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2. Oil paint - Wikipedia

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   Oil paint is a type of slow-drying paint that consists of particles of pigment suspended in a drying oil, commonly linseed oil. The viscosity of the paint may be modified by the addition of a solvent such as turpentine or white spirit , and varnish may be added to increase the glossiness of the dried oil paint film.

3. Lead paint - Wikipedia

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   Lead paint in art Oil paints. In art, white lead paint is known as flake white or Cremnitz white. It is valued for the ease of handling and resilience the lead confers to oil paints. Lead white paint dries relatively quickly to form a strong, flexible paint film. Lead-based white is one of the oldest manufactured pigments.

4. Lead-based paint in the United States - Wikipedia

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   The District of Columbia defines "lead-based paint" as any "paint, surface coating that contains lead equal to or exceeding 0.7 milligram per square centimeter (0.7 mg/cm2) or 0.5% by weight." [9] This is more stringent than the HUD lead-based paint standard of 1.0 mg/cm2) . Some states have adopted this or similar definitions of "lead-based ...

5. Paint - Wikipedia

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   Assorted tempera (top) and gouache (bottom) paints. Paint is a material or mixture that, after applied to a solid material and allowed to dry, adds a film-like layer. As art, this is used to create an image, known as a painting. Paint can be made in many colors and types. Most paints are either oil-based or water-based, and each has distinct ...

6. Water miscible oil paint - Wikipedia

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   Water-miscible oil paint (also called water-soluble oil paint or water-mixable oil paint) is oil paint either engineered or to which an emulsifier has been added, allowing it to be thinned and cleaned up with water. [1] [2] These paints make it possible to avoid using, or at least reduce volatile organic compounds such as turpentine that may be ...

7. White lead - Wikipedia

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   White lead is the basic lead carbonate 2PbCO 3 ·Pb (OH) 2. [1] It is a complex salt, containing both carbonate and hydroxide ions. White lead occurs naturally as a mineral, in which context it is known as hydrocerussite, [1] a hydrate of cerussite. [2] It was formerly used as an ingredient for lead paint and a cosmetic called Venetian ceruse ...