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2. 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 ...

3. Valspar - Wikipedia

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   Valspar was founded in 1806 as a paint dealership in Boston, Massachusetts. The Valspar name emerged in 1903 as the name of a clear varnish and became the company name in 1932. [citation needed] On March 20, 2016, Sherwin-Williams announced its intention to pay $9.3 billion to acquire Valspar. The acquisition finalized on June 1, 2017.

4. Dutch Boy Paint - Wikipedia

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   The Dutch Boy Group is a paint manufacturing company currently headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio.Founded in 1907 by the National Lead Company, the Dutch Boy Paints brand is currently a subsidiary of the Consumer Group division of the Sherwin-Williams Company, which acquired it in 1980, two years after the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission's directive banning the manufacturing of lead ...

5. 12 Exterior Paint Colors That Can Make Your House Look Cheap

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   Light blue exterior paint can be done right (think: Colonial-style homes with red front doors, the Rainbow Row houses in Charleston, or beachy Nantucket cottages), but it's a little harder to pull ...

6. Enamel paint - Wikipedia

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   Enamel paint. Enamel paint is paint that air-dries to a hard, usually glossy, finish, used for coating surfaces that are outdoors or otherwise subject to hard wear or variations in temperature; it should not be confused with decorated objects in "painted enamel", where vitreous enamel is applied with brushes and fired in a kiln.

7. 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 ...