a tack rag?
200
Colors that contain no metallic flakes in the pigment portion of paint.
What is solid color?
200
Polyester-type material used on bare substrate to fill dents in damaged auto parts.
What is body filler?
200
The pigmented color portion of the painting process.
What is top coat?
200
Spray from the paint gun adjusted from a small pattern to a wide, flat, somewhat oval shape.
What is spray pattern?
300
Chemicals added to a paint to improve or create certain specific characteristics.
What is an additive?
300
These are made with ground pigments, solvent and resin. Used in intermix system to produce colors.
What are toners?
300
Coatings below the top color coat that help in adhesion and corrosion resistance.
What is undercoat?
300
The result of weathering of a paint film resulting in a white powdery appearance.
What is chalking?
300
Time in the drying of a paint film where it is not sticky but not completely cured.
What is tack free?
400
Allowing a measured amount to flow and measuring the time it takes to flow.
What is viscosity?
400
A commonly-used white pigment with high hiding power.
What is titanium dioxide?
400
Special resin-containing solvent to lower viscosity helping in metallic control and recoat times.
What is stabilizer?
400
A variation of a color; example, a red shade blue.
What is cast?
400
Soluble dyes or pigments in old finishes dissolved by solvents in new color.
What is bleed?
500
Air or solvent trapped in a paint film caused by poor atomization during spraying.
What are bubbles?
500
The hiding ability of a pigmented toner or colorant.
What is strength of color?
500
A milky appearance of a topcoat caused by high humidity where water condenses on or in the wet coating.
What is blush?
500
A paint coating lacking flexibility.
What is brittle?
500
A pure toner used for the changing of another color.
What is tint?
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