Paint 101
Equipment
Do You Know PPG
Color Importance
PPG Potpourri
100

Paint is made up the following 4 items:

  1. Binder, Solvent, Contaminate, Additives

  2. Solvent, Pigment, Contaminate, Additives

  3. Additives, Pigment, Binder, Solvent

  4. None of the above

Additives, Pigment, Binder, Solvent

100

What effects the dry time of the coating?

  1. Humidity, Heat – dwell time, Air Movement

  2. Type of coating being applied

  3. The longer the beard remains ungroomed, the higher the chance of finding food in it.

  4. Fungicides and mildew additives

   5. A, B and D only

A, B, and D only

100

PPG was founded in what year?

  1. 1803

  2. 1903

  3. 1913

  4. 1883

  5. 1893

1883

100

We joke that Craig and Bill are old, but what generational classification are they?

  1. The boomers, but wish they were millennials

  2. The silents because they are really that old

  3. The millennials because it sounds cool

  4. The Z’ers because they nap more than the X’ers on a daily basis

The boomers, but wish they were millennials

100

When manufacturing paint in the United States for our PPG True Finish Building Products, 95% of it is done where?

  1. Pittsburgh, PA

  2. Houston, TX

  3. Indianapolis, IN

  4. Louisville, KY

Louisville, KY

200

Binders are also known as Resins

  1. True

  2. False

True

200

When performing maintenance on your equipment, we recommend flushing

  1. Daily only

  2. Daily and after each color change

  3. Color change only

  4. Monthly

Daily and after each color change
200

PPG’s focus on coatings falls is categorized by which 3 business units?

  1. Performance, Industrial & Commercial

  2. Industrial, Glass & Architectural

  3. Performance, Industrial & Glass

   4. None of the above

Performance, Industrial & Glass

200

The color of the year in 2018 is called what?

  1. Blue Spruce

  2. Western Red Cedar

  3. Black Flame

   4. Black Magic

Black Flame

200

The combined paint knowledge in years of the PPG presenters is:

  1. Less than 100 years

  2. More than 100 but less than 150 years

  3. More than 150 but less than 200 years

  4. Over 200 years

Over 200 Years

300

Common carriers in a paint product can be the following:

  1. Water

  2. UPS

  3. Paint Thinner

  4. USPS

  5. A & C

A & C  (Water & Paint Thinner)

300

The most critical step in having color consistency is:

  1. Irritation

  2. Reducing condensation

  3. Storage

   4. Agitation

   Agitation

300

PPG’s annual R&D commitment to providing industry leading coatings is how much?

  1. 1 million dollars

  2. 10 million dollars

  3. 50 million dollars

  4. 500 million dollars

500 Million Dollars

300

If you purchase PPG store tinted material, which 3 colorants do we recommend the store to NOT use in producing an exterior color?

  1. XYZ

  2. ABC

  3. TLC

  4. JLZ

JLZ
300

PPG employs how many color stylists around the world to study color influencers, trends and helps establish the future of color for our business units

  1. 1

  2. 10

  3. 25

  4. 18

25

400

The key characteristics of surfactants are:

  1. Stabilize the paint so that it will not separate or become too thick

  2. Keep pigments dispersed and aid in compatibility with tinting colorants

  3. Help “wet’ the surface, so the paint won’t crawl

  4. All of the above

  5. Just A & C

All of the Above

400

Which of the following spray application unit has the best transfer rate efficiency?

  1. 80’s hair band aerosol

  2. Air-Assisted Airless

  3. Air-less spray

  4. High Pressure Conventional Spray

Air-less Spray

400

What % of automobiles on the road today are protected by PPG coatings?

  1. All of them

  2. None of them

  3. 69%

  4. 70%

70%

400

PPG manufactures the following types of coatings options for customers around the U.S.?

  1. Made to Order (MTO), Tint Bases, On-Demand

  2. Tint bases, Made to Order (MTO), BYOB

  3. Made to Order (MTO), Intermix (IM), Tint bases

  4. Finish Good Stock Colors, On-Demand, CEO

Made to Order (MTO), Intermix (IM), Tint bases

400

PPG Complex of buildings were built in 1981-1984.  The 6 buildings are made up of how many panes of glass?

1. 2,222

2. 11,883

3. 6,666

4. 19,750

19,750

500

The higher the solids of a quality latex paint provides a thicker dry film for better hiding & durability

  1. True

  2. False

True

500

Which best describes Infrared ovens vs a convection oven?

  1. It costs more up front and more to run

  2. It costs less up front and more to run

  3. It costs more up front and less to run

  4. It costs less up front and less to run

It costs less up front and more to run

500

In attendance today, UFP is represented by how many different locations or business entities?

  1. 1

  2. 6

  3. seven

  4. 8

  5. Can’t count that high

8

500

2019 Stain Color of the Year is called:

  1. Phoenix Fossil

  2. Aspen Tan

  3. Blue Bonnett

  4. Cinder

  5. Barnwood Grey

Aspen Tan

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