When determining chemical make-up, light colored paints contain fewer ______ compared to darker tones
What are
VOC's
100
What are the 4 main types of wallcovering?
What is
paper, fabric, vinyl, natural textile
100
This can be applied by spraying, brushing, rolling, or by using a pad?
What is
paint
100
Which three serviceability concepts does cigarette smoke damage affect on paint and wall coverings?
What are
Care & Maintenance, Aesthetics, and Appearance Retention
100
What famous landmark got painted white because of the original lime-based whitewash that was used to protect its porous stone surface? It gets painted every year.
What is
The White House
200
What four components make up paint?
What are
pigment, binder, solvent/liquid carrier, and additives
200
Due to the highly demandly technique, which type of wall paper is considered most expensive?
What is
hand printed
200
What is direct-glue or paste-up?
What is
A substance used to adhere fabric with a nonporous backing directly to a wall
200
What serviceability concept is being used when comparing the strength of stone wall tile to ceramic wall tile?
What is
durability
200
What country was known for using ink on paper in early wall coverings?
What is
China
300
What are the two most basic paint types?
What are
Water and solvent base paints
300
What is the most widely used wall covering in commercial projects that absorbs more wear and is easier to clean than paint?
What is
vinyl wall covering
300
A wide range of decorative painting techniques done by hand to mimic a certain material is known as what?
What are
faux finishes
300
Latex paint is recyclable, but oil-based paint is considered a household hazardous waste, which serviceability concept are we talking about?
What is
sustainability
300
Which color became associated with royalty because at one time only aristocrats could afford the expensive pigment? During Roman times, it took 4 million crushed mollusk shells to create one pound of this pigment.
What is
purple
400
What are the six different types of paint finishes?
What are
Flat or matte, satin or eggshell, semigloss, gloss, high-gloss, and texturizing
400
This type of wall covering is usually restricted to residential use only because of its fragility and poor wear resistance?
What is
paper wall covering
400
Name 3 types of faux paint finishes?
What are
suede, crackle, plaster, sponge, velvet, stippling, etc.
400
Which two serviceability concepts are used when thinking of how warm paint colors make you feel compared to cool colors?
What are
Aesthetics and Comfort
400
When was the Golden Age of Wallpaper?
What are
the 1920's
500
This comes already mixed, may have hardeners mixed in at the site, and can be used to paint metal and water-holding surfaces such as bathtubs and swimming pools?
What is
epoxy paint
500
The process of gluing tiny fibers in a pattern for a decorative, almost velvet looking effect creates what type of wall covering?
What is
flocked wall covering
500
In the U. S. residential Wallpaper Industry, wallpaper is printed in what two primary widths?
What are
21” and 27” wide rolls
500
The different cleaning methods between fabric wall coverings and wood veneer wall coverings fall under what important Serviceability Concept?
What is
Care and Maintenance
500
During the Middle Ages, what was the most expensive type of wall covering?